If We’re All The Same, Then Why Aren’t We All The Same? | Eric Thompson | TEDxRichland

you ever had an experience where you

you ever had an experience where you wanted to take control of your feelings

wanted to take control of your feelings

wanted to take control of your feelings but no matter how hard you tried your

but no matter how hard you tried your

but no matter how hard you tried your feelings had control of you you might be

feelings had control of you you might be

feelings had control of you you might be witnessing one of those moments right

witnessing one of those moments right

witnessing one of those moments right now so I’m here today to talk about

now so I’m here today to talk about

now so I’m here today to talk about feelings about how we all have the same

feelings about how we all have the same

feelings about how we all have the same feelings we all have the same structure

feelings we all have the same structure

feelings we all have the same structure of a feeling how a feeling works how you

of a feeling how a feeling works how you

of a feeling how a feeling works how you have thousands of them per second how

have thousands of them per second how

have thousands of them per second how they’re all unique to each individual

they’re all unique to each individual

they’re all unique to each individual and how we all have kind of the same

and how we all have kind of the same

and how we all have kind of the same feelings

feelings

feelings we just can’t feel them the same way so

we just can’t feel them the same way so

we just can’t feel them the same way so I’m not sure how many of you are mature

I’m not sure how many of you are mature

I’m not sure how many of you are mature enough to remember the y2k scare but the

enough to remember the y2k scare but the

enough to remember the y2k scare but the machines were gonna stop working the

machines were gonna stop working the

machines were gonna stop working the world was going to come to an end it was

world was going to come to an end it was

world was going to come to an end it was going to be total chaos right and in a

going to be total chaos right and in a

going to be total chaos right and in a slightly lesser degree for me that’s

slightly lesser degree for me that’s

slightly lesser degree for me that’s what happened I was working as an under

what happened I was working as an under

what happened I was working as an under a fellowship at Pacific Northwest

a fellowship at Pacific Northwest

a fellowship at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and while I was

