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It may fill in memories with perceptions, not facts.

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Who you follow determines where you get in life. If your leader isn’t moving forward, you’re not moving forward, because your results are a reflection of your leader’s results.

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While meth and cocaine sound like they’re similar, the key difference is that meth’s effects last much, much longer. While the high of cocaine will last for only a couple minutes, the rush of meth can last for up to half an hour and the high that follows can last anywhere between four and 16 hours.

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For the next few moments, as you pay attention to what is going on inside you, take the time to ask yourself, “What is going on? What do I need in order to ‘wake up’? What does it mean to be intimate and really connect with my partner and me?”

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You would suffocate me with torturous thoughts and paralyzing anxiety, rendering me helpless and starving for escape. I hated you with everything I had. I wanted you to leave me alone and spare me from your madness, yet you never listened to my desperate cries for help.

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Whatever you focus on, your brain scans for. So if you’re thinking positively (or negatively), guess what your brain starts scanning for and seeing?

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When problems escalate with your teen, be the parent! This means actively trying to calm yourself by taking a break and focusing on something else for a while.

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You assume that when it comes to following your “gut instincts,” happiness is “good,” and fear and pain is “bad.”