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Episode 187: Feeling Hopeless and Afraid?

Psychology Has It Backwards

Psychology Has It Backwards
Episode 187: Feeling Hopeless and Afraid?
Mar 22, 2025 Episode 187
Christine Heath and Judy Sedgeman

When events leave people feeling hopeless or afraid, the inclination we have is to share our fear, or to follow people who feel the same.  Yet we know deep down that hopelessness and fear do not solve problems or inspire solutions.  Events have no power to make feel bad or good -- how and what we THINK about events creates our feelings.  As the thinkers, we always have the power to clear our heads and find fresh thoughts.  When things are difficult or confusing, we still have wisdom within us.  If we look towards our innate wisdom, we see what we can do to be helpful, not hopeless.

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