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Thinking Differently To Feel Differently
When a person thinks positive thoughts he is not just thinking positive thoughts, he is changing the chemicals in his body.
How is this true? Your mind affects every cell in your body. If you want to get well, you had better start thinking well thoughts. What do I mean?
Well, how do you think these thoughts are affecting your body? "I don't feel so good." "I get a cold every year just about this time." "They say the flu is
going around." "Whenever I go out in the wind, I end up with an ear ache." "Whenever I go swimming, I get *swimmer's ear.
* "
You can only think one thing at a time. What you think affects your body - every cell of your body.
How about this? If you are thinking bad thoughts, are you smiling or frowning? You don't consciously say * I'm thinking bad thoughts. I'd better
frown.* Do you? No, I don't think so.
On the other hand, sometimes you do consciously think the thought that actually happens. You say it often enough, and with feeling, your brain has no recourse but to bring it into
your reality. Remember? The more you say it, the more you think it, the more you attract it. Do you want it in your life?
Do some of these sentences sound familiar?
*That guy gives me a pain in the back side.* And then you wonder why in the world you have a bad back.
* Usually the lower back, right?*
*I'm an accident waiting to happen.* And you wonder why accidents happen to you?
*I can't remember anything. I'm rehearsing for that Alzheimer's Disease.* If you say stuff like that, think for a
moment about what's more important. Making a joke, or staying healthy. Whichever decision you've made, pay attention. Your brain is listening.
Do you want to stay well? What are you thinking?
Do you want to lose weight? What are you thinking?
Do you want to stop smoking? What are you thinking?
You can only think one thing at a time.
Take ten minutes and only think positive thoughts. For the full ten minutes, hear, feel, see, taste, smell everything there is that has to do with this positive thought and picture.
You will know you have succeeded in this project if, when you walk away, your mind goes back to those thoughts and you smile. Do this at least once a day.
If you really want to make changes, do this three times a day, for fifteen minutes each time. Most people feel a shift after the first week. You will feel lighter and happier. If you are
looking for it, you will see changes in your life.
You Are A Walking Ad...
What exactly is an ad? An ad sells something. How are you selling yourself?
Just imagine for a moment that you are a walking billboard and there's *your* ad is on the billboard for everyone to
see.
Your billboard shows the world what your mind is telling your brain.
Now, let's look at that billboard. What's it saying now?
*I don't want to go to work this morning.*
Ah. Your brain is remembering other times your mind has told it that. Your mind told it, *I don't want to go to work this morning.* Then, it followed up with, *I don't feel so good.* Your brain took it from there. If you don't feel so
good, it means your stomach is upset or you have a headache. Whatever works for you. Pretty soon, you've stacked up some sick days and you know your boss is going to be
mad, etc.
You know what that all is, don't you? It's a pattern. It's a pattern you've made and it's a pattern you can break.
From now on, whenever you say anything to yourself, imagine your billboard. It's about ten feet high and six feet wide and right in front of you. Veeeery noticeable. Your thoughts
are plastered on it for everyone to see. The minute your mind hears your pattern begin, the *I don't want to go to work this morning* pattern, see it on the billboard, and immediately erase it! Have it be gone. If it comes back up again, repeat the action. Keep it up until it doesn't come back.
Replace it with things you want. *My, I look good today, don't I?* *I think great
things are going to happen today.*
*I'm feeling a lot of good energy today.* *I'm going to make my boss proud
today.*
Make sure your bulletin board is made up of the best ads available! See yourself feeling good every day. Watch as the good things start to happen.
You Weigh How Much?
Have you lost weight, but gained it right back again?
Do you want to lose weight, but nothing works. You’ve tried this, you’ve tried that. You’ve tried everything. NOTHING worked long term.
*** TIP ***
Well, you know what? You haven’t tried EVERYTHING.
You haven’t, or you would have results. It’s that simple. So please don’t tell your brain you’ve tried EVERYTHING.
Because that gives your brain no alternative. If it knows you’ve tried EVERYTHING and nothing has worked, then it stops looking for ways to lose weight. It just gives up.
Do you want that? ***
On the up side, would you like to know how you can make a lasting change?
Here are three beliefs you MUST have to make a lasting change.
Something MUST change.
