Neuroplasticity: Change How You Feel by Changing How You Think 16/30

I am from Gaza. I can't afford therapy. Your videos are helping me to cope with the difficulties I face in Gaza. Thank you for helping the underdogs, Emma!

“Neurons that fire together— WIRE together!

I’m suffering from crippling anxiety and panic. I have weekly therapy but find Emma’s videos so helpful. It’s very hard to change the way I think but I am trying. Thank you Emma for making these videos available to all and free.

I think it's brene brown who said: What would happen if I tell you that everyone is doing their very best? Your annoying coworker, your addicted neighbor, the guy who takes 20 minutes to order donuts. What would change if you'd assume they are doing their utmost? And do you have that assumption in your daily life? And then her husband said: I don't know if that's true or not, but my life is better if I do believe everyone's doing their very best. (of course she said it much more elegantly)

I am a 72 year old retied coal miner and on my own like I was during the year long miners strike after my first divorce Had another divorce since then and now what kept me happy during the strike was that I was day dreaming how I would get all that I want, never did but it kept me happy and I do the same now, just spend my days day dreaming they may never come true but my day dreams keeps me happy.

Neuroplasticity really is a fascinating concept and proof that you have the power within to take control back in your life! It’s not easy but it sure is worth it ❤️❤️❤️

One way to do this is making tiny promises to yourself every day. A future self journal helps.

Fun fact: this morning I was pretty anxious; my mind told me I’ll never be free from (problematic) anxiety; felt weak, stomach sickness, depressed. Took a short walk in the neighborhood while paying attention to that stupid thought. Realized that Hey if I have this thought, does this means I’ll never be free from this state? How much power this thought have? Answer is 0. In the next few seconds, felt really great, energized, free and happy. Realized I can and I am actually free even if some sort of anxiety is there. So, always pay attention to your thoughts. Don’t ignore them, listen and check for the truth. You actually can’t detach from these negative thoughts (as other approaches tells us to just ignore them) if u don’t dispute them and check their validity . Your brain will always bring u these if not resolved.

I just did 10 weeks of therapy and it felt great .

I understand it intellectually but practically it’s very difficult to get rid of those negative neural pathways

I am half way through. With my notebook and a desire to be better . I am passing these to my 16 yrs old daughter because she has panic attacks in school and sometimes at home in the night. I really appreciate this free help. I am living in one income, 6 ppl, newly immigrated to a new country , studying to be able to get a job. THANK YOU. It was the best and most clear and well structured piece of advise online I could find. 💌❤

I learn more from you than my own therapists, past and present. You explain terminology with ease and I get excited for change! Thank you!

As a therapist I feel the mantra of think differnet, feel differnet is outdated as well can be shaming of clients. The simple fact is the lower structures if the brain, the brainstem and limbic systems will take priority over your neo cortex/thinking parts of the brain. In simple terms state will always come before story. We need to bring compassion to our feelings and sensations which in turn will bring us back to safety.

Thank you thank you! My budget doesn't allow me to have therapy ar the moment. You ARE my therapy and I feel that you are my therapist until I can once again afford it. Your videos are extremely helpful and I wish you great success!

As an example of neuroplasticity.... I had a traumatic brain injury six years back.Among the myriad of challenges I faced, one of the most basic was that I needed to learn to retrain my self to walk. I used hiking poles to walk everywhere for the first few months as per my neuropsychologist. The left pole with the right foot, heel first then round to the ball of the foot. Right pole with left foot, heel first then round to the ball of the foot. At first I couldn't walk more than a few feet, but practice along with other balance exercises and eye tracking exercises and within two years I could walk several blocks. Now I can walk longer distances without poles. I'm up to three miles with poles and a mile without. I do 'refresher courses' for a month at a time to keep my training permanent because my memory systems were damaged. IT WORKS!!!

You are helping me so much.. I’m a 27 years old man from Turkey who hasn’t been able to form good social relations, has never actually accomplished anything and is now afraid to move on in life..

Thank you for your contribution to the field of therapy! I am a therapist. I prescribe your videos as homework😊 You have an incredible way of distilling complicated brain science into easily digestible information that anyone can use to better their lives. Thank you again for your hard work and dedication to helping humans live their best lives❤️

I've noticed I conquered my agoraphobia with this method. I would panic anytime anyone else left the house and one day i saw despite my panic everyone else kept coming back ok. So I was panicking over nothing. It's hard to carry over with other things. I always noticed our thoughts ARE our feelings so when talking to a person with Alexithymia or someone who doesn't express emotions much just ask them what they think and they will tell you how they feel because thoughts are tied with our feelings.

Sounds like the advice of--- "lower your expectations and you won't be as disappointed with people"!

I suffer from Bipolar and BPD and have recently found the hope that comes with being knowledgeable in areas such as how the nervous system effects our brains, and if I hadn’t stumbled across you or your videos I would have no idea about any of it. You are lighting up so many parts of this world one light, authentic, and educational talk at a time. Seriously, I’m just so unbelievably grateful for you and your incredible heart and brain. I hope that when you find time to stop and tap into the bright wonderful feelings in the world around us that you can see and be proud that you are such a massive part of it. ❤️