Access MartyAI for instant, science-backed guidance to help you stay motivated, build confidence, and develop an optimistic approach to challenges. Get started today Am I worrying too much? If you have the occasional anxious thought, there’s likely no need to be concerned about your ...
(I’m using the word “mind” in its ordinary English sense of “consciousness.” Most spiritual books use it in a more restricted sense having to do only with sensation and thought. They do this because the word for “mind” in Indian languages has that restricted meaning. This is one ...
While it’s not unusual to be distracted by the occasional unwanted thought, obsessive thoughts aren’t something you can push out of your head. Instead, this type of thinking can be so distressing and distracting it can be challenging to think about anything else. People often use unhealthy ...
The unpleasant symptoms people describe as “nicotine withdrawal” are nothing of the sort; the empty insecure feeling of nicotine withdrawal triggers a thought process. It’s the result of that thought process which leads to the unpleasant physical feelings. ...
If you catch yourself expecting something bad to happen, replace this thought with the thought that something good is going to happen. When you feel down, replace your thoughts with thoughts of power and courage. When you remember past failures, difficulties, or obstacles, try to visualize yours...
When we have fallen into a habit of pessimism, our brains begin to produceautomatic negative thoughts, or ANTs, via neural pathways.The more the neural pathways are impressed with certain beliefs, the more automatic they become. Take every thought captive and flip negative ones into positive affi...
Meditation isn’t about pushing worries away, clearing the mind, or stopping thought — that’s not possible. But over time, we can train the mind to observe our thoughts and emotions without getting caught up in them. We gently note them, rather than reacting to them, and then let them...
Sometimes it’s immediately obvious I haven’t quite captured the thought or image, so I’ll make a few changes before I go on. If I get stuck, I’ll stop and read through the whole piece, trying to pick up the thread of inspiration where I lost it. Once I see where I got ...
If you’ve ever thought to yourself, “I’m so far away from reaching my goals that there’s no use even getting started” or “I’m just not good at exercise,” then you may have what experts call a fixed mindset. “A fixed mindset holds that you either have something or you don...
For example, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with higher risks of cardiovascular diseases such asheart attacksandstrokes. This association is thought to exist because of the higher prevalence ofhigh blood pressure(hypertension) in individuals with obstructive sleep apnea. On the other hand...