I MUST change it.
I CAN change it.
You must know in your heart that you MUST, not you *should* lose weight. You must
think that something MUST change, not that something *should* change.
*Should* never happens. I really *should* go on a
diet. Nope. It ain’t gonna happen. *Should* is not consistent. *Should,* you do when it’s convenient. Again, I say, *should* never happens.
If you MUST do something, then you find a way to do it. I MUST do it.
Some of you go to someone to have THEM do it for you, like a counselor, therapist, doctor, whatever. Guess what? If *they*
do it for you, *they* might be the ones to lose the weight. You may too, of course, but it doesn’t last
very long before you run into difficulty. Then you’re back to where you used to be, but there’s one big difference here. You tend to blame whoever it was that you
went to. It’s *their* fault this didn’t work.
Don’t get me wrong. Going to someone for help is terrific, but if you’re not ready to take responsibility for the change, you might just as well save your money.
If you do it yourself, if you know YOU are the source, then you are ready to make a change. No one else can do it for you. Your mantra MUST be * It must change and I must change it.*
Of course, one of the reasons a person doesn’t think they can change is because they’ve never changed before. Well, guess what? The past does not equal the
future. You have to be able to look forward and *create* what you want, even if you’ve never been able to do
it before. You MUST.
If you live in the past, you can be guaranteed your future will be the same way.
One way to take care of the future is get rid of your old beliefs that aren’t supporting you. The ones that say, *I can’t do it.* *I’ve never been able to do it.* *
People will laugh at me.* Get rid of them by linking massive amounts of pain to them. Think of an old, negative belief, think of pain.
Think of the next old, negative belief, think of pain. Think of the next old, negative belief, think of pain. If you link enough pain to each old, negative belief, your brain will do its best
to avoid them, and that gives you a chance to create alternatives.
Think of your new belief, think of the most wonderful pleasure you’ve ever had. Think of your new belief, think of the most wonderful pleasure you’ve ever had.
Think of your new belief, think of the most wonderful pleasure you’ve ever had. There. Doesn’t that feel better?
Sometimes, the reason we don’t change is we think change equals pain.
*If I do this, then that will happen.* Ouch! Or the reason we do change is that we see NOT changing
bringing us loads of pain. Double ouch! Well, now that you know this, use it to your advantage.
Associate *pain* with overeating. Feel in your gut, don’t just know in your mind. Associate losing weight NOW with massive, extraordinary, *immediate* levels of pleasure.
Some of you are overweight because you rationalize. *I’m just a little overweight.* That certainly
doesn’t give you enough pain to make you want to do anything about it. What if you said to yourself in a most disgusted tone, *I’m
fat!* Or how about it if you heard it in your mind with the tonality of someone whom you really admire? Ouch! Having them say it to you would really
hurt, wouldn’t it?
OK. Now, think about this. How is that different than *I’m a little overweight*? There’s massive
amounts of pain if someone you admire thinks your fat, isn’t there?
If you take away the pain, you take away the drive. It turns to a *should* and not a *
must.*
Change is never a matter of ability. It’s always a matter of motivation.
If someone has enough reason they will flat change, period.
Now, if *should* is what pops into your mind for this sentence below, realize that change ain’t gonna
happen *until* YOU make it a *must.*
If you don’t inflict your own painful thoughts connected to overeating, you won’t feel the powerful need to do something about it.
*I _ lose weight.* Which word did you use? I knew it! I knew you could do it! Now, that it’s a must,
watch your eating habits change for the better.
Good luck!
Lose It Fast
It seems everyone is looking for that magic bullet - rapid weight loss secret that will instantly shed excess weight...
The fact is, there are healthy, effective and simple techniques you can use to achieve weight loss - and keep it off over the long term.
Tip 1: Rapid weight loss requires a multi-faceted approach that combines diet, excercise, emotional support and in some cases, diet
supplements.
Start by learning about and mapping out a low-carb diet you can live with. You can use the resources below to get more information on finding a low-carb diet you can live with.
Develop an exercise program that results in at least 15 minutes of activity each day - walking, running, swimming are all good.
Tip 2: Set realistic goals. Rapid weight loss depends on your ability to focus on a disciplined mix of diet and exercise. By setting realistic goals,
you will not become discouraged and lose your focus.
