1. You Are What You Think…

2. #1 Your Thoughts Are Powerful
Every time you have a thought your brain releases chemicals that change your brain and body
Thoughts have power to immediately change how we feel

3. #2 Thoughts Influence How We Feel
Each thought brings changes in:
brain wave patterns
hand temperature
sweat gland activity
heart rate
breathing rate
muscle tension

4. #3 Fight or Flight Response
What happens when we are scared?
hand temperature gets cold
sweat gland activity increases
heart rate speeds up and flattens
breathing rate faster but shallower
muscle tension increases

5. #4 Bad Thoughts Make Us Feel Bad
Every bad, mad, sad, angry, hopeless or helpless thought releases chemicals that make us feel bad:
brain wave patterns speed up
hand temperature gets cold
sweat gland activity increases
heart rate speeds up and flattens
breathing rate faster but shallower
muscle tension increases

6. #4 Human Brain Wired Toward Negative Thinking
As a species, humans developed having to face famines, disease, natural disasters, and big predators
Negative thoughts used to be an advantage

7. #5 Good Thoughts Make Us Feel Good
Every happy, positive, hopeful, loving thought releases chemicals that make us feel good:
brain wave patterns slow down
hand temperature warms
sweat gland activity decreases
heart rate slows down, becomes more variable
breathing rate slower and deeper
muscle tension relaxes

8. #6 How Do We Know? Brain imaging
Biofeedback Instruments that measure brain waves, hand temperature, sweat gland activity, heart rate, breathing rate, muscle tension
Similar to lie detectors

9. Lie Detector

10. #7 Thoughts Are Automatic
They just happen
They are based on complex chemical reactions and memories from the past

11. #8 Thoughts Lie Thoughts lie a lot
Thoughts can fool you, scare you, tease you, be mean to you
Just because you have a thought does not mean it is true
Thoughts are just thoughts, they are not facts

12. #9 You Do Not Have to Believe Every Thought You Have
If you never challenge a thought you believe it 100%, even if it is a lie
If you can think about your own thoughts and correct the lying ones you take away their power to hurt or control you

13. #10 You Can Learn How to Correct Your Thoughts and Feel Good
Challenge negative thoughts
Correct them when they are not helping you
You can learn to take control

14. YouTube - Jessica's "Daily Affirmation"
Affirmations
YouTube - Jessica's "Daily Affirmation"

15. YouTube - Louise L Hay Loving Yourself
Louise Hay
YouTube - Louise L Hay Loving Yourself