Why Your Brain Defaults to Scarcity and How to Flip it to Happiness - Anxiety Course 16/30

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In this video, you will learn about the brain's inherent focus on survival rather than happiness, which leads to a negativity bias. This bias is a form of mental filtering that skews our perception toward negative thinking patterns, often intensifying feelings of depression and anxiety. The video highlights the critical role of mental flexibility in combatting these rigid thinking patterns. It emphasizes how our selective attention shapes our reality; by constantly focusing on the negative, we strengthen brain pathways that reinforce these unhelpful thinking patterns. You'll also discover how media plays a role in feeding this negativity bias, impacting our mental health. The video delves into how rigid thinking can influence various aspects of life, including relationships and decision-making. Most importantly, it offers practical strategies like gratitude journaling and cognitive defusion techniques to break free from this cycle. By engaging with this video, you will embark on a journey towards more balanced and flexible thinking patterns, paving the way for improved mental well-being.
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@noanoa332 9 месяцев назад

I stopped watching the news over a decade ago. Best desicion i ever made.

@Gibson-zq7tb 7 месяцев назад

I don’t watch the news and I’m still the most negative person alive.

@MicheleDamato-co7vh 5 месяцев назад

So you get all of your information on Tik-Tok or other places like that.

5 месяцев назад

TikTok is like a drug. Drugs are not good.

@jamesromero3282 5 месяцев назад

❤ same here

@tamatharussell850 5 месяцев назад

Same but I can't like your comment...111

@empoweredempath 9 месяцев назад

I started a journal about 4 years ago, with the intent to write at least 1 positive thing that happened per day. Not exactly gratitude, but similar. When I separated from an abusive (now ex) spouse, I continued the habit. I REALLY wanted to focus on the positive then. I realized, at the end of a very trying year, that I had a book full of beautiful moments. Strangers who said nice things, friends and family who held my hand through the darkest nights I faced. I hope I will always keep this habit, the record the good, the beautiful, no matter how mundane. Also, hi from Utah!

@JulietCrowson 9 месяцев назад

Hi from England, UK. 🙏

@TomWard-sx2ip 9 месяцев назад

😊❤thanks.did.it.for.3.days.and.forgot.to.start.again...

@jmfs3497 9 месяцев назад

I love looking for one nice thing per day. That's a great idea.

@northstar5919 8 месяцев назад

💜

@Es97Coqui 8 месяцев назад

Hi from NY, I’m trying this!!

@cassieoz1702 9 месяцев назад

Hospitality industry research suggested that we have an 8:1 negativity bias. If you get good service, you'll tell 5 other people. If you get bad service, you'll tell upto 40 people!

@jeraldbaxter3532 9 месяцев назад

As my great-grandfather used to say, "You see what you look for." There is so much more I could say, but instead, I will just say Thank You for this important video.

@flowerdoyle3749 9 месяцев назад

This idea is the basis of the Wolf Inside Us story.......The legend is a story of a grandfather or elder using a metaphor of two wolves fighting within him to explain inner conflicts to his grandson, or other young person. When the young person asks which wolf wins, the grandfather answers "whichever one you feed".

@mumtazmullahkhail3357 9 месяцев назад

💯 ❤

@aubreyleonae4108 9 месяцев назад

I've got that sticker on my car. It's so true.

@Jbobbybob 9 месяцев назад

Stories like this highlight something very important about biology, and it’s the reliance on opponent processes to create complex dynamic systems. The idea is that stable and functional complex systems at all scales rely on individual systems that are biased towards a particular aspect of reality. When you get seemingly opposing systems talking to each other and making up for the weakness in the other, new emergent behaviors arise like stable self-organizing systems or processes. The sympathetic and parasympathetic are premier examples related to the nervous system

@Roger_Clarence 9 месяцев назад

To keep us on point, We made a card that’s on our refrigerator which says “Which Wolf are you feeding”? Keep up the GREAT inner work my friends, WE’RE MAKING A BETTER PLANET❤

@brooklynn52dee38 9 месяцев назад

flowerdoyle3749 I will remember your post! Simply stated and yet very powerful! Thank you for sharing!