Tip 3: Listen to your body. Though there are many rapid weight loss plans out there, everyone's body and metabolism reacts differently to these
programs. Some people can't progress on the diet as fast as others. So, substitute a more rigorous exercise program to compensate. Others are not able to exercise as
rigorously - learn to listen to your body and adjust your diet plan accordingly.
Tip 4: Drink lots of water. Drink at least 6 - 8oz glasses of water each day. Weight loss depends on flusing your system out, and you must stay
hydrated during that process.
Above all else, be consistent. Moderate dieting, exercise and supplementation applied in a consistent way, day after day will result in better weight loss than massive action
followed by a return to old habits.
As you can see, a moderate diet plan and moderate exercise program combined with solid emotional support is the key to succeeding with rapid weight loss.
You really can achieve your rapid weight loss goals, have more energy, feel better and happier in a healthy way.
Habits are . . . Chosen.
Habits are done seemingly without thinking.
Habits, even deeply rooted habits, can be changed.
Habits are chosen. We need to know this. Habits do not come by chance. Something always leads up to them. When you suddenly realize that you are repeating an action,
acknowledge to yourself that you are, then decide at that moment if you want to continue doing it or not. Because if you decide to continue doing it, in that very instance, the habit
starts.
Once you've developed a habit, it is done seemingly without thinking. When an action is repeated, a neural path is fired inside your brain. Enough paths fired and wa-la! You have
a groove. You know what a groove is. Something that holds you on that path. After the groove is traveled enough times, no thought is required. Nope, you don't even have to think
about it. Your mind just follows the path of least resistance. You have now developed a habit.
But guess what? Even deeply rooted habits can be changed.
How? By deciding on a productive habit you'd rather have in place of it. Develop it and let it crowd out the pattern of the old habit, this is called *
taking charge of your life.* Repeat it until it becomes completely *grooved* in
your mind in place of your old habit.
Do you know how to stop something? I do. You just stop.
What? You say you can't? You say you've tried? You say you've tried and tried, and you just can't? I'll bet you have before.
I'll bet you've been in the middle of reaching for something, doing something, or having something, and you've stopped, stopped right in your tracks. For instance:
Have you ever froze in the act of doing something? You hear your mom or dad's voice saying your name in that special way that they have, and you actually FREEZE? I do. Several years later and I still go YIKES!
Or how about this? You are ready for bed, you've brushed your teeth, and you go to reach for some pop corn. Suddenly, you remembered that you'd brushed your teeth, and you
don't want to brush them again. A little voice says *Stop!* or *Don't eat that! You just
brushed your TEETH!* and you yank your hand back immediately! Right?
Have you ever wanted to buy something, but you knew if you did, you wouldn't have enough money to do something? Something like fix your car, remodel the family room, go on a
vacation, or whatever it is that you have planned? Of course you're not going to dip into the funds for anything that doesn't help with your goal, especially if you're serious enough
about it.
How about another time when you've saved up to buy something. You've been looking forward to getting it forever, the time has finally arrived and you take your best friend with
you to purchase the item. Your best friend doesn't like it. He or she points out everything that's wrong with it. Of course, you're going to think twice about buying it now, and you
may NOT even buy it now, even though you've looked forward to it *forever.*
You stopped, didn't you? Each of those times, or times very similar to them. So, let's see what we can do with our mind to simulate or replay those instances to our advantage, so
we can STOP again, whenever we want.
Let's say we always snack, but we want to quite snacking. How serious can we be? Can we make it a point to brush our teeth right after each meal, and act like it would be the
most horrible thing in the world if we dirtied our teeth before the next meal? If you want to try a different way of thinking about something, try imagining what you are about to eat as
little bitty pieces of dirt and disease that is going to walk around your clean teeth and embed itself in all the little crevices. Yuck. And then you'll have to go to the dentist and have
all those cavities filled. Who would want to do that?
Let's say we always *lash* out at people and we know we shouldn't but we can't seem to STOP. How serious can
we be about this? Can we easily and automatically hear our parent's voice? There they go. They've said *our name*
again.
