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Mind games
Contributed by: Kevin Platts   on 9/10/2007

We all know those people who seem to spend a lot of their time "playing mind games." These are the people who routinely seem to be messing with people. Messing with their minds. Messing with their hearts. You know who I am talking about. These are the people who seem to get pleasure out of screwing with people.

Now, I totally agree there are a lot of people out there who like to play the mind games, but as I look at people I realize there are a lot of people who play mind games on themselves. I don't believe this is usually intentional, but it happens frequently nonetheless.

The brain is a very complex piece of equipment and I believe the majority of the time the brain likes to be occupied. We all have things we like to do and as long as we are doing those things and the brain is occupied, it appears most of us are alright.

However, allow your brain to become bored and get ready for the mind games to begin. Our brain makes us believe we hear things that no one else seems to hear. We also see things that are apparently invisible to the rest of the population. Undoubtedly, with enough time, our brain will start playing mind games with our relationships as well.

How many times have you found your mind wondering when you started believing a family member, loved one or friend is mad at you even though there is no real evidence of this? How about when you go a day without speaking to your spouse or boyfriend/girlfriend? Surely you find yourself wondering whether they are suddenly mad at you about some unknown issue.

Unfortunately, our brains do in fact play mind games and unfortunately, for the majority of us, when it is playing these games we have a tendency to "think the worst." You don't sit there thinking your boyfriend really must love you when you don't hear from him for a while. No, you automatically assume something is wrong and that he is either mad at you or out cheating on you. For some reason, a lot of the time our brain becomes filled with negative thoughts when these mind games are being played.

I even find myself experiencing these mind games, even though I know my brain is playing tricks on me. Whenever I feel these mind games are going on, I've found it is helpful to fully evaluate the situation and then give the other person the benefit of the doubt. My wife isn't mad at me because she did call me all day. She is simply too busy and hasn't had a chance. Trust me, giving someone the benefit of the doubt really goes a long way in ensuring the mind games either don't start or quickly go away if they have already started.

To read my other thoughts, please visit my blog at: www.advice-smoke-and-mirrors.blogspot.com


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Kevin Platts

Parker , CO

Kevin Platts has posted 178 blog entries and 5 comments since joining on 5/16/2006. Kevin Platts's average blog rating is 4.8.
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