@Blueskies1180 3 месяца назад

I got rid of TV 14 years ago… don’t watch it, no Disney, No Netflix, No radio either…. My life has moved to way better levels since then. “Your brain is not designed to keep you happy, it’s designed to keep you alive”.

@CarodeDakar 3 месяца назад

Yes but you are on RU-vid.

@KatyWantsToGo 3 месяца назад

@@CarodeDakaryou are just being ignorant, very likely to make yourself feel good about your lifestyle… You do understand the difference between watching what you choose as opposed to watching what’s crammed down your throat. Further, your not going to find esoteric teaching on the tv…

@KatyWantsToGo 3 месяца назад

It’s been well over 20 years since I disconnected from HOLLYWIERD. YT is my only connection to media and YT has gotten so bad that I’m just about done with it to…

@FunUrth 3 месяца назад

Got rid of tv June 2011.

@FunUrth 3 месяца назад

@@CarodeDakarnot even close and you know it.

@timotheusmiller 8 месяцев назад

As a Christian pastor it’s pretty fascinating how everything you’re saying is what I say. Your content is solid, practical, and encouraging.

@RShaun 3 месяца назад

When I finally read the Bible for myself, it amazed me with how much philosophy and psychology was present. I still live by many of the principles while not being a Christian. I wish more people took the time to see how much “content” the Bible has. Respect to you!

@PleaseDontEatAnimals 3 месяца назад

I was raised Catholic, but didn't read the Bible in full until college. I saw all the contradictions in it and left religion behind. It's made me a kinder and more logical person. It was discombobulating at first, but now I live by 'do unto others as I would have done onto myself' (which predates the Bible, of course). I've tried to get my very large Catholic family to see how eating animals causes so much suffering, but none of them has been able to stop because they use the excuse that the Bible tells them they have "dominion" over others--even though that is not the original interpretation and its meaning is more like "stewardship." I know of others who were able to go vegan once they left religion behind. So interesting how people choose what to get from that book.

@chinmeysway 3 месяца назад

seems self gratifying congrats on god being so selfless.. like you

@timotheusmiller 3 месяца назад

I wish I were a lot less selfish, honestly. And I'm not sure why you feel so cavalier about being rude and judgmental toward a total stranger you've never met. I wasn't trying to give myself a compliment. I was just intrigued that what I got out of the gospel aligns so closely to what this lady is saying.

@tmking7483 3 месяца назад

It's fascinating that a Christian pastor stopped looking in the mirror long enough to read a RU-vid post

@LateBoomer1964 5 месяцев назад

I had a hard time asking what I could be grateful for each day, because I felt like everything I had was from my hard work and not other's. So I changed it up and started keeping a "What went right today?" Journal. That has helped so much, by just changing the phrase just a little it's helped me to see more positive in my life.

@k9rescuer934 4 месяца назад

That’s a great switch…..thank you so much ❤

@sexywarriorwomen 4 месяца назад

Cool idea!

@tiller6750 9 месяцев назад

Emma, your videos are so full of great information. Thank you for working to make the world a better place.

@sleeperno1215 5 месяцев назад

She is very good at it.

@33jwill3 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for not being scared to speak truth about the psychology behind media propaganda!

@_aidid 9 месяцев назад

Yeah! biased media affects all of us. In my country, Bangladesh, the media is so badly managed that even taking a look into the latest news makes me anxious of the prejudices they spread

@Shellz369 9 месяцев назад

Mainstream media propaganda AKA brainwashing. The best solution is to not watch, listen, or pay any attention to it at all. And use social media platforms very minimally and wisely 👍

@angusmorrison9433 9 месяцев назад

Or, the number of people who can’t think or glean information for themselves

@catlifechannel3886 6 месяцев назад

@@_aididthat’s not confined to Bangladesh, either. Western countries are filled with creating fear - and lying. Need to question everything and look into many diff sources.

