giving them meaning .
Behaviors
Behaviors are things we do, whether by conscious choice or not.
These include:
! Bodily expressions of our current state of mind, such as
fidgeting or biting nails because we are restless
! Bodily sympathetic actions, such as sweating, high
breathing, blushing, heartbeat
! Compulsive behaviors, such as smoking, drinking or doing
something else compulsively and excessively Positive
Intentions Instead of trying to find a negative label such as a
disorder or syndrome, we take the perspective that every
behavior has a positive intention. Find this inten- tion and you
will be able to redirect to another behavior if the current one
isn’t filling your needs. An example of this is anxiety: If you feel
anxiety there is a reason. The reason may not be relevant to
anybody else, but for some reason it is relevant to your
conscious or subconscious mind. And to feel it, you need to
actively do something, consciously or subconsciously: Perceive
a stimulus in the form of a sound, smell, sight, situation or
feeling, or bring up the memory of one. For example, the
positive intention of
! Anxiety is to put you into alert mode to avoid a life
threatening situation
! Aggression is to put you into a defense mode
! Shame is to alert you that something you just did might not
be in your interest in the long run
! Guilt is to make you remember to avoid certain behaviors
! Nightmares are for your subconscious mind to “let the steam
off” certain issues