In line with what Pastor has preached,I'd like to add on some pretty useful information I've learnt during a seminar ran in my school a couple of days ago.The seminar's speaker is a Christian and he totally agrees with what Pastor has preached over the past couple of weeks.
Firstly,I'd be talking about negative beliefs or what psychologists around the world call schemas.These are the 10 common ones a lot of people face today,and do not be surprised if you find yourself subconsciously having one or more of the below-mentioned negative belief systems.
- I stink : I am worthless,no good,of no value
- You stink : A person who offends me is no good
- Namby-Pamby : I can't stand it ,I can't cope,I'll go crazy
- Monster : Someone is out trying to harm me. i.e you believe that a teacher is out to get you
- Doomsday : This event is catastrophic,the future is hopeless
- Fairy-tale : Things should be better,the world should be like ..........
- Alone : I'm rejected,I'm alone
- Kitten : I feel powerless against the circumstances
- Bomb : I can't control my feelings
- Victim : It is unfair.God has done me wrong.
Next,I'd be elucidating on how one's beliefs are linked to certain feelings.The belief will be written first followed by the corresponding negative emotion it will evoke.In order to due with a negative emotion,one must know what beliefs are we supposed to finetune based on the symptoms shown in order to avoid similar future problems.
- Loss of self-worth (Thinking lesser of myself).........Depression/sadness
- Future Threat e.g.new competitor at school or work (Something bad is going to happen to me)..........Anxiety
- Violation of rights(Someone did not respect me)...........Anger
- Violation of another's rights(I did not respect someone else)...........Guilt
- Loss of one's standing with others(Lose face)...........embarrassment.
With these,I've finished updating this blog for now.
Happy birthday Munkidd
Signing off
Ronald
KAIROS, Friday, November 20, 2009
