OWN YOUR LIFE: How to Stop Negative Self-Talk and Kill the ANTs
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Your past doesn't get to write your future.
EPISODE SUMMARY
This episode breaks down why we get stuck repeating an old story about who we are, and introduces Dr. Daniel Amen's ANTs framework, Automatic Negative Thoughts, for catching and flipping the self-talk that keeps that old story alive.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Your sense of identity is built from an ongoing story you tell about your life, and that story can get stuck on an old, inaccurate version of you
- Repeating a negative thought, even silently, reinforces it and makes it feel more true
- ANTs (Automatic Negative Thoughts) show up uninvited and multiply if left unchecked
- A simple 5-step process can help you catch these thoughts and replace them with something more accurate
Q&A
Q: What is narrative identity?A: It's the idea that we build our sense of self by turning our life experiences into an ongoing personal story, one with a past, present, and imagined future.
Q: Why do we keep repeating the same negative thoughts about ourselves?A: Every time you repeat a thought, even just in your head, you reinforce it, so the more you say it, the more true it starts to feel, whether or not it actually is.
Q: What are ANTs (automatic negative thoughts)?A: A term from Dr. Daniel Amen for negative thoughts that show up automatically and uninvited, and multiply the longer you leave them unaddressed.
Q: How do you stop automatic negative thoughts?A: It starts with getting the thought out of your head, naming what kind of negative thought it is, and questioning whether it's actually true before deciding whether to believe it.
YOUR CHALLENGE
Kill the ANTs, and you get to find out who you actually are.
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