The
mind-body relationship is becoming clearer thanks to
the advent of modern science. Likewise, the link between our thoughts and our emotions are also becoming better known. Research has
demonstrated an obvious correlation between good emotions and a strong psychology.
The Circle
Our thoughts and our emotions both form a circle reinforcing the other.
Negative thoughts will generate emotions of a similar nature and these emotions will then result in more negative thoughts. This forms a vicious pattern that is most clearly observed in patients suffering from PTSD and other traumas.
It is very difficult for these people to break free, and the events keep recurring in their minds.
Over time, such patients heal to an extent. The main way to heal is gradually, as these patients can focus their energies on things
that they enjoy so that the memories
fail to repeat themselves and lose some of their previous force.
Calming therapeutic modalities work over time to gently alleviate these traumas. However, modern society is anything but therapeutic.
On the other hand, healthy emotions are linked with successful and a powerful psychology. People who are happier have more success and better interpersonal relationships. They have better concentration, memory, and social skills. It is far easier to be successful when you have a positive emotional framework as a foundation than to be struggling internally.
How to Manage The Relationship
Everybody is
in a situation where they need to better manage their thoughts and emotions. It takes some time, but there
are proven ways to reinforce the strengths of our thoughts and emotions. These include:
1. Meditation
2. Mindfulness
3.Deep Communication
4. Creative Work
Meditation and mindfulness are practices where we
simply observe what is happening in our minds. This is very beneficial in a world that is so externally orientated. We can observe how we feel and how these thoughts stimulate certain emotions. Over time, we can catch negative thoughts before they gain too much momentum and ruin the whole day.
Deep communication is another technique where we work with a therapist or practitioner to document and analyze our own patterns for further insights.
Creative work is about self-expression. An
intense dedication to creative work is an excellent way to remove any negative tendencies. What can happen is that we are so focused on artistic inventions
that we are not focusing any of our energies on the things that make us
weak. This works far more quickly than meditation and mindfulness if we can find something
that we are
truly passionate about..
The Circle
In this post you have talked about the connection between psychology and emotions. Psychology is the science of behavior and mind so definitely emotions and psychology are interlinked. It is obvious that good emotions produce strong psychology. Negative thoughts actually weakens us from inside has a very negative impact on our mind and gradually it affects our beliefs and then behaviour and work patterns. That’s why a person with negative thoughts are more prone to commit suicide. True negative thoughts and repeated negative pattern kills them inside. Whatever we think we do or respond accordingly. Thus negative thoughts give birth to more negative thoughts- we all have experienced it. We need to cut these negative thoughts from dwelling in us or we can be trapped in it. Thank you for sharing how to deal with it.
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