National Laboratory and while I was

National Laboratory and while I was extremely grateful for that opportunity

extremely grateful for that opportunity

extremely grateful for that opportunity I wasn’t having any fun I mean I had the

I wasn’t having any fun I mean I had the

I wasn’t having any fun I mean I had the same tasks every single day you know I

same tasks every single day you know I

same tasks every single day you know I had very little room for creativity I

had very little room for creativity I

had very little room for creativity I had very little connection with other

had very little connection with other

had very little connection with other people and I really really wanted to

people and I really really wanted to

people and I really really wanted to interface with something that actually

interface with something that actually

interface with something that actually had a face so it was about that time

had a face so it was about that time

had a face so it was about that time that I was introduced to alternative

that I was introduced to alternative

that I was introduced to alternative healthcare first as a patient and then

healthcare first as a patient and then

healthcare first as a patient and then soon thereafter as a practitioner so

soon thereafter as a practitioner so

soon thereafter as a practitioner so let’s jump ahead to 2010 at that point

let’s jump ahead to 2010 at that point

let’s jump ahead to 2010 at that point had been practicing for nearly a decade

had been practicing for nearly a decade

had been practicing for nearly a decade and seen thousands of people with

and seen thousands of people with

and seen thousands of people with differing responses but the ones that

differing responses but the ones that

differing responses but the ones that were most difficult for me to overcome

were most difficult for me to overcome

were most difficult for me to overcome the ones that were most difficult for me

the ones that were most difficult for me

the ones that were most difficult for me to help people with were the ones that

to help people with were the ones that

to help people with were the ones that were being triggered by emotions your

were being triggered by emotions your

were being triggered by emotions your neuro network consists of more than a

neuro network consists of more than a

neuro network consists of more than a hundred billion neurons or nerve center

hundred billion neurons or nerve center

hundred billion neurons or nerve center signals these neurons process and

signals these neurons process and

signals these neurons process and transmit information along neuro

transmit information along neuro

transmit information along neuro pathways and along those neural pathways

pathways and along those neural pathways

pathways and along those neural pathways you see the activity of

you see the activity of

you see the activity of neurotransmitters in neuro pet

neurotransmitters in neuro pet

neurotransmitters in neuro pet these neural peptides all contain the

these neural peptides all contain the

these neural peptides all contain the same amino acids and those amino acids

same amino acids and those amino acids

same amino acids and those amino acids build the same peptides and they all

build the same peptides and they all

build the same peptides and they all have the same structure and function for

have the same structure and function for

have the same structure and function for every single one of us every single one

every single one of us every single one

every single one of us every single one of us is exactly organically the same so

of us is exactly organically the same so

of us is exactly organically the same so that led me to the question again the

that led me to the question again the

that led me to the question again the foundational question if we’re all the

foundational question if we’re all the

foundational question if we’re all the same why aren’t we all the same I think

same why aren’t we all the same I think

same why aren’t we all the same I think that that question takes us to where

that that question takes us to where

that that question takes us to where does a feeling come from but our a

does a feeling come from but our a

does a feeling come from but our a better question might be what is a

better question might be what is a

better question might be what is a feeling I propose that a feeling is a

feeling I propose that a feeling is a

feeling I propose that a feeling is a signal an electronic a no like energetic

signal an electronic a no like energetic

signal an electronic a no like energetic signal that travels up and down your

signal that travels up and down your

signal that travels up and down your neural pathways right alongside the

neural pathways right alongside the

neural pathways right alongside the neurotransmitters and neuro peptides and

neurotransmitters and neuro peptides and

neurotransmitters and neuro peptides and it’s these signals that create our

it’s these signals that create our

it’s these signals that create our feeling at the conscious and the

feeling at the conscious and the

feeling at the conscious and the unconscious levels in order to feel

unconscious levels in order to feel

unconscious levels in order to feel these things all in their entirety your

these things all in their entirety your

these things all in their entirety your brain your conscious brain would have to

brain your conscious brain would have to

brain your conscious brain would have to process information at a rate of

process information at a rate of

process information at a rate of thousands of bits per second we’re not

thousands of bits per second we’re not

thousands of bits per second we’re not able to do that so that’s where stress

able to do that so that’s where stress

able to do that so that’s where stress anxiety things like stress anxiety and

anxiety things like stress anxiety and

anxiety things like stress anxiety and depression come from there’s this

depression come from there’s this

depression come from there’s this overwhelming amount of emotions and

overwhelming amount of emotions and

overwhelming amount of emotions and feelings that are happening at the

feelings that are happening at the

feelings that are happening at the unconscious level so I’ll move forward

unconscious level so I’ll move forward

unconscious level so I’ll move forward and talk a little bit about what a

and talk a little bit about what a

and talk a little bit about what a feeling actually is so I believe a

feeling actually is so I believe a

feeling actually is so I believe a feeling I believe a feeling is a group

feeling I believe a feeling is a group

feeling I believe a feeling is a group of emotions tied together in an in the

of emotions tied together in an in the

of emotions tied together in an in the form of an emotional peptide much what

form of an emotional peptide much what

form of an emotional peptide much what you see up here in fact this is the

you see up here in fact this is the

you see up here in fact this is the emotional peptide that made up my

emotional peptide that made up my

emotional peptide that made up my unconscious response to the thought of

unconscious response to the thought of

unconscious response to the thought of being here today there it is in all its

being here today there it is in all its

being here today there it is in all its glory

glory

glory talk about being emotionally vulnerable

talk about being emotionally vulnerable

talk about being emotionally vulnerable right there it is so here I am and there

right there it is so here I am and there

right there it is so here I am and there it is unfortunately I didn’t plan for

it is unfortunately I didn’t plan for

it is unfortunately I didn’t plan for the beginning of this but there it is

the beginning of this but there it is

the beginning of this but there it is rebellious that was my feeling at the

rebellious that was my feeling at the

rebellious that was my feeling at the thought of giving this talk today and no

thought of giving this talk today and no

thought of giving this talk today and no matter how many times I talk about it on

matter how many times I talk about it on

matter how many times I talk about it on paper it’s going to look a lot like

paper it’s going to look a lot like

paper it’s going to look a lot like rejection like a fear of rejection I

rejection like a fear of rejection I

rejection like a fear of rejection I didn’t have a fear of rejection what I

didn’t have a fear of rejection what I

didn’t have a fear of rejection what I had was a fear that you would rebel

had was a fear that you would rebel

had was a fear that you would rebel against my idea no matter how many times

against my idea no matter how many times

against my idea no matter how many times I tried to clear out the idea of being

I tried to clear out the idea of being

I tried to clear out the idea of being rejected it just didn’t fit so these are

rejected it just didn’t fit so these are

rejected it just didn’t fit so these are the emotions that tie together that make

