{"id":2845,"date":"2022-10-06T13:33:26","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T13:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alchemyfor.life\/balancecoaching\/?p=2845"},"modified":"2022-10-06T13:33:29","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T13:33:29","slug":"thoughts-vs-reality-not-what-you-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alchemyfor.life\/balancecoaching\/2022\/10\/06\/thoughts-vs-reality-not-what-you-think\/","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts vs. Reality – not what you think"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Here’s something you don’t hear – thoughts do not equal<\/strong><\/em> reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an odd way this is a discussion (of the reverse kind) of mindfulness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fight of flight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our fight or flight mechanism<\/strong> was designed and evolved to deal with something happening right now. It was designed to deal with reality<\/em><\/strong>. If you’re having anxiety about the room filling up with water because it’s currently filling up with water<\/em><\/strong> and you need to escape then you’re not having anxiety\u2014you’re fighting or fleeing to escape the danger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what about when you have the same feelings when you think about next Tuesday?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Listen in on what it means, what you can do about it.<\/p>\n

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