Neurobiology helps us better understand the physiological underpinnings of negative thoughts, why they are difficult to alter, and effective interventions for changing the brain.
Neuroplasticity (the brain’s ability to change) offers an opportunity to heal from trauma - research has proven that new neuron formations and links continue throughout people's entire lives. |
Our brain communicates through neuronal firing. When communicating frequently, brain cell connection strengthens, forming a strong pathway. Messages travelling the same brain pathway continuously begin to transmit faster & faster. Through repetition, they become automatic. This is why practice of a skill can lead to autopilot, but also how ruminating leads to more entrenched negative thought patterns.
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Negative and traumatic thoughts “loop”, playing over until something is done to consciously to stop them. Looped thoughts can initiate anxiety, depression, panic, compulsions and obsessions. Along with emotional & physiological reactions, thought loops can be difficult to combat alone.
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WOODSTOCK, ON29 Wellington St North
Woodstock, Ontario N4S 6P4 (519) 539-7000 in collaboration with MacDonald Naturopathic Medical Clinic |
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