@joeshmoe9978 5 месяцев назад

Especially far left CNN and far right Fox News.

@ivalani 3 месяца назад

Don’t know how this showed up in my feed, but couldn’t be more timely! What an awesome synopsis of the hole we dug ourselves into with social media! Glad to have found your channel!

@DMills-un1tl 3 месяца назад

A lot of comments here about choice of thought, but the reality is that our brain gets a bigger hit off of fight or flight adrenaline than it does off of feel good stuff. This can become an addiction for us and we seek to feed it through the negative and what frightens us. It’s completely biological.

@itsmekimmielc 9 месяцев назад

One of the best mental health channels. Thank you Emma.

@mohammadmahdighasemi1126 9 месяцев назад

Hey there ! This video will help you more to control your depression !💡👇🏻 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NApwI8BdEcA.htmlsi=lMSPg-p5D9sjDwaX

@dumpsterfire6351 9 месяцев назад

Social Media is driving this. Doing best to ignore all the BS

@MirandaQUEENofFISHROCK 9 месяцев назад

Question everything! ❤

@dmarc23 9 месяцев назад

I love you commentary in this video. It really is a shame that we are exposed to so many triggers for anxiety and depression. I realised that I instinctively avoid watching the news and even aggressive music, and I try to focus my attention a lot more on my body sensations and feelings as a way of ignoring this negativity bias, and I didn't even know it is a thing that our brain does by instinct!

@aktashuseyin 9 месяцев назад

before watching , after struggling 4-5 year with anxiety, you were the only one whose techniques worked out for me. Accepting and Being volunteer for low emotions. I think accepting is most realistic approach to our emotions. We are people with low and high emotions. Thanks for your support...

@rubandanmusic 9 месяцев назад

Suppressing feelings doesn't work (something somewhere always gets broken). True healing seems to come when we integrate our feelings and understand the relationship between logic and feeling. Our feelings are fuelled by our perspective. So when we change the perspective the feelings dissipate or grow on their own. We can acknowledge the initial impulse and then pause long enough to consider what we are going to do to address the emotional reality/need.

@heidi2166 8 месяцев назад

Even as a kid I used to say there should always be another news channel that only allows positive things that anyone can be in, within reason, such as so and so is now cancer-free, or so-and-so found their lost dog, etc. Like a positivity Patrol. Each county can have their own channel or whatever. Just something to watch to see all the good and remind yourself it's there and give you a boost when you're having a bad day. Anxiety be gone it's all your frame of reference. I refuse now to make a hell out of my heaven!!

@kimberlygundling9781 7 месяцев назад

I absolutely love this idea!

@mehonalemehon3796 5 месяцев назад

"I refuse now to make a hell out of my heavens." I really love it. Its going to be my best slogans.

@Picklesdale 4 месяца назад

There have been attempts at this, but they were not successful 😢

@vladkagreen1824 4 месяца назад

That is a great idea! We should create channel like this!!

@CynthiaCaresse 3 месяца назад

There is a channel on RU-vid by Sam Bentley! He does positive worldly news updates each month 💛

@polishedbyamy 9 месяцев назад

I just want to say how grateful I am to have found your channel. I’ve learned so much about my anxiety struggles through these informative videos and have felt less alone. Thank you for all that you do!!

@lemarch57 4 месяца назад

This reminds of something I recently heard about our noses actually obstructing part of our view, but we automatically adjust our vision to ignore the nose. Been noticing my nose a lot more since.

@heinzerbrew 2 месяца назад

did you know what you see is also upside down because of the type of lens in the eye? The brain literally flips the image.

@mariapaula8200 2 месяца назад

Ive been watching your videos on anxiety lately. I had a really horrible anxiety crisis about a week ago, and its been really tough. Mainly because my anxiety lead me to a really bad mental space for 2+ years. It got better last year, it was rather abrupt how it all started to get better. I still cant say what was that got me out of that mental space. Fast foward to last week something happened and i started having panic attacks, had to go to the hospital a few times. I decided that i wanted to do things better this time, thought im gonna research on this to see how i can stop it, and i found your channel, and it has given me something i didnt have before. The certanty that its all going to be okay and im not alone in this journey. Just wanted to say that im grateful for that ❤

@153grover 9 месяцев назад

In life people are always told to be better or do better than yesterday or today. Even though you're doing the best you can do, a person always feels like they are not good enough.

