Automatic Negative Thoughts - Break the Anxiety Cycle 11/30

You're anxious because you see the world as a dangerous place! That hit home for me 😢

I want to thank you for your channel. I am still deep in this health anxiety and depression hole, but I am digging out and see light at the end of the tunnel. Thank you!

"Our emotions don't come because of the situation, they come from how we think about the situation". Emma Macaw

What my therapist used to always tell me is to use the phrase “I feel” whether talking to myself or expressing my feelings to someone else, instead of saying “I’m mad,” “I’m sad” instead you say “ I feel sad.” It gives so much more power to YOU rather than your thoughts and feelings. When I really started implementing this it changed my life

I thought I had anxiety, but it turned out I simply didn't like the people around me.

I can't breathe seeing the words of the feelings of negativity. Mine don't need a stimulus, just the minute I wake in the morning and feel the dread of having to face another lonely day.

My anxiety attack started after cruel judgments! Now I just know ,what others think is non of my bussiness :) In my darkest days, ur videos were like miracle💌 Thank u for being so nice among people who just show off!

People pay LOTS of money for this info. Thank you so much, you're saving lives <3

For me, it's the saliency of negative emotion accompanying the negative thoughts that makes them seem so real, and that makes them take over my attention.

You have helped me so much! I can’t afford therapy so this is my therapy. I really appreciate you and all you’re doing ❤

This channel is a godsent. After dealing with injuries from an accident and PTSD, I fell into a deep hole while dealing with severe pain. This channel helped me pull through. Even though I'm seeing a psychologist too, this channel helped more tbh. Even to deal with issues I didn't know I had outside the accident. Thank you 🙏

I appreciate what you do. Solid presentation and editing as well. 👍🙏

SPEAK positive thoughts as if speaking to some one, you cannot have a thought and do this at the same time, repeat and memorise and speak it out everytime you get negative thoughts.

Thanks for the video! When dealing with OCD, recognizing automatic thought patterns is also very helpful. For example, a mother, due to the stress, may have a thought:"What if I hurt my baby." The next thought she may have:"Oh my god! Why I am having this thought at all?!! I'm definitely a bad mother." And that's how she gets trapped, by being stuck in arguing with her first thought (aka. If I have this thought, then I can indeed cause harm to my baby). In other words, understanding that we don't choose the nature of thoughts and that many of them are just automatically generated by our brain, would help see the person that it is merely a thought, not a reality.

I’ve been dealing with excess anxiety for the past two weeks. Waking up in the morning due to one negative thought spiraling into a whirlwind of worry and negativity. The “What ifs” are a big problem for me right now. But I’m currently in therapy and I started taking celexa to help get myself back on track. Really appreciate the community here. Nice to not feel like I’m the only one in the world dealing with this. ❤

I had a similar experience years ago. I was up in Maine, and we went to L.L.Bean and it happened to have snowed. You couldn’t see the lines of where you parked. When I came out It had warmed up and melted the snow on the parking lot I came out of the store with a very nasty note about what an idiot and jerk and nasty person I was for where I parked. It’s so ridiculous. You couldn’t see the lines of where to park and yes, it upset me. Thank you for your channel. It’s very good and you’ve helped me a lot.❤

Mental strength affirmations and positive affirmations are also very effective tools to overcome anxiety and can work well with the methods suggested in this video. Am example of this is, My mind is rational and calm. Say like you mean it and do this for 10 minutes 2 0r 3 times a day and it can create change. God bless and remember you can take back your life.

Thank you for this. I know I’m powerless over the thoughts that show up in my head and do damage. I’m working hard to focus on gratitude for the good positive things in my world.

Thank you! The analogy of negative thoughts being like sidewalk salesmen really helps put them in perspective for me! I can imagine myself being at the country fair and passing by booths with animated pitchmen trying to get me to stop and spend money on their games, rides and wares. It takes practice and determination to learn how to navigate around them and still enjoy the fair.

Thanks you SO much for this! My health anxiety has ruined me. It’s continued to knock me down at my lowest. With all the techniques and knowledge I feel myself getting better. Though 2 steps forward and one step back, I’m hopeful. I talk to myself more and trying to rewire my brain. Feeling pain in my body, a headache, abdomen pain or heart palpitations sends me to a panic and fear of passing out or dying. I’m finally learning to convince myself that they all won’t be killing me every time I feel them. It’s a daily struggle. It’s truly the fear of everything is dangerous. Im staying hopeful!