Let's say we always buy too much, or too often. How serious can we be about this? Can we easily and automatically hear our best friend say he or she just doesn't like what we
are buying, that it's crass, that it clashes with everything, that it's so un-you, so we put it back? We STOP.
Everyone is different, so if these situations don't make you stop, find what will. That's how we change. We find that something doesn't work for us, and then we find out what does.
We CHOOSE the one that does.
Can you STOP? Can you stop NOW? Great!
Remember, if you take the time and effort to change your view of reality, your brain will put in the time and effort to make your reality become your view.
Copyright 2004, Jan Tincher, All Rights Reserved Worldwide
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techniques and strategies are general in nature and may not apply to everyone. The techniques and strategies are not intended to substitute for obtaining medical advice from
the medical profession. Always consult your own professionals before making any life-changing decisions.
OK, let's say something's bothering you.
Now, for the record, when we are bothered, we are reacting, not acting.
Reacting indicates we are not in a productive state, we are just reacting to something someone has said or done, or to our perception of what they have said or done.
We * don't * want to be a re-acter. We want to be in charge of our states, our re-actions. This is a technique you can
use and it only takes four steps.
Step one - Play the scene in your mind that's bothering you. Watch it unfold. Watch as others in the scene, * if
* there are others in the scene, react to you and what you are doing. Watch until everything that was bothering you about the scene is played out,
exactly as it was.
Step two - Now, change the scene. Have someone else play you, someone who can do it better.
Watch as they enact the whole scene perfectly. Notice that that person isn't bothered at all by what is going on. And what is going on is the same thing that was going on in the
first scenario. The only difference is, this person is better at situations like this than you are. In fact, they are excellent. Watch and learn.
Step three - Now, look at the scene - with you once again as the actor - only this time you're seeing it through your spouse's eyes or your mom's or
dad's eyes. * Someone who loves you and looks at you through different eyes. *
Oh, my. Didn't you shine? Wasn't there something special about that scene?
Step four - Now, same scene, but this time you're seeing it through an observer's eyes. Boy, doesn't that put it in a whole new perspective? Might
have even been boring or a * so-what? * type of a situation.
All done. Wasn't that fantastic? Doesn't it change things for you? Doesn't it maybe tell you that nothing is good or bad, but thinking makes it so? Congratulations. You may now
move on with your life. Remember, if you take the time and effort to change your view of reality, your brain will put in the time and effort to make your reality become your view.
Would You Like To Release?
Are you grieving? Have you lost a job, a loved one, or a valuable item? Are you bothered by a past experience? Are you letting things at work get
you down?
The more you grieve, the more you hold on. Haven't you been grieving enough?
*Only you can know the answer to that.*
Wouldn't it be nice to let go?
Let me give you some good reasons to let go.
You won't feel that tightening in your body anymore. You will be able to function better. You will let go of that feeling of loss that keeps you sad. You'll stop crying at the drop of a
hat. Your headaches will disappear.
Here's an example of how it will feel to release. If you would, please pick up an object. It can be a pen, a rock, any small item that will fit in your hand. Hold on tightly.
Hold on good and tight.
Hold on tighter. Feel the pressure building in your hand?
Now, just open your hand and let go.
Feel how easy that was? Feel the release? Doesn't your hand feel better?
That's how it will feel in your whole body when you release a thought that has been holding you down.
It's OK to feel the grief, the regret, or
whatever feeling you had been holding on to. AND it's OK to let it go.
Have the thought, ask yourself if you can release it, if the answer is yes, let it go. If the answer is no, that is perfectly OK also. Of course, you will
want to keep asking until the answer is yes, but it really is OK if the answer is no at this time.
Now, if you find yourself becoming uptight about something, just open your hand. That is a way of reminding you that you can let it go. Then, ask yourself if you can let the thought
go, and when the answer is yes, rejoice.
Feel the peace.
Remember, if you take the time and effort to change your view of reality, your brain will put in the time and effort to make your reality become your
view.
*** That technique is given in the Sedona Method. If you
would like to know more about it, click here: www.tameyourbrain.com/sedona.html.
***
Major Depression and Manic-Depression - Any difference?
Countless number of patients and their family members have asked me about manic-depression and major depression. "Is there any
difference?" "Are they one and the same?" "Is the treatment the same?" And so on. Each time I encounter a chorus of questions like these, I am
enthused to provide answers.