@chrisl6169 7 месяцев назад

This podcast is hysterical… so true!! I tell friends not to buy into the sensationalized news but they still insist on watching it. That they “have to know what’s happening in the world” I don’t watch!!

@laurabeaudry3905 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Emma! I am a therapist. I love you ability to make psychotherapy concepts available to all. Your ability to distill science into understandable and ACTIONABLE steps. Your videos are commonly assigned as homework😉 Thank you again.

@munkeefinkelbeen5395 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for this series, and all that you do on this channel. You're such an amazing help to my journey toward better mental health

@karsamr9196 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for your channel. Many people can't afford therapy. It's so helpful..... But sometimes i wish I could be someone else with a different struggle.

@randalmasri7648 9 месяцев назад

You gave the perfect description of what I'm going through and I'm trying to rewire my brain from this bias thank you so much your vids are so encouraging!

@KISTOVI 9 месяцев назад

I was for 50 years, positive. Doing MY Best to train and reverse, and forgive, and sometimes ignore. But I had enough.. I almost injoy being in the bad mood literally.

@trandom2083 3 месяца назад

It was probably wired in childhood trauma? So feels foreign or uncomfortable to change. Can become addicted to cortisol in a way but still can change with persistence! Or different technique

@imageisn0thing 3 месяца назад

I used to work in media. We ran a survey where we asked our television audience what they wanted to see. They responded overwhelmingly with "positive news." So we launched a new show that focused on positive news. We cancelled it less than a year after launching because nobody watched it. People instinctively gravitate towards the negative.

@FunUrth 2 месяца назад

@@imageisn0thing correct and there are numerous psychological studies showing why nowadays.

@susanwright4414 2 месяца назад

It should be a mix of hope and joy, facts, and information.

@heinzerbrew 2 месяца назад

I seem to remember John launched a wildly succussful good news youtube channel during the pandemic and then sold it for a ton of money. Maybe your show was bad.

@Sofia-bd3ej 9 месяцев назад

I needed to hear this today. As I am always anxious even when there is no reason to be anxious.

@viviendaquino8364 3 месяца назад

I find that the news promotes fear and helplessness. Also, there is NO good reason to show graphic images. They serve no purpose but they fuel fear, anger and anxiety. You are spot on about issues like the climate crisis- if the media put energy and time into educating and empowering, it would leave us feeling more hopeful and energized to create change. We really have to be more discerning about what we choose tobwatch and listen to. . This video has reminded me to create a gratitude journal again. Here's a start- I'm grateful for your work! Thank you. 🙂

@angelawhite2022 9 месяцев назад

Love this video! Been practicing this positive thinking for nearly a year and it has changed my life in so many ways ❤ spread the word! 🤗

@nicetomeetyoubeth 9 месяцев назад

I’ve avoided watching these videos, but I kept seeing you in my feed, so today I clicked. Negativity bias gives a name to how I’ve operated my whole life, having carefully tiptoed around a volatile alcoholic growing up. Avoiding risk was my whole focus, and happy moments were minimized to anomalies to lessen the let down when things returned to not happy. I can see it, and it’s still here playing out. There is fear around letting it go too. Part of me believes happy is only on TV. Heavy stuff to be working through, but dammit this kind of thinking is going away if it’s the last thing I do. Thank you 💚

@Prodby_Sean 2 месяца назад

It's nice to see somebody so optimistic, especially regarding that one bit about what the news and media have to say. You're right, things are very good right now (despite current conflicts and tragedies) compared to times past. And it really does point to the topic you bring up which is that we choose to focus on what's negative despite all the good surrounding it

@wrenamed9238 3 месяца назад

Just turning off the news, TV and social media does wonders for calming your mind and redirecting your thoughts inward where you can control the positive or negative thermostat. Think of the former like dessert, a nice treat occasionaly, but a daily diet of it where it overtakes the protein and veggies and you become ill, while it slowly kills you. Find your happiness everyday and invite it to sit a spell, then just listen.

