Your Brain Believes What You Feed It
September 22, 2025
Visualize Before You Victimize Yourself
Here’s a truth most people don’t know:
Your brain can’t tell the difference between what’s real… and what you imagine.
That’s wild, right?
Whether you actually experience something—or you just imagine it vividly—your body often responds the same way. Stress hormones get released. Your heart races. Your muscles tense. It’s like your brain hits “play” on a mental movie, and your body becomes the main character… whether the script is fact or fiction.
So what happens when you’re constantly imagining the worst?
You start feeling the worst.
You eat from fear.
You spiral into shame.
You rehearse failure in your mind, so your body follows.
This is how emotional eating starts before you even open the fridge.
Visualization Is Not “Woo-Woo.” It’s Science.
Research in neuroscience and psychology has shown that visualization can:
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Strengthen neural pathways
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Activate brain regions tied to motivation and habit change
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Help shift identity and self-concept
This means when you visualize yourself making aligned choices, you’re training your brain to see those behaviors as normal—not foreign. You’re literally helping your brain rehearse the person you’re becoming.
Athletes do it. Public speakers do it.
And now, you’re going to do it… for your healing journey.
Here’s Your Reframe
Instead of asking:
“Why do I always mess up?”
Try asking:
“What does the best version of me choose right now?”
Hold that vision.
Feed it daily.
And watch your reality shift to meet the new standard.
So Tell Me…
👉🏾 What vision are you holding for your health this season?
Say it out loud. Write it on your mirror.
Just make sure your brain sees it—before it believes something else.
Let’s start feeding it power.
— Dr. Denise THINKS
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