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Monday, January 4, 2010

Would you call it strong beliefs

This is the part where you have to get your point across, when you raise to your feet to take control of the room, because you feel so strongly that your thoughts and beliefs are correct, when you hush everyone silent because your thoughts are the only ones that matter... you feel so strongly that you raise your voice above everyone else's - your heart is pounding and you are almost shaking in your shoes because everyone must agree with you, you have so many reasons why they should belive you, the only way that will calm you down is if they do agree, or if they choose there words so carefully to agree to disagree.

What you will not be able to take in is...... a few sentences that are not quietly given to you, your fellows may feel very aggressivly that -
You are wrong, Thats not going to happen, You are so negitive or thats a bit far fetched

What would you call it? manipulation? Control, - How would you handle yourself?

Keep on shouting and making great points untill everyone agreed with you? Because you KNOW that you are right !! (if your able to) or would you back down and let go of your alter ego?

maybe you just need to know the difference between manipulation as its some times called, control and belief system .... EASIER SAID THAN DONE SOMETIMES !

I guess we all need more glucose!!!!


Psychological manipulation - a means of gaining control or social influence over others by methods which might be considered unfair. Social advantage may be sought through either manipulative or persuasive rhetorical arguments

Self control is the ability to control one's emotions and desires, is the capacity of efficient management to the future. In psychology it is sometimes called self-regulation, and exerting self-control through the executive functions in decision making is thought to deplete a resource in the ego.[1] Many things affect one's ability to exert self-control, but self-control particularly requires sufficient glucose levels in the brain. Exerting self-control depletes glucose. Research has found that reduced glucose, and poor glucose tolerance (reduced ability to transport glucose to the brain) are tied to lower performance in tests of self-control, particularly in difficult new situations.[

Here are academic theories about how and what we believe.

Automatic Believing: we initially believe everything; then we think.
Belief Bias: We accept things that fit into our belief systems.
Belief Perseverance: once formed, a belief will persist.
Conversion: beliefs can change suddenly when we see the light.
Disconfirmation bias: Agreeing with what supports beliefs and vice versa.
Fowler's Faith Stage Theory: stages of different levels of religious belief.
Just-world phenomenon: Good and bad will be rewarded and punished.
Polarization: Taking increasingly extreme views.
Schema: we believe our internal models are accurate.
Selective Perception: we see things through beliefs, not as they really are.
Source Credibility: Who we are likely to believe.

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