Have you ever noticed how the loudest voice in the room is often your own mind—and not always your kindest ally?
We’re taught to trust our thoughts as truth. To listen to that inner narrator who tells us stories of betrayal, humiliation, or worst-case futures. But what if the mind isn’t a messenger of truth, but a masterful storyteller spinning tales based on old wounds?
Psychology teaches us that the brain is a meaning-making machine. When faced with uncertainty or emotional pain, it fills in the blanks—often with fear, shame, or self-protection. These mental narratives trigger powerful emotions, convincing us that what we imagined is real. Yet the evidence is often missing. No betrayal occurred. No rejection happened. Only the story did.
So, here’s the real question:
Will you allow your mind to dictate your every move—or will you pause, question, and reclaim authorship?
🌀 The Mind as Enemy… and Ally
- Inner Critic vs Inner Healer: Many of us carry an inner critic forged in childhood. It mimics voices of authority, shame, or fear. But the mind also holds your inner healer, the part that seeks meaning, growth, and self-compassion.
- Thoughts vs Truth: Just because you think it, doesn’t mean it’s true. Cognitive distortions, like catastrophizing, personalization, and black-or-white thinking, are psychological traps that bend perception.
- Automatic vs Conscious Response: The limbic system reacts before reason kicks in. Learning to pause allows your prefrontal cortex, the center of logic and reflection, to step forward and choose a new response.
🌿 The Power of Mind Master
When you master your mind, you don’t silence it, you guide it.
You become aware of when your thoughts arise from unresolved trauma versus when they reflect reality. You stop revenge fantasies before they burn bridges. You rewrite the loops of self-sabotage before they become your identity.
It’s not easy. But it’s liberating.
Try this:
When a thought feels charged or heavy, ask yourself:
“Is this thought helpful, kind, or based in truth?”
If not, breathe. Pause. Rewrite it.
Use grounding rituals, like touching a symbolic object or repeating a mantra—to remind yourself you are here, now, not trapped in the story.
🔓 In the Pause Lies Power
Mastering your mind isn’t just psychology, it’s a form of emotional liberation.
It’s reclaiming your ability to move from reactive to reflective.
From story to soul.
So next time your mind spins a tale, don’t rush to follow its lead.
Instead, ask, who is truly in charge here?
BY Naazi Morad
