How to Stop Overthinking - The Art of Creating Problems that Don’t Exist

Nick Trenton

Summary

You are the boss of your brain and emotions. Right...?In theory, yes. In practice, not always. Let's change that equation. It's time to transform your negative thoughts into a fulfilling, empowering, and positive narrative.Defeat your noisy brain and thank it for protecting you.HOW TO STOP OVERTHINKING understands the struggles you are going through. The author of this book understand that you can't sleep at night, you overreact, and you appear to be sensitive. That you are plagued with self-doubt, you often feel no self-value, and that things are just too hard for "someone like you."That's why this book is so darned effective. It truly takes you through the psychology of negative thinking and breaks it down for what it is: cognitive distortions brought on by damaging self-perceptions. He takes you through the entire process of how to pre-empt negative thoughts, cope with them, and finally hear yourself of them.Learn advanced psychology techniques to drastically alter your perspective.Nick Trenton grew up in rural Illinois and is quite literally a farm boy. His best friend growing up was his trusty companion Leonard the dachshund. RIP Leonard. Eventually, he made it off the farm and obtained a BS in Economics, followed by an MA in Behavioral Psychology.Learn to understand what your brain is telling you - and switch it for something better!--The power of labeling your emotions and mental state-How to poke holes in a thought/belief to test it-Mental anchoring in everyday life-The ABC model of thought replacement and analysis-The life-changing magic of simply having no opinion-Using metaphors to transform your overthinking-Socrates and the art of self-questioning for calm

Available since: 10/04/2024.

Print length: 191 pages.

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