Dr. Michael Gervais

When I do mental imagery...

My eyes are usually closed because I don't want to be overwhelmed, like I said.

But sometimes you can do it open, no problems.

But I, for those watching, you can see my hands is that I'm actually using my body to kind of sink in, to feel.

So it's not like I'm sitting on my hands in a meditative dignified spine.

You can do that.

You can lay down and do imagery, or you can have slight movements where you're using your body to go through motions.

feeling yourself walk on stage, right?

Seeing yourself hold a moment, feeling your arms coming out.

It's slight movements.

It's not the actual full movement.

It's just slight movements to accompany the imagery that you're doing.

Fear of people's opinions, we believe, according to our research, is the greatest constrictor of somebody's potential.

So this is not not caring about other people's opinions.

This is about the excessive worry and addressing the excessive, nearly incessant worry, like, are they going to think of me based on what I wear, what I say, what I eat, what I look like, what I do and don't do?

This excessive worry that is a rumination underneath the surface.

That is something that we must square with in modern times.

Because again, our brain is designed to scan all the dangers.

The great danger for our ancestors that they passed on to us was being kicked out of the tribe.

Because if you and I were responsible for something, Hala, we were meant to go hunt something or gather something or whatever.