@faruambient Месяц назад

this is also a good reminder for those with tinitus. exactly the same pattern. the more you focus on the noise in your ears, the more you hear it.

@nahkalahdeyoung6889 9 месяцев назад

Yes Emma I loved this one. ❤️ it's seems like your a bit more excited in this video in some of your recent. It's like the same fun energy as your beginning one's. So AWESOME! THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP.

@sqlstacy 3 месяца назад

This is an excellent post. I have found in my experience and through my meditation that short circuiting these impulses requires mindfulness, especially early. I stop the cascade by focusing on the flower and not the spider. It gets easier over time with practice. I would also note that staying away from negative people helps in this regard. Not everyone is working in themselves 😊

@brothermayihavesomeloops7048 5 месяцев назад

I appreciate you leaving the end of that awareness video in where it expresses the intention of the psa to look out for cyclists!

@MirandaQUEENofFISHROCK 9 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for being passionate! Be the change !❤

@davidwho7847 3 месяца назад

We no longer watch the 6:00 pm news. We don't know and don't care. Feels much better.

@chrish7308 9 месяцев назад

A few months ago I was training for a new position and I got really negative, which made me focus more on the negative aspects and it made learning the new role overwhelming and difficult. Once I decided to stop being so negative, learning the role got way easier; really I just didn't want to get out of my comfort zone with my old position. Now I actually like the new position way better than the old one.

@MegaSnail1 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much for your spot on presentation. I've been encouraging folks to do hope scrolling like I do. You are part of my seeking happiness. All the best to you.

@glofacekilluh 9 месяцев назад

You are a fantastic human!

@jeanniebair4103 5 месяцев назад

I have had anxiety for years but I have learned how to eat healthy and exercise more. I also make it a point to ALWAYS find a bright spot in any situation. My husband is currently dealing with the ravages of ALS. However we are so grateful for our blessings. He is still able to talk, eat and enjoy his family which we do try to keep upbeat. It is terrible but in the terrible there is also good. We spend more quality time together and praise the Lord. For the stress, I pray and I’m sure God has a plan much greater than mine. I journal, stay busy and when I catch myself getting negative (which does happen) I do something positive for him or someone else and try my best to focus on the good. Thank you for making this video. Love your videos

@dutchhustler 9 месяцев назад

Love how you explain this wish you could do more video's, sometimes thoughts are so scary that you start to believe that you are in danger, when there is no reason to think that way. But because you feel anxious it creates more negative thoughts and it becomes a cycle . Wish you could share more skills to break those negative patterns and have more realistic logical thoughts ❤

@saravone3292 5 месяцев назад

Emma, Your lessons are so great. I found you when I was at my lowest and you helped me in a major way, and still years later, I still listen to you.

@robd754 3 месяца назад

thank you. been trying to explain this to everyone for a while.. this is much more clear than my rants

@annaburton5774 9 месяцев назад

So good! Thanks you Emma for helping us all!🙏🏼💕

@teresab936 27 дней назад

Thank you for breaking this down. Your sessions identify the things in my mind I can’t put a finger on! Thank you for your work.

@ronway7280 9 месяцев назад

I just want you to know that you really do help.

