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 How hard it is to mind over the matter in a similar  situation ,but what can you do other than mind over the matter.

DONT BE ALON  IM ALON   I KNOW HOW HAD BE ALON.

i dont think it gonna work every single conditions.i see there was a little exaggration in this subject,because if we tell ourselves ‘mind over matter’ our mind will be getting you away most of heavy thoughts.i dunno it’s worth to try.nobody lose  :)

a2020   , a teddy bear,  something like that.

Friendlover,

if you’re telling yourself “it’s okay” because you’ve watched that done in films but you’re not really believing in it, you wouldn’t be doing yourself any good : ). Placebo effect is unpredictable  and doesn’t cure everything; I think it can only prove effective if there’s a strong correlation with what’s bothering you and your state of mind. But for the most part, the power of placebo remains a mystery just like somatoform disorders. 

Brain is absolutely awesome. It’s miraculous. It cam control body for sure. Talking about placebo effect, I understand. But if I tell my self “Everything is OK” while it’s not my brain will be knowing this. So does that really work? Brain can trick on body but can it trick on itself? 

It is easier to understand how it works when we go the other way around, not explaining how the body reacts when we want it to calm down but how fast it brews symptoms of anxiety like pain or tachycardia. Mind over matter works best in the worst way cause we are not used to relax quickly :(

America? you mean Antarctica… well here we fix everything with an icepick : )

Yeah, I signed up for a psychology class once, I can’t say that I’d paid  it too much attention though : )

snoopy,  IF you ever need an implant ,whatever, come to Argentina  ,in comparission with America , dentistry is so affordable,  unlike your country  that you have to charge-up for life your credit card.  lol…...

You must have studied psychology   , your comment about Jeff  is funny.  

Right, Right Julito, don’t we all trust our pretty-looking dentists  and the expensive prices  they charge  us : )?  You’d be amazed how daily oral evaluations can  help stave off  anxiety, headaches, runny noses, tuberculosis, high-blood pressure, insomnia, etc, hehe , just kidding! : )

A clean mouth fixes everything !  no?

I still can’t understand why Jeff is desperately trying to prove himself to Marni for. I believe he’s still not over the fact that he isn’t the father. I’m hoping he doesn’t develop some sort of worrying obsession with her . He needs to face the music and content himself with being the child’s godfather if he somehow really wants to be part of this baby’s upbringing : )

     I think the concept of ‘Mind over Matter’ is hugely overrated. Some people think they can mind-control everything and despite many disappointments they remain persistent in their beliefs. It’s okay, I don’t judge ; ). But, if I’m in a cab with someone who’s in labor and the driver is feeding  us with that ‘mind over matter lecture’ I might not be too gullible and polite  : ). I think us, and our developed minds are trying to take on too much sometimes, there are events in life that just don’t require our willpowers in order to occur. The case of Marni is one of them, reciting “mind over matter” is just a mental decompression that brings positive feelings and calmness; but I doubt it is delaying her labor in any ways. So, neither she nor anyone else around her can afford to be too complacent :)

     Don’t think I’m a “mind over matter “skeptic, I’m not. I’m well aware of the power of the mind. I mean, nobody had mentally quieted down a storm in my presence but I’m familiar with what’s called, placebo effect.  In a nutshell it means belief can miraculously provide relief. For instance,  many persons suffering from mild ailments were administered  dummy pills which contain no curative ingredients, (“sugar pill”), amazingly showed signs of health improvements.  Or since we’re on the topic of babies, I’ve read that children think applying band-aids on their tummies can instantly relieve stomach ache : ). There’s no denying what the human mind is capable of, I agree, but the world isn’t at its mercy.  Sometimes “mind over matter” works, other times it just doesn’t matter.

    Right now  this event can unfold either way: John’s obstetric obsession might finally come handy or Greta’s mind power can help Marni contain until the storm passes and seek professional hands instead. But I think the lightning may have caused Marni to experience the effect of pregnancy lightening, just my two cents : )

Hold on Marni!, somebody call John to the scene please , quick! : ))

mind or brain is the commander of our body it commands all the actions and reactions of body thats why we can control physical activities after making lil effort on it. we would have certainly faced situations of mind over matter and i personaly belive it works. anger control manegment is an example of mind over matter and to quit drugs for the drug addicted person also a kind of mind over matter, its only possible with great mental strength and prowess of mind. i also agrees that at some situations this hypothesise got failed like when we all of sudden make grimace to show disgust or pain or utter a yelp at some pinch or say ooh ahh aouch ommm etc. there are some funny type of situations exists too when we react abruptly at some sneaky actions and can’t control a big blast of laugh.

(Mind over matter) is like magic word, but if I wouldn’t be english-speaking, may be I have to translate it and it will worke emmmm..

any way, i’ts a good slang

My example is  silly, but nevertheless. If I catch a cold I blow my nose like ten times per minute, this is horrible) But if something interesting or exciting draw my attention away from my nose, I feel good and forget about my cold. But then if accidentally I have a mind in my head: “It seems like my nose doesn’t disturb me”, after a minute I am already searching for the hanky. If I try to apply all the power of my mind on my nose, it doesn’t work. So my mind spoiled  all)

Some people can even stop their hearts by mind, but I even cannot stop my nose)  It seems like mind-over-matter-skill is like a rocket science for me.

julito you are lucky with your pretty doctor  ;) My dentist is a lady too :D She is an excellent doctor. I devoted to her.  I can’t give it a shot to change her for handsome man-dentist. :D 

you know, it is easier for me to deliver lots of children than to bear the toothache. The very thought about any dental manipulations shocks me.  

I completely agree, i’m convinced that the mind is so powerful that it can control not just our bodies but also our lives. I read a few books about this subject: one of them the power to control your life, i believe we can do anything no matter how difficult and challenging it is if only we believe in ourselves, we owe it to ourselves.

 Regarding Lesya  post.  In my country , in remote areas the person in charge of delivering a baby  is called comadre, which it means in English midwife . I have seen  films that  when the woman went into  labor  , the family members summoned up the midwife  and upon arriving she started yelling out:  I need hot water, a washbasin , tear apart a sheet , the baby is coming !!!! . The miracle of life, no asepsia at all, still so many survive , of course under normal conditions: as Lesya put it.

LESYA,  I trust my dentist, besides, she is so pretty.   jejejeje

The Secret by Rhonda Byrne tells the theory of low of attraction. Which has the equally satisfactory purpose with Mind Over Matter。

I love that book

Good slang.

what a wonderful slang!