Are you doing bad emotional math? Dr. Joan Rosenberg shares an empowering resource in her book, 90 Seconds to a Life You Love. In it, she provides a table that contrasts Bad Emotional Math with Good Emotional Math.
Here is a list of her Emotional Math mental habits. Be sure to read to the end to discover the emotional math equations that will strengthen your mind.
1. One bad thing = all bad things
2. Always was = always will be
3. Always has been = always will be
4. That's just who I am = that's who I will be
5. Past = present
6. Past = future
7. Present = future
8. "Bad" feelings = bad self
9. "Ugly" feelings = ugly self
10. Doing = being
11. Who I am = what I want
12. Who I am = what I have/own
13. Who I am = what I feel
14. Who I am = what I think
15. Who I am = what I believe
16. Who I am = what I do
17. Who I am = what I accomplished/expressed
18. Who I am = what others say about me
19. Who I am = my reputation
20. Who I am = what I show to others
21. Who I am = how I think others perceive me
22. Who I am = parent / child
23. Who I am = my label
24. Who I am = my illness / disease
25. Feeling suicidal = act / action
Joan Rosenberg's antidote to Bad Emotional Math are mindset equations for Good Emotional Math.
1. One bad thing = one bad thing
2. Always was ≠ now or future
3. Always has been ≠ now or future
4. That's just who I am < who I can be
5. Past ≠ present
6. Past ≠ future
7. Present ≠ future
8. "Bad" feelings = unpleasant feelings
9. "Ugly" feelings = unpleasant feelings
10. Doing ≠ being (i.e. mistake or failure) ≠ (i.e. I am a failure)
11. Who I am > what I want
12. Who I am > what I have / own
13. Who I am > what I feel
14. Who I am > what I think
15. Who I am > what I believe
16. Who I am > what I do
17. Who I am > what I accomplished / expressed
18. Who I am > what others say about me
19. Who I am > my reputation
20. Who I am > what I show to others
21. Who I am > how I think others perceive me
22. Who I am ≠ my parent / child
23. Who I am > my label
24. Who I am > my illness / disease
25. Feeling suicidal = difficulty facing unbearable pain
Good emotional math done consistently over time = improved mental health. This type of math simply makes sense.
Which math equations resonate with you?
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