the emotions that tie together that make

the emotions that tie together that make a feeling for me certainly relaxed is

a feeling for me certainly relaxed is

a feeling for me certainly relaxed is obviously what I am

sometimes things don’t go the way you

sometimes things don’t go the way you want them to whether you have feelings

want them to whether you have feelings

want them to whether you have feelings or not so so you have thousands and

or not so so you have thousands and

or not so so you have thousands and thousands of these things per second on

thousands of these things per second on

thousands of these things per second on the unconscious level in fact I tell

the unconscious level in fact I tell

the unconscious level in fact I tell patients that I have about 20 or every

patients that I have about 20 or every

patients that I have about 20 or every one of us has about 20,000 of these

one of us has about 20,000 of these

one of us has about 20,000 of these impulses that travel up and down those

impulses that travel up and down those

impulses that travel up and down those neural pathways every second give you an

neural pathways every second give you an

neural pathways every second give you an idea what that kind of looks like this

idea what that kind of looks like this

idea what that kind of looks like this one’s at about 20 seconds a single

one’s at about 20 seconds a single

one’s at about 20 seconds a single feeling one feeling in 20 seconds so as

feeling one feeling in 20 seconds so as

feeling one feeling in 20 seconds so as you sit here today every second you have

you sit here today every second you have

you sit here today every second you have 20,000 ish everybody’s a little bit

20,000 ish everybody’s a little bit

20,000 ish everybody’s a little bit different right and so if there’s ipping

different right and so if there’s ipping

different right and so if there’s ipping by here’s one at six seconds so if every

by here’s one at six seconds so if every

by here’s one at six seconds so if every one of those is an energetic impulse how

