{"id":6492,"date":"2023-08-13T16:33:09","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T09:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=6492"},"modified":"2023-08-13T16:33:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T09:33:09","slug":"5-proven-ways-to-quiet-down-the-negative-thoughts-in-your-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=6492","title":{"rendered":"5 Proven Ways To Quiet Down The Negative Thoughts In Your Head"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindbodygreen-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/c_fill,w_700,h_400,g_auto,q_85,fl_lossy,f_jpg\/org\/dr766o6e9l5wmcnaa.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Sometimes I feel like my mind makes intrusive calls to me, like the people who ring on your landline (I know, right?) and who seem to think you have been in an accident recently. <span data-citation-wrapper=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/record\/2008-00854-000\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/record\/2008-00854-000\" data-citation-link=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Your mind pulls a similar trick<\/a><a href=\"#citations\" data-citation-number=\"1\">1<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"11\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 10\"><path d=\"M10.5616 1.47255C10.7935 1.16327 10.7308 0.724508 10.4216 0.492549C10.1123 0.26059 9.67352 0.323271 9.44156 0.63255L4.41852 7.32996L2.03106 4.54448C1.77947 4.25094 1.33756 4.21694 1.04403 4.46853C0.750497 4.72012 0.716495 5.16203 0.968084 5.45556L3.77335 8.72851C3.81859 8.84955 3.89785 8.9595 4.0089 9.04279C4.09758 9.1093 4.19691 9.15159 4.29895 9.17078C4.51931 9.23643 4.76744 9.19227 4.955 9.03151C5.07764 8.92639 5.15498 8.78804 5.18511 8.64118L10.5616 1.47255Z\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/span>, but you can unhook from it by learning to thank it for its efforts instead of fighting with it. Also, learn to give your mind a name to supercharge your defusion exercises.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mind<\/strong>: Hi, it\u2019s me. I think you should be worrying.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You<\/strong>: Hey, Sheila. Thanks, but I\u2019m okay. I appreciate you are trying to help, what with your big doom-spotting antennae, but I got this.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mind: <\/strong>Ha! That\u2019s not going to work. You can\u2019t brush me off so easily. If you don\u2019t have a really good worry about the impending doom in your future right now, you\u2019ll be finished by tomorrow morning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You:<\/strong> Thanks for the thought, Sheila. I really do get that you are trying to help. Anything you want to add?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mind:<\/strong> Ummm&#8230; yeah&#8230; give me a second&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>You:<\/strong> Look, Sheels, I got stuff to do. 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