Cannoli believes he can open the fireplace behind me without thumbs

The solulu is to be delulu

i've been pretending to be my ideal self for the past 4 months and my experience of the world has shifted drastically

I believe im a bad bich periodt ayy

One of the most effective methods I've found for developing positive beliefs is adopting a "fake it till you make it" mindset. Where I try to play a character of what ever quality I want to develop, I found that when play a specific character long enough that I subconsciously start to believe it with less resistance than just repeating positive affirmations.

Hope. This is exactly why an emotionally intelligent person in leadership will always use positive reinforcement, and never negative reinforcement.

"Would you rather be right or be happy?" I think you've just hit upon my greatest weakness! 😅

8:49 I agree. the pessimistic, negative outlook on life is so tiring these days. im such an optimistic and positive person, it's draining to be on social media full of negative people. It's weird that nowadays when you even suggest to have a positive and optimistic view on life people become offended and bewildered you would ever do such a thing lol.

Science calls its a placebo, spirituality calls it manifestation. The bridge between science and spirituality is thinning and I'm excited to see how this impacts how people see each other and themselves. I think we're on the precipice of an awakening of our consciousness and realization as a species.

My philosophy I developed is called The Literacy of Possibility. It’s revolves around the trope “anything is possible”. It works. Remember the ultimate evil is anyone and anything that suppresses hope and the knowledge that you can do anything. Don’t listen to the devils lies.

thank you! this kind of reminds me of manifestation, tbh i always thought manifestation was kind of a gimmick but this shifted my perspective. its cool how CBT, manifestation and placebo all have sort of the same concept

it’s amazing to see a psychologist talking about this. the world is changing in a positive way due to this sort of information coming to light more and more

I have some social anxiety and I figured that when I visualise everything I’ll do in a specific situation (I specifically think how the average person would handle this situation), it becomes less stressful to actually engage with people!

In recent years, I started telling people that they are only as old as they believe they are, and they often laugh and say something about how I'll understand when I'm their age. I wish they believed me. I feel younger today at 26 than I did when I was 17-19 because of a change in outlook on life.

This color is *chefs kiss* on you 🤩

Dr. Ana is Optimist Prime 🤖😎

I believe she’ll reply

How do you balance that placebo effect with lying to yourself? And optimism with toxic positivity? It can be easy to confuse it with a lack of self awareness. How much is good suggestibility ? And when does it become a harmful cognitive distortion ?

I struggle with this because for me personally adopting a realistic mindset has been best for my mental health, as opposed to an optimistic or pessimistic view. Rationality e.g. seeing the world as accurately as possible is one if my strongest values, so it doesn't feel right to tell myself something that i don't know to be real, even if it might help. There's always a skeptical part of my brain saying "Yeah...i dunno about that..."

Please Dr. Ana keep making videos of this subject and self efficicacy. Absolutely interesting

You know I met this billionaire once, and I asked him what was the thing he valued the most, since he could have anything he wanted. And one of the things he said was 'authenticity', and I think that's what I enjoy most about Dr. Ana. Very informative, authentic content. Love your stuff!

It’s easier to have this belief when you’ve lived a life with no trauma. Sure, you can use your grandma as reference, but living through something and referencing it is different. That’s why is hard to be optimistic.

Omg I used to do that with the food that I cooked for myself - I’d look up their nutrients while eating and feel so good about that! It’s nice to know I was using the placebo effect all along!

I'm so glad that you exist and are willing to share your knowledge and ideas with us. You're making the lives of so many people better, and, with that, changing the whole world. Thank you, Ana.

Hey Dr. Ana!! I love your videos, and this one reminded me of something I do. When I'm feeling down, I pretend like I'm one of my favorite characters and adopt their motivation/optimistic personality. It's not only fun, I also feel instantly energized, because whatever I'm going through, I know they could, too!

Well, I’ll give it a try! I have nothing to lose.

I am generally a very positive person but this morning I was spiraling because of what now looks like a minor inconvenience. This video really helped me. I have been watching this channel for some time now. Very helpful content. Thank you.

To me, being optimistic feels like effort. When I'm studying for an exam, I try to be optimistic so I study more and get less nervous, but after it passes, I feel great relief because I can finally be pessimistic and expect a bad score

Awesome video. Thanks Ana.

Such an amazing video. Thank you 🥹

Whenever I hear there is a sickness going around, I tell myself I'm immune to all disease

i do like being right but you have a point...

love this video and love this subject!

visualisation makes it easier for me to connect the future the present

It's the best video of you, according to me. So many practical examples and actionable steps from all walks of life given here. I wish this video go viral soon.

The best video I’ve ever seen on this topic thank you

You had me taking notes with this video.

I'd love a video on the overlap between Romani folk spirituality and Eastern orthodoxy. We have a similar phenomenon here in Ireland with Catholicism and folk celtic spirituality. Fae/fairy's were a big thing when I was growing up 20 years ago, my grandmother told me they are the neutral angels who didn't rebel or join God's side for example.

