Let’s explore how you can break free from toxic thought patterns and embark on a daily practice of detoxing your mental energy, shifting from negativity to a more positive, empowered mindset.

Although most people will eventually move off this negative mental channel onto more satisfying thoughts, those who cannot may develop a chronically sad mood. Until recently, rumination was almost ...

This is the same for our thoughts. Repeated negative self-talk forms well-worn mental pathways in our brains, making it easier to return to these negative thought patterns.

Cohen calls intrusive thoughts a form of "mind babbling" or "random, involuntary and unintentional thinking" that can be relentless and difficult to quiet down. "While not all the 'babble' is ...

Suppressing negative thoughts worked for some. The participants gave each potential event a title, and provided a one-sentence description of the event and a central detail related to the event ...

Those with learned helplessness “have a really hard time with growth mindset and change and evolution,” says Cummins. Consequently, they end up stuck in a rigid state in life because they're paralyzed ...

When they analysed patterns of brain activity in the MPFC, the researchers found that optimistic people seemed to have ...

For adolescents who may get stuck in negative thought spirals, refocusing on mental imagery is a more effective distraction than verbal thoughts, a recent study from Oregon State University found.

Emotional self-harm can take many forms but the key is intentional emotional distress. ... Another example is in black-and-white thinking, which can lead to negative-thought extremes, ...

The presence of deteriorated thought and negative symptoms, including social anhedonia and impairment in personal hygiene, may predict worsening social function over 2 years in young patients at ...