4 TIPS TO TRANSFORM EMOTIONAL SUFFERING

HOW THE BRAIN PREDICTS

Brains predict future experiences from past events. We are constantly predicting. Having a fast heart beat or feeling the intense fluttering in your stomach before going into a test, having that hard conversation, pressing that send button might not always have to mean or be labeled negatively as anxiety. It might mean that it is you getting ready to go fight a battle to ace a test, to reset a relationship or to change your trajectory for the good.

CREATING THE MINDSET SHIFT

When you use this shift in thought to be positive, the outcome is much better than the dread that is ruminating in your brain. Research on college students with diagnosed ‘crippling anxiety’ before taking an exam were given the task to shift their mindset when they begin to “feel” the uncomfortable sensations like jittery hands, stomach discomfort and audible heart beats. They were instructed to energize themselves and flip their thinking to acing the test vs failing the test. This very shift in thought created an outstanding outcome: their test results and performance increased.

CHANGE YOUR THOUGHTS, CHANGE YOUR EXPERIENCE

This brain trickery: the conscious choice to change the thought of dread to the thought of valor, bravery or a positive win creates a neural pathway with a new experience so the brain can now predict future experiences with a more positive potential outcome.

RACING THOUGHTS

Mind racing is the brain being stuck in prediction scenarios. The “what ifs” are fleeting snippets of predictions that your brain is trying to come up with for mapping your future experiences. The odd feeling sensations in your body which COULD just mean that you are hungry, tired, dehydrated, etc. IT DOESN’T ALWAYS MEAN IMPENDING DOOM.

4 TIPS TO TRANSFORM YOUR EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE

How can you use those butterflies for information or align them in-formation for a better outcome? It takes a lot of effort in the beginning, but like riding a bike, it can become automatic over time.