Do you ever wonder: with all the noises in your head, how can you even think straight, let alone try to listen to yourself? Well, we are going to do just that. You will need 10 minutes to sit down and get comfortable while I help you get inside your head and change a few negative ideas and emotions you have. We are going to talk about how to use your own psychology to help you deal with your emotional health.

You are building a path through life. Everything you have up to this point stems from what you have thought about in the past (and experienced) or what you inherited (potentially some negative emotions) from people like your parents, friends, or teachers.

Let’s do this: Look at your negative emotions. Where did they come from? Did you inherit your sense of fear? Or, did you bring this on yourself? Where do your anxieties come from? Are they inherited or self-inflicted?

Fear and anxiety are caused by the psychological effects of stress. You must realize that what you are today comes from what you did or thought yesterday and last year. So are you ready? This is how to understand yourself so you can change your stress levels and ultimately improve your life.

For every negative emotion that you have that is causing you stress, look deep inside by asking yourself if it is something that you have developed, or if it was passed on to you through inheritance or past experiences.

If you developed this stressful emotion (let’s choose fear), then go back into your past and see if you can determine the time that this emotion first developed. Was it when you were a toddler crawling on your hands and knees when you first became fearful of space and distance? It may have happened then.

Choose one of these instances and go back in your past and tell yourself it will be okay and that you have nothing to worry about. Tie up this loose end that you have been carrying around with you. Come back through time to the present doing the same thing wherever you find the beginnings of the emotion of fear. Fix these glitches in your emotional state!

What about negative emotions that you have inherited? Emotions can certainly be passed down through generations. Go back a generation or two and have a conversation with whomever you inherited a negative emotion from. Tell this relative, or friend, or whomever it was that you don’t want this emotion messing with you. Tell them that your life is just fine without it. Then tell yourself that everything will be okay.

If you are a linear person (that is, someone who thinks sequentially), you may have a hard time understanding this method of warping your time frame. What we are doing is rearranging your mind and memory. We are going back to the earliest memories you have and shifting both the content and context. It doesn’t matter how old you were. All that matters is how you are processing your current state. This is how to eliminate toxins of negative emotions from your mind.

Fear is the greatest strain on the mind and body. We are taught to fear at a young age and this continues throughout life. Now you can do something about it. But more than that, you can practise this with any negative emotion that weakens your body and mind. Worry, fear, depression, dissatisfaction, envy, jealousy, dishonesty, anger, grief, anxiety – these all vandalize your mind and body and will eventually contribute to disease.

Whether your negative emotions are inherited or self-developed, it is time to remove them from your life. You will have released the power of the doctor within. This is the ultimate stress relief.

So if you want to know the key, it is to understand your current situation, your basic psychology today, your history, and decide to make positive changes to create a new you. Only you can do this. You have the insights. You have the answers buried inside. It takes work and effort but there is help along the journey. Keep working even if it seems daunting. What else is more important?