The thing is, for sometime with catastrophic thoughts, it could make it worse. I had to go to cognitive therapy to understand that what i'd think would not become true (emetophobia for my case, i was afraid of t-up just by thinking about it).

I thoroughly enjoyed this video. It was full of gems. It's definitely one of your best videos.

The food thing is so true!! I have recently started eating more whole foods and ive always enjoyed finding out things about health and it really helps, it feels like it immediately relaxes me to eat them

The plecebo effect is amazing. I had never heard about changing the biological age being so easy to change! That's awesome!

This is really interesting.

love the new intro music

This is why we have the news and social media and other forms of communication is because whoever controls the opinions of the world controls reality

Anna I hope I will see you soon famous in your career!!! 😊 your videos are super interesting and even though some of them are the same information that many other KZfaqr talk about, you explain it much better!! 🎉 I do the placebo effect also visualizing, most of the time I sit in a hot bath listening meditation music. And it works! But I noticed that if I stop doing it for a while, the negative thoughts are coming back and when that happens also negative things start to show. Crazy but it’s true! So I think this visualization of good needs to be done forever all our life!? And also I am doing the same when eating healthy food just as you said :)

You should check out the boulder back pain study and pain reprocessing therapy, they use this phenomenon for physical issues

I’d love to know even more exercises and tips on how to use this effect! Also, some song recommendations about the Pinterest thing?

I was on stage for a performance, and I rolled my ankle. I just told myself nope this is not happening. It's not injured, there is no pain. Then it went away, and I was fine.

I did not know that i have been using some of the methods you mentioned and it might be the reason why i don't get sick often ot when i do get sick i just imagine my body healing itself while drinking water or meditating

Great video ana! The one thing i have always feard about this placebo effect is that once you become conscious about it, it starts losing its effect. I don't really understand how or why you still enjoy its benefits even tough you know its kind of a lie. Almost like I lie to myself, I know it's a lie, but I still fully believe this lie and behave like it's the actual truth.

Every Day In Every Way I Am Better And Better, Émile Coué

I was thinking about different types of belief and how to use them for our benefit (in line with this video). Type I belief: informed by ones interactions with the outside world. Backed up by perceived evidence. Confirmed and made real by "authorities" (e.g. science, expert testimony). Type II belief: assumptions that can be held without evidence and treated as if true. Some may derive from Type I beliefs through deductive and inductive reasoning. Some may also derive from resolutions between Type I beliefs that conflict (e.g. a set of facts infers that XYZ is true, but a set of witnessed events challenges this, so we may form new beliefs to explain the discrepancy). I get the impression we hold a mix of both types and often do not differentiate between the two, causing conflicts that lead to cognitive dissonance, defence mechanisms, compartmentalization (e.g. being sceptical and materialist during the week, but spiritual on Sunday at church or around other spiritual people) and repression. Type II beliefs can be a powerful tool of manipulation and making use of performances to create Type I beliefs (e.g. a subject witnessing a seeming miracle to then install the belief that prayer or ceremony is responsible). But Type II beliefs can also be consciously selected for their behavioural benefits. This seems to be the approach Jordan Peterson advocates for religion where he says it's beneficial to live as if it's true as it provides the most benefits for the individual. Another example would be positive mental attitude, "abundance mindsets", and holding capitalist beliefs (which could motivate a person to set up a business they otherwise would not have). You could think of Type II beliefs as apps for the mind we install unwittingly, deliberately, or have installed by external manipulators.

I needed this today! I just quit my job due to bullying and anxiety and my therapist seemed disappointed when I told her, reminding me that ‘giving up’ and having knee jerk emotional reactions to situations is a pattern of mine. I’m trying to save up for art school at the same time, and after therapy I felt like I’d utterly failed and there was no point in continuing. I’ll try to visualize getting a job by the end of the month, and saving up enough money! Pessimism is such a difficult mindset to clear.

It's stuff like this that makes me absolutely certain that we live in the Matrix.

OMG I do the food thing too !

I always think about the benefits of the veggies i eat :)

Faith is powerful

New Intro is hard. Gives Men I Trust vibes.

i think this is very similar to the people who believe in the 'power of attraction'. it has worked for me in the past. kinda freaked me out, the power of how things changed.

Aww i am so curious where you guys are moving to! Greetings from Germany.

“It’s the belief that matters”

This is just called having faith

Wow, new cat!!

Although I agree with rather being happy than right, I do think exclusively self-soothing and ignoring problems in the world is part of what keeps these issue in place. It feels very selfish and privileged to not think and work through the world problems that make me uncomfortable. You just need to take it a step further and actually do something with it - like helping people in your community, or doing helpful research. Then, I agree a positive outlook and a positive way of interacting with others is very important and healthy.

do an episode on the huberman lab & his lies.

Time to gaslight myself. 😎

Such inquisitive kitty Cannoli is, much deserving of pets!

