How many times have you fallen asleep thinking about something that worries you or that you wish you had done or said differently? How many times have you felt being clumsy, not knowing how to do better...? How many nights do you sleep thinking about the things you have not had, the disappointments or the words that have hurt you, what could not be?
This is our brain: we focus on remembering and ruminating negative things, because by default we are programmed to survive, and the brain accumulates and memorizes what hurts us the most, because it perceives that it threatens us and, therefore, it should not be forgotten. .
And since the mind and emotions leave a physical mark, what worries us and hurts us mentally also physically. Hence, we are such a species given to depression, despair, sadness...
Of course, negative emotions like anger and sadness can be inevitable and necessary in the face of life's challenges and ups and downs! But we are talking here about that opaque accumulation of small disappointments and wearies that deplete our energy and joy, and which are useless.
Fortunately, we also have an enormous capacity for joy and overcoming obstacles. In general, the brain responds very well to what we do consciously, that is, when we stop behaving and feeling on autopilot, and consciously decide that it is time to turn the page, to continue, to feel better ... ¿ Are you sad without knowing why and want to shake off that sadness?
Make the decision consciously! Now I stop thinking about this topic, these images from the past, these worries that lead to nothing.
To give your brain the signal that you want it to change the third, nothing better than a symbolic gesture, a way out of the accumulation of disappointments ... Here are some ideas!