Reclaim Your Brain

“Busy Brain”

You probably know the feeling of being overwhelmed. Maybe you’ve felt the sensation of having a “too-busy brain.” Perhaps your work is mounting, your car has stopped working, or someone at home is ill and you’re the caregiver. With so much happening, perhaps all at the same time, you could feel pretty anxious. You might start worrying; your thoughts about all these problems could harass you. You could agonize about your ability to cope. Amid that crisis, if you examined different parts of your brain, perhaps you’d understand what you’re experiencing.

The largest part of your brain, the cerebral cortex, houses the frontal lobe, the temporal lobe, the parietal lobe and the occipital lobe. The frontal lobe manages the brain’s ability to harmonize itself. The temporal lobe gives you the ability to communicate verbally, to remember and to feel. The occipital lobe manages your ability to see. The parietal lobe integrates data from your senses.

The prefrontal cortex, or PFC, manages your brain, including your ability to concentrate, to retain short-term memories, to organize and to learn. If you seek to change negative thinking, you need...