Loved this!! How to deal when you're visualizing all the good things, successes etc but real life looks the opposite of that? And it just keeps going like that. It's hardcto be positive when you're living in the opposite of that. 😢

Law of assumption!! Neville Goddard, thank you Anna for this video

Delusion is ok to an extent but too much can be dangerous.

I’m currently trying this and will continue to. Is there any good articles that I can read to be more knowledgeable about this?

I've the problem that I get toothache when I even think about the dentist. I'm not scared of the dentist, but my mind does not like it since I got really sick once because of an allergic reaction to local anasthesia.

Well the problem is that I think I would rather be right than happy. I don't think forcing to delude myself into better outcomes is the right way for me.

Hey Ana, could you do a video on how to specifically dispute and deconstruct toxic self beliefs and how to force yourself to believe something positive about yourself ? You can use some examples in your own life. I have some self-doubt issues. My family can be very critical of me and my competencies. And I have been previously bullied in workplace and that hurt my self belief in my intelligence/competence. Also do you think it's possible to take this idea of placebo too far ? For example I would like to believe I'm a genius but is it actually possible to make myself believe that and doesn't that contradict your ACT therapy video?

Reminds me of the idea of “useful delusions.”

Would you say this goes hand in hand with manifestation? Love your videos sm 💘💘💘

Very good video 😊 Are you moving to another country? It would be nice if on your other book channel you could talk about your process for decided which books you take with you and which books you leave behind.

i hold a grudge against placebo effect bc last time i had period i had to take a different pain killer than my usual one and i did believe it would help but it refused to work and i was in pain for the next several hours >:[

Hi Ana! How do you truly get yourself to “believe” something you do not know for certain to be true? When visualizing the positive effects of a placebo treatment, do you find that you also need to swat away worries that the treatment may actually be causing you harm? Any tips on combating negative expectations?

so law of attraction is basically a placebo

How can you tell if you're an optimist or a pessimist? I do both.

Hi Ana I was wondering do you think even if you know youre fully aware of the placebo can you convince yourself to be better? I am autistic I've always struggled with this sort of thing because my mind goes everywhere, but recently I've really been trying to use them mind tricks, I struggle badly with bruxism and work nights so when I got home at 7am my partner was also grinding his teeth and I just kept telling myself "I will not geind my teeth" and tried to repeat it but I could still feel my face getting ready to tense, I've had botox and everything this is my last resort, the guards just hurt my jaw and I guess my body just ignored the paralytic snake poison. I would assume its a subconscious thing as its done in sleep, I'm wondering if because it is all brain signals I could possibly think myself out of it? I know stress is a big factor but it happens regardless of whether I am or not and I worry because botox failed I mightve secured it in my own head that I will forever grind my teeth

I very much view myself and the world through a negative critical lense. I've been working to interrupt that through mindfulness exercises, but I havent had any success with optimism. How does one balance expectations with constant disappointment.

I don't know Doc. I always believed that I'm a Super Saiyan but I haven't been one.

Tell me if i am missing something but you can't decide to be optimistic as well as you can't ask someone suffering from depression to stop worrying. Also, a risk of wanting to be optimistic in a voluntaristic way of thinking would be toxic optimism leading to emotion avoidance, isn't it ? That's why i personnaly chose mindfullness meditation (not like a tool but as an art of living) :)

On the food aspect you don't do I 100% do it! I use that to keep myself from eating bad things. I learn why they are bad, then when im tempted to eat it, i tell myself "that's poison", and then i can't justify eating it. Because I care about not poisoning my body more than i want a donut

Is the placebo effect really what people are referring to when they talk about 'manifestation:?

Hi Ana, When it comes to this aren’t there limitations to this effect? For an example if someone says that they will be in the NFL playing football one day but it’s someone that is extremely short like 4 ft and probably can’t play against 6 ft tall people then wouldn’t that be a limitation? So aren’t there limits to the idea of tricking your brain if you are born a certain way? Or if you are tricking your brain and you say I am gonna be an Olympian of some sort at the age of 50? When that’s way past the prime of a gymnast and you have never done gymnastics. I’m just curious there must be some sort of limitations to this placebo effect. What are your thoughts?

This video is amazing but how can we trick our own brain ?

Been trying to use it to stop my stomach from being so annoying but it's not working 😕

So all I’m hearing is dulu is in fact the solulu

Wait a second... I am worthy! 😃

8:16

Should I believe I’m a genius ?

9:23

To me it sounds like Joe Dispenza lifted the mental movie idea from Maxwell Maltz. I'm pretty sure that same idea is mentioned in Psycho-Cybernetics.

Good video! Just cut the use of the word “actually”

mans search for meaning hope was important or something i dont remember the book help me out here

In India I have seen postman delivering posts on cycle and walking the entire day and still being fat and bulging stomach.... Is it because their mindset and goal is not about losing weight but delivery of posts only... Please answer if possible