2 Impressions and Anxiety
Have you ever wondered how the past can influence your future? The experiences that we go through whether good or bad help to shape the ways we think and react to life situations. These ideas that start to form in our subconscious minds are called "impressions" and their purpose is to help us make decisions based on what we already know. Nonetheless, often times we are conditioned to believe that the ways in which we were exposed to these lines of thought cannot evolve. For example, we use what we learned in our family circles growing up to make decisions on who we date, what we identify with and how we go about making choices that will impact us as we begin to step into adulthood. The most important thing about impressions is that they are not always ideas that serve us in all stages of life. Think back to when you were a child and learned that when you cry someone will come to soothe you or not. Then, as an adult you apply those same conc...