Change Your Beliefs, Change Your Reality ~ Ishan Shivanand
30 Jul 2025 · 1 min
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In this excerpt, Ishan Shivanand explains that our thoughts and beliefs shape how we interact with the world. He contrasts resilient individuals, who engage with events differently, with those who are less resilient. Using the example of arachnophobia, he illustrates that a fear response is not merely cognitive; physiological measurements reveal systemic changes in the body when a person with a phobia encounters a spider. By contrast, someone without the fear shows no such changes, even if the spider is the same. The core message is that the external object remains unchanged; it is our belief system that determines our reaction and experience.
