@A G I was psychologically oriented and interested in focusing deep down within to grow healthier emotionally, psychologically and physically, which I did by not ignoring the discomfort my feelings and emotions presented. Instead learning what I could from them, being as humble as I could. I am writing my memoirs and it will explain everything....

@A G Well lets sit then.....tell me about the opposite thing you did.

@A G I wrote a reply to you but it isn't here now. Did you see my longish reply? before it disappeared?

@@kaiven2429 kjjjjjjj

thoughts are spontaneous you have no control over them.

@@Samantha-sk5uz some thoughts you don't, but you can reduce those with conscious thoughts and challenging intrusive thoughts... it's not exactly easy and it's not likely you'll stop having negative thoughts, but they have less strength and power and become less frequent... my opinion is more like - knowing how powerful thoughts are wrt to neuroplasticity, and that often because neural pathways becoming strengthened due to negative experiences or anxiety is not our fault and it isn't conscious (it's our lizard and mammalian brain that triggers the cascade into anxiety disorder to protect us - even if it doesn't feel like that) - it's important to remember this and be compassionate towards ourselves. Also to understand that consistent negative thoughts & self-talk are because strong neural pathways related to anxiety becomes what our brain defaults to because it sees it as more important, not because those thoughts are necessarily accurate and realistic - so noticing negative thoughts and actively challenging them and reframing your mindset about why they've been triggered is very important when they pop up, so while they're not directly controllable and can't be fully eliminated (they can, after all, be important survival mechanisms), you can gain more control of how you respond to them and they don't necessarily have to cascade, if that makes sense?

The brain possesses plasticity, but it is not plastic. Rather, plasticity refers to the brain's malleability, which is defined as being "easily influenced, trained, or controlled." Neuro refers to neurons, the nerve cells that are the building blocks of the brain and nervous system. Thus, neuroplasticity allows nerve cells to change or adjust. Neuroplasticity (also known as brain plasticity) is the brain's ability to change and adapt as a result of experience.

Be Here Now. ;-)

It’s not too late :)

That's OK.. atleast you know now...

Your intelligent comment lead me to give a rapid look at you KZfaq channel and I loved it. Later I'll take a closer look. Kisses from Brazil.

Hi! Look up “if you are depressed, you are living in the past” by Lao Tzu. I hope that helps!! ❤️

@@kristenmeisenheimer9403 i did that and cannot find it anywhere...

Copy and paste this into Google. “If you are depressed, you’re living in the past” Lao Tzu

@@theorganizingmentors4721 I have a solution: “if you are depressed, you are living in the past” - Kristen Meisenheimer.

“If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present." Lao Tzu

I disagree. There is ALWAYS something to be grateful for, and the more you practice gratitude the easier it becomes. You don't need something meaningful or really anything at all in order to choose to be in the present moment. It is a choice, and one that should not necessarily be tied to circumstances or expectations. For example I had somewhat of a rough evening today and got to a point where I felt overcome with emotion while taking a shower, so I cried. I purposely let myself cry so I could get those emotions out, and then I shifted my focus towards gratitude. I chose to be grateful in that moment for the clean clear water upon my skin having remembered a time when I was in another country where the water ran brown from the faucets. I made a conscious decision to choose gratitude to shift my mind, and then to be present within that moment to appreciate the simplicity of a warm shower. You see, there are things all around us to be grateful for, and life is not at all meaningless if only you choose to find meaning in even the simple things.

be grateful of your phone clothes, house, food you eat, family, life, trees.. find something to be grateful for. They're all around you

The fact that you were able to type this, and articulate your thoughts. Is also one of the things you should be grateful for ( some people even struggle with this). Let's start with that

If you applied what was being delivered in your own grey matter....you would be enlightened and less superficial. Try it.

Rubbish! She looks fantastic!

Great info