The legendary psychologist, Abraham Maslow, told the following story :
A patient had no regard for himself because he believed he was a corpse, and his psychiatrist spent many sessions trying to convince him that he wasn't.
Finally one day the psychiatrist asked the patient if corpses bled. The patient was adamant.
'Corpses don't bleed' , he insisted. 'All their bodily functions have stopped. '
The psychiatrist then persuaded the patient to partake in an experiment where he would prick his hand with a needle to see if it bleed.
With a look of amazement, the patient said : 'Well, I'll be darned...corpses to bleed! '
Keep in mind that our beliefs can shape many things around and within us : ourselves, the world , our happiness, health , success , relationships and more. Enjoy life!
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