Your Low-Stress Guide to Leveling-Up Your Bedtime Routine
Are You Burnt Out or Depressed?
Youre at risk of drowning in it, and pulling yourself out can be a serious challenge.
Thats exactly why thought stopping techniques are so helpful.
They can serve as a life raft of sorts to keep you from becoming totally submerged.
This intervention is a core component of treatments targeted to reduce or eliminate obsessive or problematic recurring thoughts.
Overall, it is a highly effective technique that is commonly used across many types of psychotherapy.
clinical psychologist, life fulfillment expert, and author ofDate Smart,Joy From Fear, andAging Joyfully
Rather, its entirely possible to use thought stopping to improve mental health positively and with self-love.
Likewise, she believes the secret to controlling our emotions isnt about suppressing, ignoring, or avoiding them.
We want to basically thoughtnoticewhen were thought stopping.
Heres an easy outline of how to use thought stopping to a positive effect in three steps.
Simply acknowledge and recognize the thought:Listen to the emotion or feeling behind it.
Dont ignore it, but dont keep it company for too long.
Replace it with a positive thought:Whatever positive thought you want!
So what does that look like in practice?
But essentially quarantining myself lead anxious feelings of FOMO to bubble up.
Then I replaced it with a positive thought: Whatever, you might now finally catch up onSquid Games.
Just no rubber bands, kindly.
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