Therapist Tips

 

Our thoughts have a profound impact on our brain chemistry and basic physiology. Our bodies are programmed to respond in certain ways to different situations. 🧠

Based on your appraisal of, or thought about, a given situation, your brain will have a specific chemical reaction which communicates to your body how to respond. For example, when you are faced with danger, your thought process might be “there is danger and now I need to run,” but more likely than not, the process happens more instantaneously because you have a thought about danger and your brain then takes over.

Here are some specific ways that negativity can affect your brain and body.

https://pvdpsych.com/5-ways-that-negativity-affects-brain-chemistry-and-what-to-do/