The body does not respond only to events. It also responds to the meanings we assign to them — especially when those meanings are inaccurate, exaggerated, or incomplete. This is not a piece about positive thinking. The point is more precise: the body responds not only to what is happening, but also to how accurately we interpret what is happening. Accurate thinking allows reality to be serious without allowing imagination to become evidence.

“The day I stopped trying to improve myself was the day I started living my life.”
— Joy Stephenson-Laws

You are allowed to judge. You just aren't allowed to confuse the speed of a judgment with its accuracy. What the research actually shows about observing, judging, and anxiety.