We think that happiness is something that comes suddenly, as if it does not depend on ourselves, but happiness, like our body, must be formed. We take care of ourselves very physically, practicing sport, eating a healthy diet, but very little mentally. Training our brain should be just as important as training our body. Our way of seeing life is undoubtedly the best way to take care of ourselves.
If we consider our life to be something external to ourselves, we will leave our well-being in the hands of luck or chance, this view is widespread, as if we could only be happy or enjoy situations in the moments of joy that life has. brings, as if we couldn’t produce them ourselves.
- It is these thoughts that ultimately lead us to live a balanced or unbalanced life.
- The thoughts that unbalance us are the ones that we have to carry to control them.
- Just as we train the body to be able to run.
- We form our habits.
- Our character.
- And therefore.
- If we want to take care of ourselves mentally.
- We will start taking care of what we think.
The consumer company sold us the idea that to be happy, we must have a house decorated with the latest trends, a new car and the best bodywork on the beach. According to psychotherapist Russ Harris, it is true that if we have external objects or goals, we will feel happy, but only for a brief moment.
In fact, a life focused on personal values offers us a broader look at reality, in this way, we value not only the objectives, but also what they pursue, we talk about values such as gratitude, adventure, fun or curiosity. we’re talking about taking care of ourselves.
When we think, our brain secretes certain chemicals, called neurotransmitters, that are responsible for activating or inhibiting the states of the soul. Neurotransmitters are designed to make our system work in a healthy and balanced way. If we think correctly, the brain will release a specific type of neurotransmitter; if we think non-adaptively, the brain will release other substances, or substances, but in different proportions.
If we close our eyes and draw the profile of a person we love, our brain will secrete dopamine, oxytocin, etc. , what our body will feel is love, and this chemistry brings health to the cells, but if we think of something that causes us anxiety, we will release stress hormones.
When we think, we create a habit, and this habit activates substances that make us happy or sad, if our thoughts are automatic or irrational, we will get used to activating a certain neurotransmitter and eventually we will do it automatically, this happens daily. ; We often activate the neurotransmitter that does not correspond to the situation in which we find ourselves.
For example, if we find ourselves in a negative situation, a good thought will sadden us by producing a drop in Serotonin in our brain, the irrational thing would be to have happy thoughts in sad situations, because Serotonin would increase and produce a state of joy in the wrong context.
The same is true in situations where adaptive thoughts must be joyful. Having the automatic habit of secreting sad hormones, we will feel sad even if we receive good news. It’s not always possible to be happy, but it’s always possible to be happy. Happy.
Happiness is a broader concept than joy, it’s about finding a way and a meaning in our lives, being happy is a way to take care of our brains, keep it active, balanced and keep cells healthy.
People use common processes when processing the information that forms their thinking, numerous scientific research has shown that the human being, when he thinks, usually commits a series of defects or deviations that he is not aware of, these discrepancies prevent us from analyzing the information of a correct and balanced perspective.
Distorted and distorted thoughts put us in conflict with ourselves, with others and with society at large, this increases levels of stress neurotransmitters, making us more negative, suspicious and irritable, to prevent this from happening it is always a good idea to train our brains to think correctly, with accurate and rational judgments, and using all available information.
Taking care of ourselves, paying attention to what we think and what we think is the true path to happiness, because if we think correctly, without getting carried away by distortions, we will secrete in our brains a series of hormones and neurotransmitters that will lead us to well-being. Serotonin, norepinenalide and oxytocin are the ‘culprits’ of our happiness. The only way to release them naturally is by taking care of our thoughts.