BrainWerx

01/25/2026

Complaining literally rewires your brain for negativity by strengthening neural pathways for negative thoughts, making them a default, and can shrink your hippocampus, crucial for problem-solving and memory, according to Stanford research. It also releases the stress hormone cortisol, which impairs immunity, elevates blood pressure, and increases risks for heart disease and obesity, impacting your overall health and cognitive function.

🗂️How complaining changes your brain:

📑Rewires for negativity: Each complaint reinforces neural pathways, making it easier and more automatic to think negatively, a process called neuroplasticity.

📑Shrinks the hippocampus: Habitual complaining can shrink the hippocampus, the brain area vital for learning, memory, and problem-solving.

📑Damages the prefrontal cortex: Chronic negativity can shrink the prefrontal cortex, which governs focus, decision-making, and emotional regulation.

📑Triggers stress: Complaining releases cortisol, shifting your body into “fight-or-flight” mode, which over time harms your immune system and increases risks for chronic illnesses like heart disease, diabetes, and obesity.

🗂️The cycle of negativity:

📑Negative plasticity: Complaining creates a negative feedback loop, making you more efficient at harmful habits and seeing the world through a bleak lens.

📑Impact on others: Negativity is contagious and can also damage the brains of those who listen to complaining for extended periods (over 30 minutes), affecting their hippocampus too.

01/25/2026

This is what I teach my children... an opportunity is only something you're prepared for.
Louis Pasteur said: "In the fields of observation chance favors only the prepared mind."
Seneca said: "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity."

01/25/2026

Complaining literally rewires your brain for negativity.
As they show... not only mentally but also physically damaging.
Why I've always been against things like "scream" therapy.
Where they walk into the woods screaming their heads off (literally), beating the ground w/ sticks, etc., never mind scaring the poor animals.
Seems intuitive to get your anger out, all the while programming your brain for more.
One of the wonderful things I've witnessed of my clients is how they naturally get more positive.
Sometimes in small ways, many times in large ways.
Free the brain & your mind can soar!
Give your brain a chance through the natural training of Neurofeedback.
Call me today 😁

Complaining literally rewires your brain for negativity by strengthening neural pathways for negative thoughts, making them a default, and can shrink your hippocampus, crucial for problem-solving and memory, according to Stanford research. It also releases the stress hormone cortisol, which impairs immunity, elevates blood pressure, and increases risks for heart disease and obesity, impacting your overall health and cognitive function.

🗂️How complaining changes your brain:

📑Rewires for negativity: Each complaint reinforces neural pathways, making it easier and more automatic to think negatively, a process called neuroplasticity.

📑Shrinks the hippocampus: Habitual complaining can shrink the hippocampus, the brain area vital for learning, memory, and problem-solving.

📑Damages the prefrontal cortex: Chronic negativity can shrink the prefrontal cortex, which governs focus, decision-making, and emotional regulation.

📑Triggers stress: Complaining releases cortisol, shifting your body into “fight-or-flight” mode, which over time harms your immune system and increases risks for chronic illnesses like heart disease, diabetes, and obesity.

🗂️The cycle of negativity:

📑Negative plasticity: Complaining creates a negative feedback loop, making you more efficient at harmful habits and seeing the world through a bleak lens.

📑Impact on others: Negativity is contagious and can also damage the brains of those who listen to complaining for extended periods (over 30 minutes), affecting their hippocampus too.

01/11/2026

01/11/2026

When Dr. Amen learned it was actually the brain.
When you fix the hardware then the software can work.
(or has to be programmed)
Here he did it w/ meds, although I would argue this is only a bandaid, only Neurofeedback frees/fixes the brain/hardware... naturally.

01/06/2026

01/06/2026

Happy New Year everyone!
Dr. Amen has been doing a series of posts about ADHD, which I commented on & got a response. He loves Neurofeedback.
So, thought I'd share one of his reels where he asks...
What are the side effects of NOT treating ADHD?
Neurofeedback makes the list in helping.
Please don't skip out on a method, Neurofeedback especially LENS, that trains your brain naturally to function better.
Like exercise helps your body function better, so does LENS for brain (& body, ask me how).

01/04/2026

Happy New Year everyone!
Used to be a conspiracy theory now fact.
Cell phones & socials, I would add games on cell phones which really aren't games (all of them), seriously rewire your brain... especially children.
Not for the better either.
Neurofeedback is more important than ever in this age of control since it rewires your brain like exercise builds your body.
Naturally.
Do yourself a favor, & your children, by doing Neurofeedback today.
Call me.

12/02/2025

Great read on the 2 operating systems of your brain/body.

Your body is running TWO operating systems at the same time… and you never notice.

One keeps you alive when you’re calm.
The other keeps you alive when you’re in danger.
And they’re constantly switching control behind the scenes, every second of your life.

This chart reveals the entire autonomic nervous system on one page:
• The parasympathetic system (rest, digest, recover)
• The sympathetic system (fight, flight, focus)

If you’ve ever wondered why stress wrecks digestion, why panic spikes your heart rate, why your mouth dries up, or why deep breathing instantly calms you, it’s because these two systems are battling for control of the same organs.

Here are a few details hidden in the diagram:
🔹 One nerve (the vagus) influences your heart, lungs, gut, liver, pancreas, and more.
🔹 Your pupils dilate and your stomach shuts down the moment your brain senses threat.
🔹 Stress reroutes blood from digestion to your muscles in seconds.
🔹 Your body can literally flip between “build/repair” mode and “survive now” mode automatically.

Most people never see how all these pathways connect, but once you do, the effects of stress, sleep, anxiety, posture, breathwork, and exercise make a lot more sense.

If you want a single picture that explains why your mind and body feel dramatically different under stress vs. calm… this is it.

Source:
Color Atlas of Pathophysiology, Thieme Publishing.

10/16/2025

This... & Neurofeedback of course 😉