Out of the Roots come the Fruits. The roots of many problems can be traced back to Stinking Thinking.
Anxiety
Depression
Eating Disorders
Unwanted Sexual Desires
Compulsive Behaviors
Drug Addiction
Alcohol Addiction
Fears
Paranoia
Rage
Bullying
Cowardice
What is behind Stinking Thinking? Well, that is easy. The origin of Stinking Thinking can be traced to ANTS!!! ANTS is shorthand for Automatic Negative Thoughts! As Andrew Newberg, an MD Neurologist says, "The brain is interested in survival rather than facts." If we have suffered intensive Shock, Trauma or Abuse from attacks or neglect the brain suffers from PTSD and is constantly on the alert to protect us from any new attack.
Stinking Thinking is a Chronic Habit of allowing ANTS to run and rule my life, my thoughts and my feelings.All of the ANTS spring up from the deep heart and infect the brain. The brain becomes agitated and pours out suspicious and hyper alert messages to the nerves and emotions that whisper "Watch out! They are going to get you. You can't trust her."
We have a You Tube Video online at our web page that offers free insights about how to resist these impulses with God on your side. The traumatized brain too often assumes that God too is against us.
2 comments:
Could you explain the graphic a bit more?
In particular, I'm curious how you see ADHD as an outgrowth of "compulsive thinking"? Are you implying people who have ADD/ADHD are a result of "Pain, bitterness, trauma" or the other "roots" you list?
I don't think I mentioned ADD/ADHD but the symptoms of hyperactivity can be diagnosed as these other issues. In Family Therapy such a person is called "The Identified Patient" when he or she "carries" the anxiety of the family so that their anxiety shows up in the child. The first thin I do when a child is having problems like that is to interview the parents and see what the symptoms are and when they occur to get at patterns that are related to what another member of the family is doing. My book, How to be me in my Family Tree tells more on this approach.
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