Growth Diary Brick Series 240th
Human psychology is deceptive. This is because there is no way to simply follow human will. It feels a bit like being in a courtroom, where they develop their arguments and I try to think of something in my head, but in reality, my words and actions are different. We must be cautious about concluding that our will has been pushed to a lower priority due to some decisive cause, but in the end, the human brain is a product of evolution and environment to survive in a harsh environment, so it is more important to accept it and how to use it.
In 1987, Wagner conducted a simple experiment in which he divided college students into two groups, instructing one group to think of a white bear and the other group not to think of a white bear. Over time, when they thought of a white bear, they were asked to ring a bell in front of them. In conclusion, those who were instructed not to think about the white bear rang the bell more. Common sense might ask, “Wouldn’t the message ‘think’ come to mind more? However, it seems that people were more strongly stimulated by the message ‘don’t think’.”
This experiment was linked with other psychological studies and gave many implications. From a social perspective, the Streisand effect is similar to the White Bear effect in that if you try to conceal or delete information, you will receive more focus and attention. If we look at it as a pathological area, the obvious part is obsessive-compulsive disorder. Even if patients recognize their obsessive-compulsive disorder and try to get rid of it, they continue to suffer from intrusive obsessions.
Even though you already want to get away from it, saying “Oh, I can’t think like that” or “I don’t want to think about those thoughts, let’s just brush them off,” the thoughts keep coming back to me one after another. A similar pattern is seen in insomnia patients in their daily lives. In the larger scheme of things, it is called the paradoxical effect of thought suppression. If you control your thoughts, thoughts that you do not want to always continue to win instead of your will, thanks to this thought suppression effect.
While sharing opinions on the election results on TV, he said he made a big mistake at a strategic level and brought up the keyword about pink elephants. I think I saw it in a self-help book, but to be exact, I think they were trying to talk about the White Bear Effect above. Anyway, I have experienced anxiety disorders myself, but I don’t think I have ever won the fight against thought suppression. Even though I tried to suppress my anxiety, I continued to feel anxious, trembled, and felt regret or shame.
In order to overcome the thought suppression effect, you must first know that there are other ways, that is, there are various ways. If you could just suppress your thoughts, all these problems wouldn’t have happened, but if you hold on to them, like balloons or jelly sticking out between your fingers, these thoughts are very clever at avoiding them and tormenting you. Therefore, in the fight against suppression, the key to winning first… no, not allowing thoughts you don’t want to have to go in your favor is the key to victory.
When such thoughts come up, it is of course difficult, but it is more beneficial to just let them go and focus on other activities, or to invest energy in other thoughts in the first place. The funny thing is, like an obsessed hater, he keeps harassing you, but as time goes by and you don’t pay attention to him, he gradually leaves. What’s more important is that during this period of patience, you can’t stand it, and if you poke it once, it thinks it’s time to stop thinking, and it heats up like wildfire again to harass you. So, just acknowledge this guy and go my own way, or have another productive thought to overcome it. I think this is the way to go.
2024-04-12 11:50:39
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