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‘I Realized I Don’t Have to Believe My Thoughts’

By Tara Brach — 2014

Our mindfulness practice is not about vanquishing our thoughts. It’s about becoming aware of the process of thinking so that we are not in a trance—lost inside our thoughts.

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Have You Listened to Your Self-Talk Lately?

At a retreat in the late 1990s, Buddhist teacher, Mary Orr, told us an eye-opening tale. She was in the middle of a harried day in which she had too much to do and too little time in which to do it.

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Toni Bernhard
2011
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The “Do It All Myself” Mentality that’s Born from Trauma and Feeling Unworthy.

The “do it all myself” mentality is praised by society as a strong work ethic and tenacious independence. But it’s actually a habit born from trauma and feeling unworthy.

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Jennifer Bauer
2020
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Is There a Bias Against Negative Self-Talk?

This post is not going to argue that negative self-talk is always a good thing. Far from it.

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Daniel R. Stalder
2019
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7 Ways to Change Negative Self-Talk

Let me be the first to tell you that there’s nothing wrong with you. You may have some patterns to unlearn, some self-love to embrace, and some new behaviors to embody, but seriously, there’s nothing wrong with you.

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Erin Power
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The 3 Simple Steps to Stopping Negative Self-Talk

Whatever your negative self-talk looks like, you know it’s not helping you move forward and make progress in your life. It’s also making you feel like crap.

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Brett McKay and Kate McKay
2020
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5 Tips to Stop Negative Self-Talk Once & for All

You can learn to consciously choose to replace your negative thoughts with positive ones that will make your life better.

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Jack Canfield
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Challenging Negative Self-Talk

Most people don’t realize it, but as we go about our daily lives we are constantly thinking about and interpreting the situations we find ourselves in. It’s as though we have an internal voice inside our head that determines how we perceive every situation.

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Ben Martin
2016
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Negative Self-Talk: What It Is and How to Deal

So what is negative self-talk exactly? Basically, trash-talking yourself. It’s always good to consider the ways that we need to improve. But there’s a difference between self-reflection and negative self-talk.

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Rethink Breast Cancer
2019
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10 Types of Negative Self-Talk (and How to Correct Them)

In this article we’ll cover what negative self-talk really is, the most common types of negative self-talk (sometimes called Cognitive Distortions), and some strategies you can use to identify and start to change your own unhelpful negative self-talk.

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Nick Wignall
2018
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4 Ways to Stop Beating Yourself Up, Once and for All

If you are like most people, you know your inner critic all too well. It is the voice in your head that judges you, doubts you, belittles you, and constantly tells you that you are not good enough.

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Jennice Vilhauer
2016
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