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<\/a>Negative self-talk<\/h2>\n
The body cannot distinguish between an actual event and a thought. When you think fearful thoughts, the emotions you feel are the emotions that are saying, \u201cI am in danger; there is an actual danger here.\u201d So what happens? You feel the emotion of agitation, fear, or anxiety, both emotionally and throughout your body. Unfortunately, this kind of useless, dysfunctional thinking has a long-term effect on the us, too,\u00a0 and actually removes the body\u2019s ability to recover from illness, to stay healthy.<\/p>\n
What gets your attention?<\/h2>\n
Look at it this way. Do the nice things that happen in your life receive a lot of your attention? Maybe you share something good that\u2019s happened today with someone, but after that it\u2019s out of sight, out of mind. It\u2019s the negative stuff that gets all the rehashing. First in your own head, and then outwardly when you share those things with others.<\/p>\n
Self-talk is really the issue for HSPs because when the mind constantly generates thoughts of self-judgment and negativity, that\u2019s the way life becomes. Externalizing that feeling about life only brings more of it to us. We talk to people who are happy to complain and whine along with us and get the justification we need to keep whining. We feel supported.<\/p>\n
Negative self-talk causes a negative state of consciousness<\/h2>\n
But here\u2019s the thing. Negative events cause a predominant state of consciousness that\u2019s negative! You\u2019ve probably heard this or similar statements a million times. The difference here is that we take that (not always immediately recognizable) correlation between your mental\/emotional state and what happens to you, your associations, your work, etc., and cut that correlation. Sever the cord. Untie the binds. See what I mean?<\/em><\/p>\n Naturally, it\u2019s easier to recognize negativity in others than it is in yourself. Much easier to judge others than yourself. Easier to want someone else to change so you don\u2019t have to . . . so your discomfort or distaste or disregard will go away.<\/p>\n You wouldn\u2019t be reading this if you were not motivated to awaken from the stupor of discomfort, dissatisfaction, disillusionment, or depression. Being motivated is the first step to conscious awareness. Motivation opens the mind, body, and spirit to a new way of thinking, which causes a new way of feeling, which causes a new way of being and living.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not enough to speak or think affirmations if you don\u2019t feel<\/em> their truth. You need to use tools like the Psychic Octopus<\/a> to truly understand your HSP sensibilities to the degree that you can benefit from them.<\/p>\n You also need to learn who you are, inside and out, to stay present and aligned (the state of feeling good, of intimately knowing your Unique Energetic Signature<\/a>), no matter what is going on around you.<\/p>\n Can you do it? Absolutely!!!<\/p>\n Do you have to understand it, know it, do it, have it, see it, live it all at once? Definitely not.<\/p>\n You just have to want it more than you want to stay in the place that feels uncomfortably comfortable\u2014or maybe comfortably uncomfortable. That place where you\u2019ve been wearing the Suit of Misery for so long that it\u2019s the only item of clothing you ever wear. No matter how filthy it gets, no matter how ratty and holey it is, you\u2019d rather keep wearing it than buy a new one because buying a new one comes with too many \u201cproblems.\u201d Fit. Cost. Effort. The \u201cbreaking- in\u201d factor. I mean, who wants to deal with all that, right?<\/p>\nWho do you judge?<\/h2>\n
Why affirmations don’t work<\/h2>\n
If you’re still wearing your suit of misery, it might be time to give it up<\/h2>\n
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