Be careful: the next word you say can define what your day or even your whole life will be like. Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University have determined that word choice can have a profound effect on a person. Do you think the phrases “I can't”, “I won't” or “it's hard” are harmless? By using them every day, you can change your brain! How does this happen?
Positive words strengthen the frontal lobes of the brain
Doctors Andrew Newberg and Mark Robert Waldman, who wrote a book on how words change the brain, report that a single word can influence the expression of genes that control physical and emotional stress. If you use positive affirmations, you strengthen the frontal lobes of the brain, which means you make them more effective.
This part of the brain helps you figure out what is bad and what is good, and also contributes to the ability to experience emotions. If you use positive words a lot, you get more motivation to take control of your life and make better choices.
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Negative words increase stress hormone levels
What happens when we use too many negative words? Using negative words triggers fear, which raises stress hormone levels. Too much negativity - and now you are already weakened before the attack of hormones, which makes them begin to control your body. Of course, a little stress can sometimes even be beneficial, but too much stress can cause serious physical and mental health problems.
Change the way you look at yourself and others
Scientists explain that the use of positive affirmations affects other parts of the brain, for example, the area that determines our view of the world, ourselves and others. If you are more positive about yourself and use motivating phrases, it will be easier for you to see the good sides in others. At the same time, negative statements and poor self-assessment fill a person with suspicions and doubts, which makes us doubt others. All this cannot but influence the social life of a person.
Experiment
The researchers decided to test whether positive words can actually reprogram the brain and thought processes. A group of adults aged 35 to 54 were required to write down three thoughts every day for 3 months. Each thought had to be connected with the reasons for happiness - it was necessary to write what and why makes a person happy. After three months, scientists found that these adults felt happier and less depressed. The experiment also demonstrated that everyone is able to reprogram the brain and become more positive by focusing on events that cause joy, rather than those that upset.
Practical ways to use more positive statements
When we are angry, we often use words that we later regret. The thing is that at the moment of using evil words, the sections responsible for logic and reasonable behavior are turned off. Control is taken by the center responsible for emergency situations, as a result of anger, the person does not think about what he is saying. If you train yourself to express only positive thoughts, you will train your brain so that its front regions work effectively even in moments of anger, and it will be easier for you to maintain self-control when the atmosphere is heating up. If you don't know which words you use more, try following yourself and writing down your thoughts. To tune in to a positive mood, each day make a list of three things that make you feel happier. You will soon notice positive changes in your life.