Discovering Truth Through Perception
Having a strong marriage and raising children in today’s world can almost seem impossible with the evils that are all around us. When there is a situation/problem in the family it is usually called a stressor event. A stressor event is when something happens that naturally induces stress. If it’s an external stressor it can sometimes bring a family closer together, but if it’s an internal stressor it can be more difficult because one person doesn’t always share their feelings or comply. Perspective is key in these situations because the way we think about the problem plays a huge role in how we deal with the problem. The ability to bounce back as a family happens for some and doesn’t happen for others, so it’s important to know how to respond to these stressor events.
When a stressful event happens sometimes it can cause people to feel anxiety or depression. Here's a break down of the way these feelings happen in our minds:
ANXIETY
Heart Rate= ↑ Rises
Breathing= ↑ Rises
Digestion= Gone Blood Pressure=↑or ↘ Rises or falls
Sleepiness= Gone
Anxiety is the PERCEPTION of danger not the reality of danger.
When a stressor event happens people can take different F paths they either Fight, Flight, or Freeze.
A lot of times people’s minds often start thinking of many crazy things that aren’t realistic.
Others might think that things are unfair, wrong, or something else should've happened because of injustice and get angry.
Once you’ve had an experience and there’s similar stimuli you will expect the past experience to happen again.
DEPRESSION
Depression is PERCEPTION you can’t escape
When you are stressed out about being stressed that often leads to PANIC
Our brains don’t know when it’s a dangerous situation or something scary, so we need to control our thoughts. We need to control our thoughts on PURPOSE
Sometimes we SHOULD all over ourselves and dwell on what I should’ve… If you're having a stressful time in your life and you feel anxiety or depression, seek the truth. These opportunities can help us grow if we allow ourselves to become untangled from our thoughts and realize our perspective on it. Recognize what your false and negative thoughts your mind off thinks about or resorts to and STOP. Thinking these things can only make you miserable, so realize that you are lying to yourself. Change your perception to the TRUTH.
TRUTH
When encountering stressful situations we need to look at the truth behind it and how big of an impact it has.
Truth is KNOWLEDGE
If a thought is untrue it can be easier to peel it off and throw it away.
There’s no middle ground it’s either truth or lie
We have AGENCY to choose what we think.Don’t confuse revelation with happiness just choosing to think/believe in Jesus isn’t going to magically make you happy. The savior can put thoughts into your head, but you decide what to believe. Satan wants to put negative thoughts in your head and make you think it’s TRUE. If we decide to entertain untrue and negative thoughts the spirit has to leave because it’s NOT TRUTHFUL.
I can be miserable OR find truth in what others say
Some helpful resources to help stressor events:
10 Forms of Twisted Thinking:
The way we view the world determines our happiness, success and above all, our emotional freedom & inner peace. Many of us walk around with not just a twisted view of the world but a twisted way of thinking. The following 10 forms of twisted thinking are summaries from Dr. David Burns and his book “Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy.”
When we can change the way we see the world, the world feels different and we respond to it accordingly. Dr. Burns isn’t encouraging people to live in denial by being positive all the time. There are occasions for solemnity, seriousness and even grieving. The balance is found in being optimistic which is very different from being positive and unrealistic.
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