The Power of Positive Thinking - Can We Literally Will Ourselves to Become Well?
As we were chatting over coffee, we got on the topic of positive thinking and she explained how ones body will often go along with what ones mind is thinking. So, if we are lying in bed telling ourselves how rotten we feel, our bodies will essentially obey these thoughts and continue to feel sick.
On the other hand, my friend explained, if we make an effort to think positive thoughts about our health and how we are feeling, our bodies will “listen” and respond accordingly. Examples she gave me included phrases like, “I am healthy.” “My body is healing every minute.” “I am well.”
Not too long after this conversation, I came home from work feeling headachy and tired. The next morning I woke up feeling stuffy and with a sore throat. As I reached for the Advil and orange juice, my friend’s advice came to me, and I decided what the heck, I’d give it a shot.
Instead of focusing on how crummy I felt, I repeated over and over to myself, "I’m healthy." "My body is very strong and healing." If I caught myself feeling sorry for myself, I replaced those thoughts with positive words.
And you know what? It worked. I got over my cold in record time.
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What you are reffering to it also known as the law of attraction.
It's principals are routed in the earliest teaching on karma etc.
Also known as the Master Key System (To which Bill Gates attributes all of his microsoft success)
Other earlier forms are found in Rosicrucianism - Of which many great thinkers have been part.
I have been "sick" one time in 15 years. Why because the body does what the mind sayes. I wake each morning in a good mood and looking forward for what ever may happen. I do not have time to be sick therfore I am not sick. If more people could understand that you control your mind your mind does not control you. I have been around many people that have had the "cold or flu" but I have never been sick.
there are a lot of reasons why you are not often sick, and positive thinking is probably the least important factor. how frequently are you exposed to pathogens? If you don't have little kids, chances are you get a lot less exposure. do you have a good diet? do you exercise? do you have good immunity genes? you should probably take into account all factors before you attribute cause to the factor you find most gratifying.
so, does that mean that negative ppl falls sick more often and die earlier?
We have to be careful that we don't cause many to feel more sick since the "cancer" does not go away by just thinking positive thoughts. As well, this line of thinking can cause us to believe that those in poverty are there due to their own "willing". There is a "happy" medium to everything and while positive thinking at the right time is good, the extrapolation of positive thinking to all areas of life at all times is very bad indeed.