 The inauguration
Over 250,000 people are geared up to protest Friday's inauguration. This has turned Washington D.C. intro a militarized zone. Many are disaffected Hillary supporters, some are anarchists while others are there to protest the election of Donald Trump and others are there to support Donald Trump. *deep breath* The one great thing about the United States is the peaceful transfer of power so let's hope that our commitment to that belief holds true. As Mahatma Gandhi said, "A non-violent revolution is not a program of seizure of power. It is a program of transformation of relationships, ending in a peaceful transfer of power." Challenging Core Beliefs Politics has people on edge. Some on the right say Hillary Clinton was not to be trusted and is a danger to national security. People on the left say Donald #Trump is a misogynist and a danger to national security. Most people are not interested in seeing the other side or even ratcheting down the rhetoric so a common viewpoint can be found. I wondered why people were so willing to give into hysteria instead attempting to see the other persons' point of view. It has literally become my way or the highway on social media. Turns out there is a physical reason for our stubbornness. Core beliefs and the brain Core beliefs are the things you believe true about yourself regardless of what others think. You may believe you are tolerant but the fact is most of us are not. We are only tolerant when we are with people who share our #belief system. Our subconscious may know we are not 100% tolerant but we will continue to believe we are tolerant because we self-identify with that belief. We may feel tolerant toward the refugees coming into our society but be intolerant of our daughter-in-law because she has a different outlook on how to raise the grandchildren. You believe you are tolerant so refugees are proof of your tolerance. However when your core belief system is challenged on a personal level by your daughter-in-law you lash out and shut down because the thought of you being intolerant is simply unacceptable. A core belief can be negative or positive but often the belief is deeply ingrained so to challenge the belief can be more than a bit unsettling to the mind and body. In fact, challenging a belief might start you on a path that would ultimately change your entire world view and when that happens the mind and body fight back with tools like anger and anxiety. Core beliefs and #science Recently, a University of Southern California study on which brain networks respond when someone sticks to a belief found something surprising. When someone's belief system was challenged, the parts of the brain associated with personal identity and emotion lit up. This turned on the amygdala which is responsible for the fight or flight response. The challenged belief was perceived as a threat. In addition, once the challenge activated the amygdala the person shut down and refused to see any rational evidence supporting a differing belief system. In fact, political beliefs were found to be one of the most stubborn beliefs we have. For more on this article click here: us.blastingnews.com/news/2017/01/challenging-core-belief-systems-in-today-s-political-environment-001390241.html Comments are closed.
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