Why is it that you suffer from low self-confidence? We explain the neuroscience behind it and how brain training can completely alter the way you feel about yourself.
Do you remember the iconic dialogue from Jab We Met where Geet (Kareena Kapoor Khan) says, “Mein apni favourite hoon?” or the monumental scene from Titanic where Jack (Leonardo Di Caprio) yells “I’m the king of the world!” These two characters surely come across as having a high amount of self-confidence, right?
Imagine feeling this way every day. Be it lack of money in your bank, a zit on your face or getting a yelling from your boss – nothing can hamper your self-confidence. No matter what, you love yourself and feel like royalty! How great would it be if we all could perceive ourselves in the best possible way, right?
But self-confidence isn’t as easy to achieve as it’s made out to be.
For some people, trying out conventional tricks in the book such as exercising, grooming, positive affirmations, dressing up nicely, etc. work. They begin to feel good about themselves and their self-esteem sees a high. However, for others, it’s an uphill task.
So why is it so difficult for some to boost their self-confidence?
No matter what you do, the nerves take over you in social situations, you overthink about your behaviour and keep second-guessing yourself, and wish for nothing to uproot you from your comfort zone. Mental health conditions such as stress, anxiety and even depression have a big role to play in your low self-esteem and self-confidence.
But did you know that all these conditions are related to your brainwaves?
Before we get to brainwaves, let’s understand the part of your brain that controls your self-confidence. According to research, the region of your brain called the frontostriatal pathway does the same and the more active and stronger it is, the higher your self-esteem and self-confidence are.
And what’s all this got to do with brainwaves?
Did you know that lack of confidence, stress, anxiety and depression are also habits like any other? That your brain has been trained to reach for the automatic stress response each time? That anxiety is a pattern that is a ‘go-to’ each time a trigger appears? That depression is more than just a feeling of sadness? It is a set brain pattern? And that getting your brain to not do that anymore is a matter of training?
And as a result, all these rigid brainwave patterns and the imbalances in the same are resulting in your low self-confidence
The reason that you feel this way is because the delicate balance between fast-moving and slow-moving brainwaves has been disturbed and rigid and fixed brainwave patterns are formed.
There can be many reasons for this, like, childhood trauma, physical injury, an emotionally traumatic event or incessant exposure to stressful situations.
When the balance is restored, rigid patterns give way to new flexible patterns.
Training the brain to perform at its optimal level is done using a technology called Neurofeedback. It is a non-invasive technology which was originally developed by NASA to train their astronauts to cope with adverse conditions and withstand stress and pressures of space travel.
When you train your brain, you actually re-train it to break away from patterns which are no longer working for you and forming new, more suitable patterns.
As the training progresses, you discover:
You are feeling confident and great about yourself, along with sleeping soundly and deeply, waking up fresh, feeling happy and optimistic, snapping less, not getting irritated, frustrated or fidgety. Your loved ones will notice the difference, and you will like yourself better and actually look forward to each day!
To learn more about Neurofeedback and how it works, watch this video.
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