mind over matter
Thought conquers physicality
Mind over matter is the idea that mental willpower can overcome physical limitations or discomfort.
The phrase suggests consciousness has power over the body: She finished the marathon through sheer mind over matter.
It often appears when someone pushes through pain, fatigue, or illness by force of will.
Firmness of purpose
- resolveFirmness of purpose
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
tenacity · steadfastness · resilience · self-discipline · inner strength · drive · motivation · conviction
Healing through expectation
- pain managementReducing patient suffering medically
- biofeedbackTraining via physiological monitoring
- psychosomaticMind-induced bodily illness
- holisticAddressing interconnected wholes
hypnotherapy · autosuggestion · faith healing · remission · recovery · positive thinking · guided imagery · therapeutic
Endurance for discomfort
- pushing throughContinuing despite difficulty
- mental toughnessPsychological resilience capacity
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- marathonLong-distance footrace
extreme sports · fasting · cold exposure · breath-holding · firewalking · asceticism · ordeal · trial
Sustained single-minded attention
- meditationFocused attention practice
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
- mental disciplineTrained control of thought
- absorptionProcess of taking in
attentiveness · presence · immersion · contemplation · introspection · centering · clarity · intentness
Philosophy of opposed pairs
- idealismBelief in noble principles
- metaphysicsPhilosophy of existence's nature
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- phenomenologyStudy of subjective experience
cogito · Descartes · monism · materialism · solipsism · subjectivity · teleology · mentalism
Unshakable mental steadiness
- composureEmotional self-control
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- calmnessPeaceful mental state
- imperturbabilityState of being unflappable
acceptance · detachment · nonattachment · dispassion · tranquility · ataraxia · unflappability · indifference
determination
Firmness of purpose
- resolveFirmness of purpose
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
fortitude · tenacity · steadfastness · resilience · self-discipline · inner strength · drive · motivation · conviction · persistence
placebo effect
Healing through expectation
- pain managementReducing patient suffering medically
- biofeedbackTraining via physiological monitoring
- psychosomaticMind-induced bodily illness
holistic · hypnotherapy · autosuggestion · faith healing · remission · recovery · positive thinking · guided imagery · therapeutic · self-healing
pain tolerance
Endurance for discomfort
- pushing throughContinuing despite difficulty
- mental toughnessPsychological resilience capacity
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
marathon · extreme sports · fasting · cold exposure · breath-holding · firewalking · asceticism · ordeal · trial · overcoming
concentration
Sustained single-minded attention
- meditationFocused attention practice
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
- mental disciplineTrained control of thought
absorption · attentiveness · presence · immersion · contemplation · introspection · centering · clarity · intentness · fixation
dualism
Philosophy of opposed pairs
- idealismBelief in noble principles
- metaphysicsPhilosophy of existence's nature
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
phenomenology · cogito · Descartes · monism · materialism · solipsism · subjectivity · teleology · mentalism · immaterialism
equanimity
Unshakable mental steadiness
imperturbability · acceptance · detachment · nonattachment · dispassion · tranquility · ataraxia · unflappability · indifference · tolerance
- Telekinesistelekinesis, psychokinesis, PK, levitation, spoon bending
- health sayingsan apple a day, you are what you eat
- New Thoughtaffirmation, affirmations, law of attraction, manifestation, positive thinking
- achievementsaccomplishment, achievement, accomplishments, achievements, triumph
- focusfocus, concentration, attention, focal point, concentrate
- Mind/Thought Idiomstrain of thought, food for thought, brainstorm, brain wave, think tank
mind over mattersurrender
Cease resistance, yield
capitulation · submission · giving in · succumbing · weakness of will
mind, matter, remind, mindful, reminder, mindless, mindset, reminded, minding