LEVIATHAN⁰¹ 🎭

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[LEVIATHAN⁰¹ 🎭 @lightakasie]

@redpillclipperx @MyronGainesX @freshceonetwork @devorydarkins But the indian's got a point tho, "innocenct until proven guilty"

[LEVIATHAN⁰¹ 🎭 @lightakasie]

@myopinion_chris @warandbattles And shouting "hell yeah" while at it

[Dr. Lee Warren @drleewarrenmd]

You showed up!

You didn't feel like it, but you remembered that feelings aren't facts, they're chemical events in your brain, so you did it any way.

I'm proud of you.

Send this to someone who needs to know that you're proud of them for doing the hard and holy work. And save this for the next time you need to hear it from me!

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#selfbrainsurgery #neuroscience

[Dr. Lee Warren @drleewarrenmd]

As a neurosurgeon, I've operated on two patients with nearly identical injuries many times.

One was back on his feet in weeks, talking about gratitude. The other was still in the dark six months later.

Same tissue. Same operation. Completely different outcome.

The difference was not in their brain or their spine. It was in how their mind met the signal.

NEUROSCIENCE:
Pain is not just a wire from the body. A signal travels up. Then your mind interprets it, predicts what it means, and decides how much danger it represents.

A mind braced for helplessness turns the volume up. Catastrophe, rumination, “this will never end," those are not just moods.

They change how the signal is processed.

A mind anchored in meaning and hope can genuinely turn the volume down. That is not a pep talk. It is how descending control of pain actually works.

This is why two people can share a diagnosis and not share a recovery. The injury is real. The suffering is also being shaped by what the mind keeps rehearsing.

You do not pretend the pain is fake. You refuse to let the pain become the whole story.

II Corinthians 12:9 says, “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’” (ESV)

Grace does not always remove the thorn. It changes what the thorn is allowed to mean.

Self-Brain Surgery:
The sixth commandment of self-brain surgery is this: I must love tomorrow more than I hate how I feel right now.
That is not denial. It is orientation.

When the signal flares, do the operation. Tell the truth: This hurts.

Then refuse the second injury—the story that this feeling is the future. Aim your attention at the next faithful step, the people who still need you, the hope that is still allowed to be true.

Same tissue. Different mind. Different path.

Save this for the next time pain tries to push you around. And share it with a friend who's hurting.

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#neuroscience #selfbrainsurgery #pain #chronicpain

[Dr. Lee Warren @drleewarrenmd]

Your brain doesn’t know what time it is. Every time you replay that conversation from last year, that mistake from last month, that moment you wish you could take back from yesterday, your brain treats it like it’s happening right now. Same stress chemicals. Same alarm bells. You’re not remembering it. You’re reliving it, on a loop you built yourself.

That's because of two things: your brain doesn't know the difference between what's really happening and what you're just imagining, and neuroplasticity means that your brain automates things that you think about and turns them into programs that it runs without you having to think about them next time.

So, the more you rehearse something from the past or something you're just imagining, the more your brain builds out a reality as if that thing is still here right now.

The ninth Commandment of self brain surgery is, "I must believe that what I'm doing I'm getting better at." That means if you're doing things with your mind that are making your brain better at living in the past or worrying about imaginary outcomes, you're getting better at feeling worse. So knock it off.

Here’s the shift: you can’t edit the past, but you can stop rehearsing it. Every replay is a rehearsal, and your brain gets better at whatever you rehearse. Let's make neuroplasticity work for us and not against us.

We call that self-brain surgery. It's not easy at first, it's hard and holy work. But remember, you get better at whatever you repeatedly do

Philippians 3:13 says it like this: forget what lies behind and strain towards what lies ahead. Not denying it happened, but refusing to keep performing it. There's better stuff in the future, but not if you keep building a brain that lives in the past.

Follow me to connect neuroscience and scripture every day. Save this for the next time your mind hits replay. Share it with someone stuck on a loop.

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#SelfBrainSurgery #Neurosurgery #FaithAndScience #BrainHealth

[Dr. Lee Warren @drleewarrenmd]

I stood outside in Iraq while mortars fell and realized I had zero control over where the next one would land. I felt that same helplessness the day my son Mitch died.

What got me through both was a verse I preached to myself until my mind believed it:

"And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together." Colossians 1:17 (ESV)

That's self-brain surgery. When you can't control your circumstances, your brain sounds the alarm on repeat.

But your mind is in charge of your brain, and you get to choose what it rehearses.

Every time you tell yourself the truth that Jesus is holding this, you strengthen a pathway of trust instead of panic.

The fourth commandment of self-brain surgery is I must believe that my mind is in charge of my brain.

It's hard and holy work.

Save this for the day you need it, and share it with someone who's under fire right now.

I'm your friend Dr. Lee Warren, hopefully your favorite brain surgeon. Hit that follow button for more connections between neuroscience and faith every day.

Click the link in my bio to learn more about The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery.

#selfbrainsurgery #anxiety #control #mentalhealth

[The More You Know @More_you_knoww]

Now you know.....