@wip99 5 месяцев назад

I am soo thankful to you for this series emma. After going through the comments i realise i am not alone. I wish i found your channel and this playlist much earlier. I have been struggling from anxiety and fear since the last three years. I used to be a very happy soul and i still am very active and good when i am not anxious but sometimes i hit a low soo bad that it feels like i cant get over it ever. I thought i will have to battle with anxiety all my life but watching your videos gives me hope to rewire my brain and change my current lifestyle to come out of this spiral. Thanks a ton!!❤

@mumtazmullahkhail3357 9 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for your helpful videos particularly this one ❤❤ It changed my mood and feeling. Grateful

@yonitalang4904 9 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for teaching us things that are never taught in school! You are such an angel! Love from Indonesia ❤

@Varykino1917 9 месяцев назад

Really great video! You are so right! That is why prayer, meditation, and stepping away from media is such a great idea. However, that said, the world is worse than ever before. But the kids are great - it's the adults who are awful! 😉

@munkeefinkelbeen5395 9 месяцев назад

It's kind of a balancing act, isn't it? Knowing that the world is at a critical juncture, but trying not to fixate on it, but also do our part to remedy the situation and remember that it's not all bad 😅

@Pdrum2 7 месяцев назад

@@munkeefinkelbeen5395 Yeah, it is really about your fixation on things, it seems more easy now days to focus on the negative. You have to take effort.

@PraveshKumar-zo8hy 6 месяцев назад

Aftrr completed 16 videos out of 30 i experence that i am the happiest person on the earth and before i was the most anxious person on the earht.. Thank u❤ Emma

@user-qo3jh9mn1t 6 месяцев назад

I came across your channel yesterday. Today I can see what a positive event that was. Glad I recognized it. Thank you. I've decided to watch one of your videos each morning.

@bgoodfella7413 9 месяцев назад

That moonwalking bear was creepy asf

@mayaphansalker1534 3 месяца назад

😂 totally!

@vanmamawannabe6360 3 месяца назад

There was an edit just before it came onscreen. Also, he was moving right to left ( the opposite of where we naturally look) and he was only onscreen for a couple of clicks.

@Honeybeememez 3 месяца назад

😂 … your brain trying to keep you alive. 👻🐻

@venasm 9 месяцев назад

Thank you so much, im stuck in a rut and i really appreciate your videos. It's so nice to see a professional helping with mental health available for free for so many people. Bless you

@im4ever369 9 месяцев назад

I've been a "Law of Attraction" believer for years. This is just another way of explaining it. Thank you!. PS I haven't watched TV for years either. Life is Good!

@ringostar4904 9 месяцев назад

Thank you Emma for a great vid clip. I'm sure people around the world watching this will change to live more fulfilling and happier lives.

@tonyjono2148 9 месяцев назад

Many thanks, I will watch this again🙂

@aQuestforHappiness 7 месяцев назад

What refreshingly clear perspective! Thank you very much for giving me a new outlook on life! 😊

@euniceserrano6499 4 месяца назад

This is what education should be about! It is that experience that results into better understanding and realizations and as a result we can navigate life better. Because when we know better, we can do better😊. Also I like that you mentioned about "toxic positivity"! This is the first time i've heard of how it is called but for the longest time i know the idea of it and never liked it. Some people in my life practice it and push for me to do the same but i've always found it to be not authentic, not truthful! I like your videos and I thank you for doing what you do! There are now a growing number of professionals who are spreading the word on how we can better understand our thoughts and behavior💕

@cmvamerica9011 6 месяцев назад

Negativity bias is definitely worse than it’s ever been.

@ummumami 6 месяцев назад

lol....its awful

@cfcm_design 5 месяцев назад

i think it’s the official policy of every political party on Earth rn

@Beeatrix 4 месяца назад

Literally negative bias 😂😂

@RogerFordTheSmilingBassHole 6 месяцев назад

Great advice! When I was a kid I noticed the news always featured terrible events. I wondered why they never said, "Today, nothing bad happened in 99% of the state (or country), but in this place there were these problems." I have never been a "news hound" since then. I was living in San Francisco during the 1989 earthquake. An area of SF had fires, one city street collapsed, and the Bay Bridge had a section collapse. The news focused on ONLY those 3 details. The phones were swamped (you had to wait 20 minutes or more for a dial tone!) but when I was finally able to reach my mother in Vermont, she thought the city was collapsing and on fire. I had a roommate when I lived in Chicago who owned a car. He picked me up and the car made a weird rumbling noise. "Uh-oh," I said. "It's probably nothing," he replied. I thought, "Wow, you're crazy!" But on reflection, I realized I was worrying about a possible issue on a car I didn't even own, while he ONLY had to deal with problems that made a difference. That episode changed my life. Love your tips! Thanks for making this clear!

