People often label it as toxic positivity, but in reality, self-assurance, like saying "I am okay" or "I am confident," trains our mind to believe it. Around 90% of the brain functions through the subconscious, and it mostly depends on repetitive behavior. What you repeatedly say to yourself/self-talk eventually shapes what you reflect.. Likewise, when you repeatedly say “I can’t have something” or “It’s not for me,” your brain begins to reshape your beliefs and stops you from struggling with something....
It’s actually far more than self-assurance… anxiety and excitement are twins in affective science… as I said in my article, seeking self-assurance head-on doesn’t kill our anxiety at all… if one day you have panic attack and you keep telling your brain “I am excited” (not “I’m okay” - it has to be excitement), then you will understand the nuances of how your mind and body under acute anxiety slowly turn into excitement
Telling yourself I’m okay is self-assurance… laypersons always assume this will help cope with their anxiety but they only end up being more anxious….. the relationship between anxiety and excitement, however, is a different story
am actually getting u saying it’s same response if we take it physiologically.. and I know it will not mask up the anxiety..
The brain labels the same physiological response as either fear or thrill depending on the context and the story we tell ourselves. I agree this doesn’t erase the underlying pbm; it simply helps manage the moment.
People often label it as toxic positivity, but in reality, self-assurance, like saying "I am okay" or "I am confident," trains our mind to believe it. Around 90% of the brain functions through the subconscious, and it mostly depends on repetitive behavior. What you repeatedly say to yourself/self-talk eventually shapes what you reflect.. Likewise, when you repeatedly say “I can’t have something” or “It’s not for me,” your brain begins to reshape your beliefs and stops you from struggling with something....
It’s actually far more than self-assurance… anxiety and excitement are twins in affective science… as I said in my article, seeking self-assurance head-on doesn’t kill our anxiety at all… if one day you have panic attack and you keep telling your brain “I am excited” (not “I’m okay” - it has to be excitement), then you will understand the nuances of how your mind and body under acute anxiety slowly turn into excitement
Telling yourself I’m okay is self-assurance… laypersons always assume this will help cope with their anxiety but they only end up being more anxious….. the relationship between anxiety and excitement, however, is a different story
am actually getting u saying it’s same response if we take it physiologically.. and I know it will not mask up the anxiety..
The brain labels the same physiological response as either fear or thrill depending on the context and the story we tell ourselves. I agree this doesn’t erase the underlying pbm; it simply helps manage the moment.