The principle of "neurons that fire together wire together" proposed by Freud, Hebb and Shatz has been the revolutionary brain science of the twentieth century. Also, the main teaching of my psychologist who was helping me overcome anxiety.
Being set some homework in between sessions about my especially anxious moments, I was to fill out a chart about what happened and the story I told myself. Upon retelling one scenario, I used the words: "I forced myself to go!" Said almost angrily. She picked up on this. Thus ensued my new lesson: when we pair a negative thought (in this case, word) with a highly charged negative emotion we make a neural pathway. What fires together, wires together.
Yes I just finished reading about this in The Brain That Changes Itself, but I could not connect the dots. I understood the concept with respect to science but clearly not when applied to my own life.
Now, I am more mindful of not only my thoughts but the words I say so emotively in my narratives and conversations. The words are more difficult as most of the time, I swear I speak as on automatic pilot. To fill the silence. Perchance why my daily affirmations have not been as effective as they could be?? I have enlisted the help of my husband to say something to me when I am pairing two negatives, as I am obviously unaware of doing so. The aim is to pair a positive thought or a positive word with a positive emotion. My affirmations now are accompanied by a smile.
The words I say.
"Man's word is his wand filled with magic and power." As penned by Florence Scovel Shinn.
Being set some homework in between sessions about my especially anxious moments, I was to fill out a chart about what happened and the story I told myself. Upon retelling one scenario, I used the words: "I forced myself to go!" Said almost angrily. She picked up on this. Thus ensued my new lesson: when we pair a negative thought (in this case, word) with a highly charged negative emotion we make a neural pathway. What fires together, wires together.
Yes I just finished reading about this in The Brain That Changes Itself, but I could not connect the dots. I understood the concept with respect to science but clearly not when applied to my own life.
Now, I am more mindful of not only my thoughts but the words I say so emotively in my narratives and conversations. The words are more difficult as most of the time, I swear I speak as on automatic pilot. To fill the silence. Perchance why my daily affirmations have not been as effective as they could be?? I have enlisted the help of my husband to say something to me when I am pairing two negatives, as I am obviously unaware of doing so. The aim is to pair a positive thought or a positive word with a positive emotion. My affirmations now are accompanied by a smile.
The words I say.
"Man's word is his wand filled with magic and power." As penned by Florence Scovel Shinn.
The words I say.
"The words you speak become the house you live in." Hafiz
The words I say.
Published By: Valdone's Leaf
"The words you speak become the house you live in." Hafiz
The words I say.
Published By: Valdone's Leaf
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