You know why? Because the difference between these two disorders is enormous. The difference does not lie on clinical presentation alone. The treatment of these two
disorders is significantly distinct.
Let me begin by describing major depression (officially called major depressive disorder). Major depression is a primary psychiatric disorder characterized by the
presence of either a depressed mood or lack of interest to do usual activities occurring on a daily basis for at least two weeks. Just like other disorders, this illness has
associated features such as impairment in energy, appetite, sleep, concentration, and desire to have sex.
In addition, patients afflicted with this disorder also suffer from feelings of hopelessness and worthlessness. Tearfulness or crying episodes and irritability are not uncommon. If
left untreated, patients get worse. They become socially withdrawn and can't go to work. Moreover, about 15% of depressed patients become suicidal and occasionally,
homicidal. Other patients develop psychosis-hearing voices (hallucinations) or having false beliefs (delusions) that people are out to get them.
What about manic-depression or bipolar disorder?
Manic-depression is a type of primary psychiatric disorder characterized by the presence of major depression (as described above) and episodes of mania that last for at
least a week. When mania is present, patients show signs opposite of clinical depression. During the episode, patients show significant euphoria or extreme irritability. In
addition, patients become talkative and loud.
Moreover, this type of patients doesn't need a lot of sleep. At night, they are very busy making phone calls, cleaning the house, and starting new projects. Despite apparent
lack of sleep, they are still very energetic in the morning - ready to establish new business endeavors. Because they believe that they have special powers, they involve in
unreasonable business deals and unrealistic personal projects.
They also become hypersexual - wanting to have sex several times a day. One-night stands can happen resulting in marital conflict. Like depressed patients, manic patients
develop delusions (false beliefs). I know a manic patient who thinks that he is the "Chosen One." Another patient claims that the President of USA and the Prime
Minister of Canada ask for her advice.
So the big difference between the two is the presence of mania. This manic episode has treatment implications. In fact the treatment of these disorders is completely different.
While major depression needs antidepressant, manic-depression requires a mood stabilizer such as lithium and valproic acid. Recently, new antipsychotics, for example
risperidone, olanzapine, and quetiapine, have been shown to be effective for acute mania.
In general, giving an antidepressant to manic-depressed patients can make their condition worse because this medication can precipitate a switch to manic episode. Although
there are some exceptions to the rule (extreme depression, lack of response to mood stabilizers, among others), it is preferable to avoid antidepressants among bipolar
patients.
When considering the use of antidepressant in a depressed bipolar patient, clinicians should combine the medication with a mood stabilizer and should use an
antidepressant (e.g. bupropion) that has a low tendency to cause a switch to mania.
About the Author:
Copyright©2004. All rights reserved. Dr. Michael G. Rayel - author (First Aid to Mental Illness-Finalist, Reader's Preference Choice Award 2002), speaker,
workshop leader, and psychiatrist. Dr. Rayel pioneers the CARE Approach as first aid for mental health. To receive free newsletter, visit www.drrayel.com. His books are available at major online bookstores.
New York, Washington D.C., Our Very Hearts!
Despair. How can we battle despair when it’s all around us? It’s what we see, what we are visualizing
for our future, our family’s future, our very lives.
Surely, life has changed. How can we handle it?
One way would be, when you feel your own despair, go to the quiet place within and pray for the families’ survivors. If you are a survivor, pray for other survivors.
But I’m already doing that, you say?
Make it personal. Watch the proceedings, pick a deceased soul’s name and pray for his or her family. If you can, learn about them. Anything that will help you feel closer
to them. Did the deceased leave behind a spouse? Parents? Did they leave behind children? How many? How old? Pray from deep in your heart and ask how YOU can help
them.
When we make something personal, we care more deeply. Care about these people. Pray for them. The more you care about someone else, the less you concentrate on
yourself. Soon, your problems will not be a constant presence in your mind, because you’ve programmed yourselfto think of them every time your problem crops up.
Despair? No. We are not a nation of despairing people. We are a nation of caring people. Every day send out your love. Watch as it comes back tenfold.
If you would like join us in praying for others, click here: www.tameyourbrain.com/prayer.htm
Open hearts, open minds, open doors.
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