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It would be then interesting to see if there is a scientific correlation between changing one’s language habits and depression. I’ve always considered the “star

It would be then interesting to see if there is a scientific correlation between changing one’s language habits and depression. I’ve always considered the “start talking positive and things will go well” advice as shortsighted and oversimplistic, but maybe there is indeed a correlation, and a positive reinforcement through language is possible. Mantras and chants can have a strong influence on our brain waves, so maybe there’s a way to leverage positive language and repetition to ignite a change in the way we feel and the way we think.

throwaway8879 8y ago
I've always wanted to delve more into E-prime, general semantics after hearing about it in a lot of Robert Anton Wilson's lectures. Language definitely has an effect on the way we think and feel. I recently bought a book called 'The Tyranny of Words' by Stuart Chase that I need to find the time to read too. Keep in mind that general semantics is mostly pseudoscience, or at least ont the fringe.
hliyan 8y ago
My personal theory is that an absolutist vocabulary of thinking ("always", "never", "very/extremely") diminishes the possibilities / opportunities perceived by the person. This leads to a feeling of helplessness, which leads to a lack of motivation, which in turn becomes a self-fulfilling vicious cycle. It's amazing what people go and achieve when they don't know it's impossible...
- Farradfahren 8y ago
  Half of the accomplishment presentations and stories begin with "we thought the other company already had done it, so we reverse- engineered it from what we knew about them." Unreal Engines mirroring floors where done that way. Thats why launching and advertising for fake products, and similar endavours are often a net positive. Somebody at some other company sees that, and gets into a "we must do that too frenzy". Imagine the world, if Lockheed started a advertising campaign for a working fusion reactor in a box right now. The paniced race to market everyone suddenly would be in.
pilotthefuture 8y ago
There's an enlightening discussion interweaved with clinical examples on the power of chanting, synchronised rituals, theatre and Neurofeedback (among many others) in treating trauma patients in The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, which I highly recommend for going deeper into the points you mentioned.
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PavlovsCat 8y ago
> Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. -- Thich Nhat Hanh
- state_less 8y ago
  Sometimes we forget to smile, thanks for reminding us. :) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25139308 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25139308
kzrdude 8y ago
As someone who has come out of depressiveness, for me it was mostly about physical factors in the end: routine, sleep, always eating regularly (breakfast!). I don't know what to think about the mental factors. For me they seem to mostly be symptoms of a bad physical state. Some approach to both worlds is needed: Also I needed that the absurdly negative voices in my head would shut up, when I was trying to sleep. Some of that was just healing over time, I think.

throwaway8879 8y ago

I've always wanted to delve more into E-prime, general semantics after hearing about it in a lot of Robert Anton Wilson's lectures. Language definitely has an effect on the way we think and feel. I recently bought a book called 'The Tyranny of Words' by Stuart Chase that I need to find the time to read too. Keep in mind that general semantics is mostly pseudoscience, or at least ont the fringe.

hliyan 8y ago

My personal theory is that an absolutist vocabulary of thinking ("always", "never", "very/extremely") diminishes the possibilities / opportunities perceived by the person. This leads to a feeling of helplessness, which leads to a lack of motivation, which in turn becomes a self-fulfilling vicious cycle. It's amazing what people go and achieve when they don't know it's impossible...

Farradfahren 8y ago
Half of the accomplishment presentations and stories begin with "we thought the other company already had done it, so we reverse- engineered it from what we knew about them." Unreal Engines mirroring floors where done that way. Thats why launching and advertising for fake products, and similar endavours are often a net positive. Somebody at some other company sees that, and gets into a "we must do that too frenzy". Imagine the world, if Lockheed started a advertising campaign for a working fusion reactor in a box right now. The paniced race to market everyone suddenly would be in.

pilotthefuture 8y ago

There's an enlightening discussion interweaved with clinical examples on the power of chanting, synchronised rituals, theatre and Neurofeedback (among many others) in treating trauma patients in The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, which I highly recommend for going deeper into the points you mentioned.

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PavlovsCat 8y ago

> Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. -- Thich Nhat Hanh

state_less 8y ago
Sometimes we forget to smile, thanks for reminding us. :) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25139308 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25139308

kzrdude 8y ago

As someone who has come out of depressiveness, for me it was mostly about physical factors in the end: routine, sleep, always eating regularly (breakfast!). I don't know what to think about the mental factors. For me they seem to mostly be symptoms of a bad physical state. Some approach to both worlds is needed: Also I needed that the absurdly negative voices in my head would shut up, when I was trying to sleep. Some of that was just healing over time, I think.