Unveiled Artist
Veteran Member
I wanted your insight on this. I was working with my therapist, and in mental health they say when you have a trigger or something, your mind reacts first (I'm in danger), then your body reacts (tense up), then behavior (fight or run). If you change your thoughts, you calm your physiological reaction and in turn affects your behavior.
When I personally think of it, I think the physiological reaction comes first (someone threatens you, you get tense), then your mind (I'm in danger), and then your behavior (protect myself or run).
In mental health, why does the first scenario make sense and not the second?
Don't we react first before we interpret why we react whether its fact or cognitive distortion?
When I personally think of it, I think the physiological reaction comes first (someone threatens you, you get tense), then your mind (I'm in danger), and then your behavior (protect myself or run).
In mental health, why does the first scenario make sense and not the second?
Don't we react first before we interpret why we react whether its fact or cognitive distortion?