Your brain isn't built to make you happy
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Your brain isn't built to make you happy, it's built to keep you alive.
That's why it clings to the one awkward moment, the one mistake, the one thing you wish you'd said/did differently.
Your brain thinks that 'threat spotting' equals safety.
But zoom out
- The wins matter
- Getting through hard moments
- Not giving up
- Learning
- Regulating
- Keeping going
The 'threat' was a moment, not a verdict and not your identity.
Reality is much more generous.
Mrs Westergaard, Wellbeing Team