First No Harm (The First Commandment of Self-Brain Surgery)
<p><strong>It's Frontal Lobe Friday!<br></strong><br>Today, the first in a series of looking at each of the Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery in more detail. The first commandment, just like in medical school, is <em>primum non nocere</em>, First No Harm. Self-Brain Surgeons say it like this: "I will relentlessly refuse to participate in my own demise." </p><p>Scripture: Mark 12:30-31, Romans 12:1-2, Psalm 19:14</p><p><strong>The Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery (Updated 3/8/2024; corollaries coming soon) <br></strong>1.<strong> </strong>I must relentlessly refuse to participate in my own demise. </p><p>2. I must recognize that feelings are not facts, they are chemical events in my brain. </p><p>3. I must recognize that most of my thoughts are untrue. </p><p>4. I must love tomorrow more than I hate how I feel right now. </p><p>5. I must not treat bad feelings with bad operations. </p><p>6. I must stop making an operation out of everything. </p><p>7. I must not perpetuate generational thought or behavioral issues in my family or start any new ones. </p><p>8. I must love my brain and live in such a way as to improve it. </p><p>9. I must believe that what I’m doing I’m getting better at. </p><p>10. I must understand that thoughts become things. </p><p><br> <br><a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/drleewarren"><strong>Leave a voicemail with your question or comment!</strong></a></p><p><br><strong>Five Ways You Can Support this show:</strong></p><ol><li>Pray for us!</li><li>Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzIZ9JVpX6mZJf8xCvPlkfA">(We even have a YouTube channel!</a>)</li><li>Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts!</li><li><a href="https://www.wleewarrenmd.com/join">You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here. </a></li><li>Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day):</li></ol><ul><li><a href="https://bit.ly/3QthS5u">Improve your gut health, immune system, and protect your brain with Pique!</a></li></ul><p><strong>Other Helpful Links:</strong></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0B3WEPwSZ1CgX9dVYTU6px?si=PW5l2TuWT4Oc_77CT6Mv6w">Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist</a> of hopeful, healing songs!</p><p>Be sure to check out my new book, <a href="https://amzn.to/3mAqGLG"><em>Hope Is the First Dose</em></a>!</p><p>Here's a <a href="https://my.bible.com/reading-plans/38432-hope-is-the-first-dose">free 5-day Bible study </a>on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!</p><p>Sign up for my weekly <a href="https://drleewarren.substack.com/">Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here</a>!<br><a href="https://drleewarren.transistor.fm/episodes">All recent episodes with transcripts are available here!</a></p> <ul><li>(00:01) - Introduction</li> <li>(02:09) - The Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery</li> <li>(17:50) - First, No Harm: Primum non nocere</li> </ul>
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Show Notes
It's Frontal Lobe Friday!
Today, the first in a series of looking at each of the Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery in more detail. The first commandment, just like in medical school, is primum non nocere, First No Harm. Self-Brain Surgeons say it like this: "I will relentlessly refuse to participate in my own demise."
Scripture: Mark 12:30-31, Romans 12:1-2, Psalm 19:14
The Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery (Updated 3/8/2024; corollaries coming soon)
1. I must relentlessly refuse to participate in my own demise.
2. I must recognize that feelings are not facts, they are chemical events in my brain.
3. I must recognize that most of my thoughts are untrue.
4. I must love tomorrow more than I hate how I feel right now.
5. I must not treat bad feelings with bad operations.
6. I must stop making an operation out of everything.
7. I must not perpetuate generational thought or behavioral issues in my family or start any new ones.
8. I must love my brain and live in such a way as to improve it.
9. I must believe that what I’m doing I’m getting better at.
10. I must understand that thoughts become things.
Leave a voicemail with your question or comment!
Five Ways You Can Support this show:
- Pray for us!
- Subscribe, like, and share it with your friends! (We even have a YouTube channel!)
- Leave reviews and comments wherever you listen to podcasts!
- You can become a paid partner of the podcast and get special bonus episodes and lots more content by clicking here.
- Visit one of our affiliate partners and consider using their products (we use them every day):
Other Helpful Links:
Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs!
Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose!
Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!
Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!
All recent episodes with transcripts are available here!
- (00:01) - Introduction
- (02:09) - The Ten Commandments of Self-Brain Surgery
- (17:50) - First, No Harm: Primum non nocere