[LEVIATHAN⁰¹ 🎭 @lightakasie]

@sammyloveyall E fit be truth or dare sha 😂

[Dr. Lee Warren @drleewarrenmd]

Nothing Changes
If you feel stuck and unable to make progress, here's the truth I have discovered after decades of studying brain science, and surviving multiple traumas in my own life, including the loss of my son:

Nothing changes until you change something.

I lost a lot of time waiting to feel better, thinking I could only change after my emotions did. But what I discovered was that you never feel better enough to change your actions, but as soon as you change your actions, you start to feel better. Change doesn't require perfection, it requires interruption.

And that type of change, that type of initiative, doesn't calm until you begin to change things that you think about and the ways that you think about the situation you've been in.

That's why Romans 12:2 tells us not to be conformed to the pattern of the world, which is a constant focus on our circumstances and feelings, but to be transformed by of our minds.

Once you understand that your mind is in charge of your brain and know what you think about can change how your brain works, you can be truly set free the partner with God in going after the life he's calling you to.

And if you feel like you can't hold it all together, I have good news: you were never supposed to. Colossians -20 says that in him everything is held together.

Nothing changes until you change something. As soon as you're ready to change your mind, you can change your life.

Your creator is ready to help you, your brain is designed to heal, grow, and change, and we're counting on you.

Save this for the next time you feel stock, and share it with a friend who needs to know that nothing changes until we change something.

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#neuroscience #anxiety #mentalhealth #selfbrainsurgery

[LEVIATHAN⁰¹ 🎭 @lightakasie]

@karo_abraham @TeamNGN @dammiedammie35 Speak for yourself bro

[LEVIATHAN⁰¹ 🎭 @lightakasie]

@Japa_Queen This is a law
God started creating this realm one step at a time

[Toro's Cakes | London Baker @cakesbiree]

Made a lil construction themed cake 😍

[Dr. Lee Warren @drleewarrenmd]

Most people don't use the best part of their brain when they encounter hardship.

That's because most folks believe they don't have a choice when their brains present them with powerful feelings or loud automatic thoughts.

That's what we self-brain surgeons call "brain management mode," where you spend your life reacting to circumstances, thoughts, and feelings as if they have the power to control, trigger, or define you.

Let me set the record straight, as both a board-certified brain surgeon and a trauma survivor from the Iraq War and the loss of a son: I've been studying the neuroscience of trauma and post-traumatic growth for decades, and the news is good.

You can't avoid trouble (see John 16:33, for example), but you CAN choose the right instrument to operate during and after it to optimize the outcome.

That's because your brain is not your boss.

This reel will give you the perspective to escape brain management mode and start operating your brain like a surgeon.

Share this with someone who's locked in brain management mode, and save it for the next time you feel your brain bossing you around.

And click the link in my bio to check out my 2X New York Times bestselling book, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery.

#selfbrainsurgery #neuroscience #anxiety #ptsd #mentalhealth

[Dr. Lee Warren @drleewarrenmd]

Sometimes life knocks us out. We want things back the way they were, but God says we can't have that.

This week's Self-Brain Surgery video equips you with what to do when you find yourself not knowing what to do

You can watch the whole video on my YouTube channel.

Follow me, and every day we will connect neuroscience and faith to help you flourish in your life, no matter what happens.

Save this for the next time you're screaming into the void, wishing things would go back to the way they were.

And share this with someone you love who's there with you.

Click the link in my bio to learn more about my New York Times best seller, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery.

#selfbrainsurgery #mentalhealth #anxiety #neuroscience

[LEVIATHAN⁰¹ 🎭 @lightakasie]

@serialTweeper @salaamcharity Bro In my case I've learnt that humanity truly deserves what's coming. Everybody's self-centered. Let's all play at the same game, see how this all pans out. Because I'm not gonna be fooled twice. I'm not Jesus, I've lost faith in humanity

[LEVIATHAN⁰¹ 🎭 @lightakasie]

@serialTweeper @salaamcharity Lol. There's been a chatter about this thing called AI around the net lately. Because of it's capabilities, people have a hard time figuring out which is which. Trust lawyers to use that lol

[LEVIATHAN⁰¹ 🎭 @lightakasie]

@ask_walker @skipperkiggundu @VasilaAweri @salaamcharity Tell that to yourself coming out of prison into the world after wasting 18 years of your life lol. I bet you'll give a lift to your nephew 😂

[LEVIATHAN⁰¹ 🎭 @lightakasie]

@VasilaAweri @salaamcharity Wow you really live in a fantasy world of your own, don't you

[LEVIATHAN⁰¹ 🎭 @lightakasie]

@salaamcharity Don't i know it brother 😆

[LEVIATHAN⁰¹ 🎭 @lightakasie]

@_Gottalovezik That's because of the lack of perfection in this realm. We're imperfect. The only ones who truly master a thing are the ones that have the most fails and still keep trying. The only thing close to perfection is our resilience, and the lessons we pick up from each fall.