11 Easy Steps to kill your brain. BRIGHT MINDS (by Dr. Amen)

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You are at WAR.

Your mind is under attack & you don’t even know it. Everywhere you go someone is trying to give you bad food that will kill you early.

Want to reprogram your mind?
Destroy your inner saboteur.
Empower your sage.
Here’s how to do it… We are very complex, no shit, right?

I say this because you are not just ONE you.

You are a collection of yous.

A kind you, a wise you, a scared you, a mean you.

We are made up of many different parts.

I know something POWERFUL about your brain that you don’t know.

Learn this and you will NEVER see yourself or anyone you know the same again. You have a rational brain & you have an emotional brain.

Your rational brain makes up excuses for your emotional brain

The emotional brain is the oldest section of your brain so information passes through that part first

Your emotional brain is a part of your subconscious mind

21 health tips to maximize your mind and body.

From your favorite Neuroscientist Dr. Huberman. @hubermanlab Dr. Andrew Huberman is an amazing neuroscientist from Stanford University.

He is a great communicator of health and science.

He constantly gives value and you should check out his amazing podcast, Huberman Lab.

Here is a quick guide to maximizing your life.

The way your mother held you creates all of your future relationships.

Unlock the secrets held in your subconscious mind about how you connect with people. Attachment Theory examines how your parents bonded with you.

This happens from age 0-3 years old.

Your bond with your parent turns into all of your relationships today.

The longest study ever done.

Harvard's “happiness” study.

85 years they tracked 724 people since 1938.

9 Lessons for a good & long life. 1. Relationships are everything.

- They’re the largest predictor of happiness, more than money, fame, or genes.

- People at 50 with meaningful relationships were healthier by 80.

- Folks with strong support experienced less mental deterioration as they aged.

This is why mentally sick people can’t just pull themselves up.

This is the most important lesson on brain science YOU DON'T KNOW… Our brains are programmed when we are young and helpless.

We get programmed into how we think about:

- Money
- The world
- Relationships
- Our self-worth
- And many other ideas

If you get good programming you are lucky.

If you get bad programming you are unlucky.

Your mother's womb created your physical & mental health issues.

This thread will finally explain why you have mental & physical health issues.

Knowing why can help start healing... You don’t remember the events that took place in your mother's womb.

But they are stored in your body.

They make physical & mental imprints on your developing brain.

It is arguably the most important time in your development.

How to pick a FANTASTIC therapist
It's the difference between success & failure

These 6 steps will save you years of setbacks. Why does getting an amazing therapist matter?

You must bond with & BELIEVE in your therapist.

The right questions from the wrong person will not work.

There are good & bad therapists. Hire and fire bad ones fast.

This decision is HUGE, here is how to get it right.

You are NOT in control of your mind.

You are a PUPPET.

Learn to program this tiny piece of your brain and take your power back. Reticular
Activating
System

AKA your RAS.

It’s 2 inches long. As thick as your pinky.

Most importantly it is the bridge between your conscious & subconscious mind.

Advice I gave in the DMs today about focus & meditation (Free guide in last tweet, watch the videos, enjoy)
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Did you watch the videos in the free meditation guide?

It is like lifting weights for your muscles.

(MORE) It builds slowly over time.

When I started meditating 7 years ago I could not focus for 3 seconds. After 3 months I could for 10 seconds. After 6 months I could for 30 seconds. After years I can focus for much longer now.

You have a real-life superpower you don’t know about.

I will show you.

You just need to believe. Your senses take in data. 👁️👂👃

Your brain interprets it and then makes chemical & electrical signals.

These signals tell your body what to do.

These signals can heal you or harm you.

For 30+ years I was depressed and hated myself.

Trauma therapy has forever altered the way I see myself.

This thread will change your life if you or anyone you know has trauma. IFS (Internal family systems) is a talk trauma therapy.

It has nothing to do with your outside family.

It is the family of voices or “parts” inside your head.

You are not that voice in your head.

You’ve been lied to your whole life.

This thread will change the way you see yourself & how you think...

FOREVER We all have “our” inner voice. Our constant inner dialogue.

Yours is probably saying “This guy is full of sh*t” or “I am hungry, what’s for dinner”

It has always been there right?… wrong, let’s explore.

Everyone is trying to manipulate you.

Your parents, your spouse, your boss, the news.

Take the time to think through these 10 tricks & traps 1. Gaslighting

Originated when a man kept turning the gas lights off & on trying to convince his wife she was insane.

They make up scenarios so you doubt yourself. There is no abusive language but they make you question your reality. They want you to question & blame yourself.

How to hold your parents accountable.

A guide to forgive your parents and heal. This topic feels uncomfortable & disrespectful to address.

You may say “get over it.”

Many folks have painful trapped emotions from unresolved issues.

This isn’t about hurting your parent's feelings, it's about you healing.

You can address painful issues AND love your parents

Don’t be a puppet to your pleasure & pain.

Master your dopamine system & you master your life.

Full EZ to understand dopamine thread. Your dopamine system regulates pleasure and pain

You can fall victim to it or you can hack it.

It is like a teeter-totter with little monsters on it.

One side is pleasure and the other side is pain.

10 tactics to toughen your thinking

Don’t be fooled by yourself or others again. 1. Sunken Cost fallacy.

We have all bought a bad car. The repairs start. We have put “this much” into the car already so you have to keep spending.

NO, if something is not working. Don’t do it harder.