How can I train my mind to respond to not responding?

Training mind to ‘respond’ and not ‘react’ to situations is important to taste triumphs in one’s life….HR Professional

1. Take a pause. Having negative emotions, pain or stress during unfavourable or unpleasant times is a general human behaviour.
2. Watch your ways.
3. Be Attentive.
4. Think big picture.
5. Provide apt response.

How do I stop reacting to my thoughts?

Here are 7 things you can do to help you not react negatively to intrusive thoughts that come up.

1. Understand Why Intrusive Thoughts Disturb You.
2. Attend the Intrusive Thoughts.
3. Don’t Fear the Thoughts.
4. Take Intrusive Thoughts Less Personally.
5. Stop Changing Your Behaviors.

What is the difference between reaction and respond?

Reactions are done on impulse, without putting much thought into it or considering what the end result may be. Response – It can be defined as saying something in reply to an action or statement. Response is more thoughtful and done with reasoning. Why do you think the person did this?

Why is it important to respond than react in stressful situations?

When you practice responding instead of reacting, people are more likely to trust you, and your level of influence goes up. People will move toward you and support you. Practicing good self-management involves taking the time to create an action plan before you sense your emotions ramping up.

How do you not respond to everything?

Here’s how to stop.

1. Know the difference between reacting and overreacting.
2. Identify your triggers.
3. Breathe before you do anything.
4. Listen to your personal control tower.
5. Gain perspective on the past and the future.
6. Don’t bottle up your emotions.

How do you pause before reacting?

When faced with an upsetting situation or the need to make a major decision, you could use the pause this way:

1. Stop. Resist the urge to take action (yell, make a passive-aggressive comment, or agree to any course or position).
2. Take a deep, long breath.
3. If possible, take a walk.
4. Write it down.

Why is it important to respond and not react?

Responding creates more space between an event and what you do (or don’t do) with it. In that space, you give immediate emotions some room to breathe, better understand what is happening, make a plan using the most evolved part of your brain, then go forward accordingly. Responding is harder than reacting.

How do you control a reaction?

Increasing the concentration of reactants supplies more particles to react. Catalysts and Inhibitors – Another way to control the rate of reaction is to change the activation energy needed. A catalyst increases the reaction rate by lowering the activation energy needed.

What is the difference between response and reaction?

Responding, while technically a reaction, takes into consideration the desired outcome of the interaction. A reaction may result in a positive or negative outcome whereas a response is engineered to produce a positive or negative outcome.

How do you respond to unwanted thoughts?

So if we were to respond to an unwanted thought with a statement like “That may or may not occur” or “I don’t know” or “Anything’s possible, but I have other things to attend to at the moment,” we are noting that the thought is present, owning that it is ours, and accepting that it has some amount of potential to be connected to reality.

Can we fail in our response to thoughts?

If we can fail in our response to thoughts, the implication is that thoughts have an intrinsic power, a quality that must be carefully examined. Yet this idea actually flies in the face of the central thesis of OCD mastery, which is that thoughts are thoughts, not threats.

What does it mean to do nothing in response to a thought?

Well, first, we have to believe that nothing is happening. Easier said than done. Doing nothing in response to a thought means not even taking a moment to acknowledge that the thought (or feeling or sensation) has occurred and simply plowing through your chosen activity as if unaware of any competition for your attention.

Why can’t I stop thinking about something I want to forget?

Your brain doesn’t want you to forget anything, so when you try to forget something it reminds you about it more than if you didn’t care about the thought at all. So every time you try not to have the thought, you actually increase the likelihood of having it again.