one of those is an energetic impulse how

one of those is an energetic impulse how in the world do you stop yourself from

in the world do you stop yourself from

in the world do you stop yourself from feeling how do you regain control if

feeling how do you regain control if

feeling how do you regain control if you’re overwhelmed in fact you want to

you’re overwhelmed in fact you want to

you’re overwhelmed in fact you want to know where stress anxiety and depression

know where stress anxiety and depression

know where stress anxiety and depression comes from it comes from there it’s too

comes from it comes from there it’s too

comes from it comes from there it’s too much I want to talk a little bit about

much I want to talk a little bit about

much I want to talk a little bit about stress anxiety and depression for just a

stress anxiety and depression for just a

stress anxiety and depression for just a minute depression is the weight of the

minute depression is the weight of the

minute depression is the weight of the cart you’re pulling anxiety is standing

cart you’re pulling anxiety is standing

cart you’re pulling anxiety is standing up here anxiety are the obstacles you

up here anxiety are the obstacles you

up here anxiety are the obstacles you have to overcome while pulling that

have to overcome while pulling that

have to overcome while pulling that weight and stress is where you need to

weight and stress is where you need to

weight and stress is where you need to have that weight and when it’s not the

have that weight and when it’s not the

have that weight and when it’s not the weight that’s the problem or excuse me

weight that’s the problem or excuse me

weight that’s the problem or excuse me it’s the weight that’s the problem it’s

it’s the weight that’s the problem it’s

it’s the weight that’s the problem it’s not stress anxiety and depression and

not stress anxiety and depression and

not stress anxiety and depression and every single person’s weight is unique

every single person’s weight is unique

every single person’s weight is unique we all have the exact same feelings we

we all have the exact same feelings we

we all have the exact same feelings we just assemble them differently and

just assemble them differently and

just assemble them differently and that’s why we can’t talk about it that’s

that’s why we can’t talk about it that’s

that’s why we can’t talk about it that’s why we can talk about anger but one

why we can talk about anger but one

why we can talk about anger but one person doesn’t feel it the same way the

person doesn’t feel it the same way the

person doesn’t feel it the same way the other does the feeling is the same but

other does the feeling is the same but

other does the feeling is the same but the way it feels is different

the way it feels is different

the way it feels is different every single one of us is that way so

every single one of us is that way so

every single one of us is that way so you want to talk about stress anxiety

you want to talk about stress anxiety

you want to talk about stress anxiety and depression

and depression

and depression you really have to identify what it is

you really have to identify what it is

you really have to identify what it is that’s weighing you down that you have

that’s weighing you down that you have

that’s weighing you down that you have to overcome the obstacles that that

to overcome the obstacles that that

to overcome the obstacles that that feeling of having to have right now

feeling of having to have right now

feeling of having to have right now that’s where the stuff comes from every

that’s where the stuff comes from every

that’s where the stuff comes from every single one of us builds feelings at a

single one of us builds feelings at a

single one of us builds feelings at a rate faster and greater than any of us

rate faster and greater than any of us

rate faster and greater than any of us can compute in fact if some of you

can compute in fact if some of you

can compute in fact if some of you remember my y2k response or question

remember my y2k response or question

remember my y2k response or question some of you will also remember the

some of you will also remember the

some of you will also remember the Commodore 64 home computers the five and

Commodore 64 home computers the five and

Commodore 64 home computers the five and a quarter inch floppy disk those were

a quarter inch floppy disk those were

a quarter inch floppy disk those were fun right so I tell everyone that comes

fun right so I tell everyone that comes

fun right so I tell everyone that comes to see me that right here this is your

to see me that right here this is your

to see me that right here this is your Commodore 64 home computer and back here

Commodore 64 home computer and back here

Commodore 64 home computer and back here this is the mainframe at CIA

this is the mainframe at CIA

this is the mainframe at CIA headquarters

headquarters

headquarters this one can’t talk to this one and this

this one can’t talk to this one and this

this one can’t talk to this one and this one could care less what this one thinks

one could care less what this one thinks

one could care less what this one thinks that’s sort of how we go through our day

that’s sort of how we go through our day

that’s sort of how we go through our day and we try to pick and choose based on

and we try to pick and choose based on

and we try to pick and choose based on how we feel only we don’t know what we

how we feel only we don’t know what we

how we feel only we don’t know what we feel and I’m not even going to talk

feel and I’m not even going to talk

feel and I’m not even going to talk about how how just how off we are with

about how how just how off we are with

about how how just how off we are with our words if you can’t identify the

our words if you can’t identify the

our words if you can’t identify the right word how can you identify the

right word how can you identify the

right word how can you identify the right feeling so patients come to see me

right feeling so patients come to see me

right feeling so patients come to see me with pretty much the same complaint or

with pretty much the same complaint or

with pretty much the same complaint or the same issue they don’t feel good they

the same issue they don’t feel good they

the same issue they don’t feel good they want to feel better and when I asked

want to feel better and when I asked

want to feel better and when I asked them what would you like to feel better

them what would you like to feel better

them what would you like to feel better with more often than not they can’t tell

with more often than not they can’t tell

with more often than not they can’t tell me all they can say is they don’t feel

me all they can say is they don’t feel

me all they can say is they don’t feel good

good

good feeling good starts with emotions it

feeling good starts with emotions it

feeling good starts with emotions it builds feelings feelings turn to beliefs

builds feelings feelings turn to beliefs

builds feelings feelings turn to beliefs and beliefs become belief systems what’s

and beliefs become belief systems what’s

and beliefs become belief systems what’s happening in here is not a byproduct of

happening in here is not a byproduct of

happening in here is not a byproduct of what’s going on out here

what’s going on out here

what’s going on out here what’s going on out here is a byproduct

what’s going on out here is a byproduct

what’s going on out here is a byproduct of what’s going on in here I never

of what’s going on in here I never

of what’s going on in here I never planned for the clicker to be rebellious

planned for the clicker to be rebellious

planned for the clicker to be rebellious I planned for you people to be

I planned for you people to be

I planned for you people to be rebellious but not this clicker

so if I can give you a piece of advice

so if I can give you a piece of advice to take away from here a call to action

to take away from here a call to action

to take away from here a call to action and I call to action would be this slow

and I call to action would be this slow

and I call to action would be this slow down

down

down don’t try and out think it if something

don’t try and out think it if something

don’t try and out think it if something changes run with it

changes run with it

changes run with it find your words know your words so that

find your words know your words so that

find your words know your words so that you can describe what you’re actually

you can describe what you’re actually

you can describe what you’re actually feeling and as soon as you do that as

feeling and as soon as you do that as

feeling and as soon as you do that as soon as you hit that little golden mind

soon as you hit that little golden mind

soon as you hit that little golden mind you’ll feel better thank you very much

you’ll feel better thank you very much

you’ll feel better thank you very much [Applause]