@mattoniy2840 5 месяцев назад

It’s because there is an evolutionary reason why we seek out bad news. Bad news would have promoted our survival when we lived in tribes. Knowing the bad people and dangerous events allowed us to avoid them and survive. This is an evolutionary behavioural trait. The news just caters to this. They tried only putting positive news on the front page and sales went down by 40%

@77dris 9 месяцев назад

I stopped watching mainstream media years ago and it's the best thing I've done in a while. Also, "Climate Change Hysteria" is pure bollocks I found out after doing a lot of my own research on the subject (scouring actual government climate websites, listening to actual climate researchers and historians). Long story short, climate related deaths are DOWN by 95% over the past 100 years and are at their lowest in history. Polar Bear populations have increased by 300% over the past few decades, tropical storms are about the same, most of the hottest recorded temps in US history occurred in the 1920s and 1930s, water levels have barely increased (Climate Change/Global Warming people said the Statue Of Liberty was supposed to under water over 20 years ago... LOL... water level is essentially the same as when the Statue was placed there). The Great Barrier Reef is the largest it's been in a long, long time, and the media STILL tried to put a negative spin on it. Tropical storms are about the same as they were a century ago. Famine and poverty is at its lowest in the known history of humankind.... We are told these things. The only bad thing is I have friends who watch the news religiously daily and will tell me all about it. I also in my journal will write down any compliments I may get because we do tend to focus on only the negative. And men only get compliments about once every decade unlike women that get them daily.

@TheJustinJ 7 месяцев назад

The earths atmosphere used to contain 1,000pm (50Mya) ~ back when great white sharks evolved. It had 4,400-8,000ppm for the Cambrian explosion. When more diverse life forms showed up than any other point in history. The lowest ppm ever in earth history was just below 180ppm at the lowest the entire Earth was an ice ball, and the glaciers met at the equator. This ice age cycle happened 3x until (somehow? Volcanic activity?) the CO2 content reached >270ppm and was able to pull out of that ice age cycle... When 90% of all land dwelling species on the planet went extinct. 90%! People worry about one species (Polar Bear) when 90% are at stake if carbon content drops 150ppm. But almost nothing happens if it rises 150ppm. In fact, studies show doubling to 800ppm increased plant biomass by 30% and food production by almost 25% with no additional input. 😮 this is a free way how to solve word hunger...

@run1492 2 месяца назад

I am loving the concepts you explain here, they are very important. And I also love the way you are expressing them; THUMBS UP!!!

@frogstomp427 7 месяцев назад

I've been thinking about this phenomenon a lot recently. Thanks for this video!

@miniharez 9 месяцев назад

Man, I really wish the news was all about the good going on in the world, it would definitely make us less skeptical of everyone and everything! great video👌

@joec68500 9 месяцев назад

Love these videos. I'm learning so much.

@LaMariposafer 3 месяца назад

Thank you!! I hope you have lots and lots of followers bring such important insight.

@astrocat88 3 месяца назад

This was so well explained that I'm in awe. Finally, I really understand the relationship between Negative Bias and Anxiety. Thank you!!

@scleo1959 3 месяца назад

Fantastic insightful video! Lots of thoughtfulness throughout. Thanks for the refreshing motivation to be more aware of my thought patterns.

@sonalpatil3469 9 месяцев назад

Very helpful. Can you make video on Let go? Please.

@CaptBill69 4 месяца назад

Double Thumbs Up to your style of helping people. I think another reason to acknowledge the positive is our mind's imagery is the fuel of our creativity; and positive forward looking hopes and dreams produce much better results than our critical focus (usually blaming our feelings while focusing on the past). More Power to You in Reaching Folks looking for better options 🌠

@dumpsterfire6351 9 месяцев назад

Great Video Thanks 🙏

@jimatsydney 9 месяцев назад

Thanks this is a great video. Just another thing I think is important to remember, bad things tend to happen quickly where good things normally take a long time. All the good things around us don’t tend to grab our attention.

