b"GIANT VIEWSBY: ADALBERTO AMADOR MORALESMAPPING YOUR MENTAL LANDSCAPEThe automatic production of thoughtsof this physiological response we might by our brainssimilar to the autonomicexperience, thus making them more con-functions of breathing or the heartbeat stant and prevalent because they are tied to poses a unique challenge. We often attemptour survival.to control our thoughts, wrestling withBy recognizing the shared human negative ones in the hope of findingexperience beneath the surface of diverse peace or clarity. Yet, this endeavour is aslife stories and mental health challenges, we futile as trying to control one's breathing orcan cultivate a more empathetic and under-heartbeat by sheer will. The realization thatstanding society. This awareness not only thoughts emerge automatically, without ourenhances individual well-being but also volition, invites a more accepting approachfosters a sense of collective empathy and to our mental landscape, fostering a health- inclusion, acknowledging and valuing the ier relationship with our own minds. rich tapestry of human experiences.This distinction between thoughts and reality is pivotal. Our personal inter-pretations and predispositions can lead to a subjective reality vastly different from Adalberto Amador Morales objective truth. Recognizing this discrep-ancy is crucial, especially when dealing with negative thoughts. In reality, thereRealizing that I n an age where the pace of life seems toare no negative thoughts, but what we makethoughts are accelerate with each passing moment,of them, and the narrative that we create especially within the seed sector wherearound them. By understanding thoughts asnot facts, but innovation and sustainability are at thejust a neuronal proposal rather than reflec-forefront of shaping our future, the naturetions of truth, we can question their valid- mere suggestions, and impact of our thoughts have never beenity and reframe our perspectives, mitigating more critical to understand. Our minds,their impact on our mental health. enables us to engage constantly casting out thoughts influencedMoreover, the diversity of reactions towith them more by past experiences, goals, and even genetica single stimulussay, a YouTube videopredispositions, can shape our perceptionsunderscores the subjective nature of ourconstructively.of reality in profound ways. Thoughts andthought processes. This subjectivity, guided perceptions underscore a fundamentalby individual experiences and predisposi-truth: what we think profoundly influencestions, means that what one person sees as how we feel and experience life. clear and undeniable, another may perceive Consider the intriguing phenomenonentirely differently. We might watch the observed among Olympic medallists, wheresame video, but each person will have a dif-those awarded bronze often express moreferent opinion, thus, thoughts arise based satisfaction than their silver counterparts.on experiences, created from the inside notIn essence, the journey to under-This counterintuitive outcome highlightstowards the outside.standing and relating to our thoughts more the power of perspective. Silver medallists,Realizing that thoughts are not facts,healthily is not just an individual endeav-being so close to gold, may focus on thebut mere suggestions, enables us to engageour but a collective one, just as well as missed opportunity for the top spot, whilewith them more constructively. We canwithin the seed sector. In this fast-paced gold medallists may think that they didntchoose which thoughts to engage withera, embracing the automatic nature of perform as they wanted to, while bronzeand which to let pass, much like choosingour thoughts, questioning their validity, medallists tend to be grateful for making itwhich waves to ride in the vast ocean of ourand reframing our perceptions can unlock onto the podium at all. This scenario encap- consciousness. Understanding why nega- a more fulfilling, peaceful and balanced sulates the essence of counterfactual think- tive thoughts are so prevalent is closelyexistence for us all. ingour tendency to evaluate outcomesconnected with our survival; memories of based on what might have been, rather thandanger produce a cascade of hormonal reac- Editors Note: Adalberto Amador Morales, is an what is, significantly shaping our emotionaltions, a normal physiological response. TheM.D., MBE, and Psychiatry Resident, at the responses to lifes events. more negative thoughts we have, the moreGreater Poland Neuropsychiatric Center44ISEED WORLD EUROPEISEEDWORLD.COM/EUROPE"