Negative Thoughts
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Andrew Snakez Every day I wake up wanna go back to sleep Thoughts…
Josh A Negative thoughts always in my brain I just wanna move on…
Panda Eyes I feel bad for the girl I used to be Didn't…
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Joe Caz
5:22 Now, in this situation, the way she was interpreting her challenge was creating a roadblock for her. How we consistently see problems, how we interpret life, that creates our reality. One of the ways that we can change our life is by opening up some space for new stories.
5:50 This exercise is all about creating space around our thinking, so that we can hopefully choose which set of stories to believe, which set of stories we want to act on. And when we do this we can change how we feel and we can solve problems in our lives.
9:14 JUST BECAUSE WE THINK SOMETHING DOESN'T MEAN IT'S TRUE, but how we consistently think leads to how we feel. So, my thought “she's so selfish,” leads to me feeling angry. Thinking I deserve to be mistreated left me feeling depressed. Thinking maybe “she's completely overwhelmed” helped me feel compassion for her. And thinking “what if she doesn't know what bugs me” gave me a little hope that things could improve if I talk to her.
You can choose how you consistently feel by choosing which stories, which interpretation of situations, you consistently believe. When we can only see things one way, we are rigid, inflexible, and we often feel powerless to act. When we open ourselves up to different ways of seeing, we can choose which thoughts line up with the values that we want to act on. So, here's the technique that therapists use all the time. It's called REFRAMING.
10:48 I am not saying that all stories are equal; I'm saying that the process of considering alternatives, it's this process that frees us to choose healing. So, allow yourself to explore different ways of seeing things, and then after you've opened up to seeing these different alternatives, then you can choose a story that's most helpful for you.
Here are three questions you could ask yourself that may be helpful in deciding which story you want to act on.
1. Is my story truthful? choose between a variety of stories based on our values.
2. Is my story kind? choose a story that lines up with the kind of person I want to be.
3. Does my story give me the power to act? Asking instead, you know, where's my locus of control, how can I change or influence this situation? When we have a story that gives us a little bit of power in our situation, this is going to give us more ability to choose, you know, what we're going to do and how we're going to feel.
Those three questions can help us get a little bit of clarity on which story we want to choose and act on.
15:41 The bottom line is we make an interpretation of every circumstance in our life, and our interpretations, OUR STORIES CREATE OUR REALITY. They color our view and they determine how we feel and how we act. But if we can learn to notice our stories, we can choose which ones we're going to give our energy to, and that can free you to change how you feel and solve more problems.
Basically, learning the skill of REFRAMING is a key to living a happier life.
Quynh Anh
But what if our negative perceptions are true realities and our positive ones are overly positive? I think most people with negative thoughts don't mind changing, they are simply worried that positivity is false and negativity is not as likely as a defense mech for themselves
Therapy in a Nutshell
Yes. It’s not the positive is good and negative is bad or false. It’s that with many many things we don’t know what’s true and instead have to make our best guess. And that’s an assumption. And the types of assumptions we consistently make determine to a degree how we feel and act. So we humbly acknowledge that we can’t know which thoughts are “true” and instead we have to choose which thoughts we will act on. So choose the most helpful ones.
Brian Stephenson
@Therapy in a Nutshell I hope you respond more to the comments section. I had a question, but I can't recall it right now. Great content though! This information is helping me. Thank you.
Quynh Anh
@Therapy in a Nutshell I completely agree! thank you:)
Tony Burton
Even if the "stories" are accurate, it is how they function, and how they are working in the here & now in respect to one's values.
Ather Radwi
Yes,I guess this is the case with me!
For some reasons ( up bringing-domestic circumstances-childhood bad experiences-beliefs ) I wrongfully thought and still think most of the time, that too much optimism will eventually bring about disappointment. It had so many times left me with despair ….. ……. It certainly had created a vicious cycle of self-imposed pessimism. In other words, I am too afraid to be truly happy and joyful.
It also affected my ability to appropriately handle various other emotions and often my actions thence ( Black & White/All or None thinking ).
Linda Belcher
Instead of getting road rage when someone speeds by or cuts me off, I just tell my kids that those people are rushing home cuz they really gotta poop😅
Kelly
😂😂
Erick B
What does “cutting” someone off mean?
TheTman9898
@Erick B they just really badly want to fit in 😂