For those who have felt hopeless
Whether about yourself or hopeless about a goal, or love etc..
I was reading an article in Psychology Today magazine. The title of the article is "Don't be a Victim of Your Past". By Scott Barry Kaufman.
It talked about first learned helplessness. That trauma can wire our brain to feel we simply cannot imagine or live any other life or reality than the one we have. The one that feels stuck. They did experiments with dogs who learned to stay imprisoned even when they were free to escape.
I liked this quote, " Our future expectations of life are based mostly on our prior experiences. When we cultivate experiences that provide us with more empowered messages about life and our abilities, that becomes what we expect out of life..." And it goes on to say our brain is like a reporter. Only it doesn't fact check. It only makes predictions.
This gives us all hope, that our brain or past trauma is not permanent. And hope and a different reality IS possible. 🌻🌷💕It's something I REALLY needed to see.
I was reading an article in Psychology Today magazine. The title of the article is "Don't be a Victim of Your Past". By Scott Barry Kaufman.
It talked about first learned helplessness. That trauma can wire our brain to feel we simply cannot imagine or live any other life or reality than the one we have. The one that feels stuck. They did experiments with dogs who learned to stay imprisoned even when they were free to escape.
I liked this quote, " Our future expectations of life are based mostly on our prior experiences. When we cultivate experiences that provide us with more empowered messages about life and our abilities, that becomes what we expect out of life..." And it goes on to say our brain is like a reporter. Only it doesn't fact check. It only makes predictions.
This gives us all hope, that our brain or past trauma is not permanent. And hope and a different reality IS possible. 🌻🌷💕It's something I REALLY needed to see.
