11-10-2018, 08:16 PM
Your welcome happyvibe, I know all too well how it can feel having triggers that bring up past memories to such an extent that it can affect your daily life. My psych was very stern, and helped me tremendously.
Feelings, emotions, memories, thoughts, are all connected and sometimes not in a healthy way which affect us physically.
As you said it takes time and hard work, but our brains are very open to change and constantly are. With the right stimulation our mental health literally does lie in our hands and our will power.
People have survived severe brain trauma from car crashes ect( a little of topic here) and go on to fully recover.
So weather its benzo, psychs, mental health or abuse of ilicits we will get better.
The aim is not to replace the thoughts with positive ones, after all they are just thoughts that come and go. It's more about challenging them and not letting our emotions dictate our thoughts which can have a downward spiral.
Understanding a thoughts effect in pieces can help you understand how it effects you.
What emotion it evokes, memory, feeling, physical reaction can really help clarify.
Thanks QF
Feelings, emotions, memories, thoughts, are all connected and sometimes not in a healthy way which affect us physically.
As you said it takes time and hard work, but our brains are very open to change and constantly are. With the right stimulation our mental health literally does lie in our hands and our will power.
People have survived severe brain trauma from car crashes ect( a little of topic here) and go on to fully recover.
So weather its benzo, psychs, mental health or abuse of ilicits we will get better.
The aim is not to replace the thoughts with positive ones, after all they are just thoughts that come and go. It's more about challenging them and not letting our emotions dictate our thoughts which can have a downward spiral.
Understanding a thoughts effect in pieces can help you understand how it effects you.
What emotion it evokes, memory, feeling, physical reaction can really help clarify.
Thanks QF
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