@elisenieuwe4649 9 месяцев назад

Those Utah examples are hilarious. It's so true. That's why I've blocked a couple news sites in my PC and phone. That way I can't partly unconsciously go to them and see the shit :p

@faith8788 9 месяцев назад

I've been watching anxiety depression Etc videos for a few years now and just found your channel and your videos are the best!! Thank you❤

@julietroberts1385 4 месяца назад

Thank you very much. You provide rich insights with friendliness, humour and much knowledge.

@tennesseemartin7787 4 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing! You are doing great! Your message is a helpful reminder to stay more aware of our mental consumption and output

@Wally-qg3ri 9 месяцев назад

Such an excellent video! If we are not aware of this, it is such an important topic to be aware of. If we are aware of this, it is a concept that we need to be reminded of. I really work on this but with my busy it is easy to forget. Thank you for the reminder!

@amyschmidt1113 3 месяца назад

Good job lifting the curtain a little bit on this very real phenomenon. It's so true. Let's share it with our kids!

@chriswixtrom6514 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for making this extremely helpful video!! Your videos make sense to me and address my difficulties effectively!

@flywesleybyrd 2 месяца назад

Especially true in this age of social media 💥

@faithmartin866 9 месяцев назад

I have tried so hard to get this through to certain ppl I love Thank you for this!

@WhammyBamber-wn2jv 7 месяцев назад

I focus on reality as it is ....either positive or negative both should be processed with balance

@anonz975 7 месяцев назад

Very true about anxiety. Often the feeling hits first and your brain scrambles to find a reason for it in response (especially if you wake up at night and ruminate).

@annaceglova6889 5 месяцев назад

Your first words made me already feel so good 😂❤ thank you for your valuable content!

@darcv242 4 месяца назад

GREAT INFO!!! Everyone could benefit from this video! I gave up my news addiction in January 2017, and my life is vastly better!!! 🥳💕😃 Oh, and a couple of months later, I started a gratuity journal. Amazing things began to happen!

@cellistefly 4 месяца назад

This reminds me of a book I read back in college during the semester I was withdrawing( auditing). The book was: ” Power of Optimism” by Alan Loy McGinnis. Some of the tools shared to be implemented, studied the habits of successful people. This was so long ago Bill Cosby L O L. But the main memorable technique learned was interrupting negative thinking and identifying it and then attaching a positive connotation. Cognitive therapy very much like what you described! Not nearly as thoroughly as you addressed this! thank you!

@cioralavinel 9 месяцев назад

I say it and i will say it again you are the most pure soul in my life wish you all the great !

@caroldanson5476 3 месяца назад

Some people are hyper focused on the posiive and ignore what is going on in society and the harmthat is occuring

@thejohnson9204 8 месяцев назад

I could relate to a lot of this. Very good advice & insights. For me, self improvement is a constant battle. Thanks for the wise words.

@voices_vary 3 месяца назад

I gave up cable TV "news" five years ago. I survived and thrived. I read selectively--and only news, not emotional opinion.

@richguitarucci3193 5 месяцев назад

love your videos. You have a way of explaining things that makes perfect sense and is relatable.

@waynec369 8 месяцев назад

Not knowing what you just taught us in this video about negative bias, I stopped watching and/or listening to daily newscasts in late 2008 due to the focus on negativity. I have NEVER felt better. While correlation doesn't always equal causation, what you say totally matches my observations.

@mariae8735 8 месяцев назад

I truly appreciate all of your educational, inspirational, and comforting videos. ❤

@javiermachin1 9 месяцев назад

This channel is a Gold Nugget. Blessings Emma. ❤

@droppedonmyhead3522 7 месяцев назад

A good way to think of this is remember the phrase “If it sounds too good to be true it usually is. “We should take this phrase and also equally apply this phrase to the negative and say to ourselves “If it sounds too bad to be true, it usually is.”