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If your brain keeps replaying the same negative thought like a hit single from 2007, you don't have a thinking problem. You have a wiring problem.
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Repetitive negative thinking lives in a loop between your prefrontal cortex and your amygdala. And the more you rehearse it, the stronger that loop gets. We've all heard the phrase, "Neurons that fire together, wire together." That's a thing called Hebb's law. And what it means is every time you replay that negative thought, you're not processing it. You're reinforcing it, which means you're getting better at doing it.
Here's how you interrupt it. Step one, say out loud, "Oh, there's that overthinking negative part of me pretending it's helping again." When you label a thought this way, you activate the prefrontal cortex and you lower activity in the amygdala. And suddenly, you're no longer immersed in the negative thought loop, you're observing the negative thought loop, which means now you're back in the driver's seat.
Step two, move your eyes from left to right for 20 to 30 seconds. Lateral eye movement recruits both sides of your brain, and it interrupts the negative thought loop. Because negative thought loops hate bilateral stimulation.
The big takeaway here is you don't beat repetitive negative thinking by arguing with it. You beat it by interrupting the circuit. You name it, you move your eyes from side to side, and you break the loop. Your brain's not broken, it's just efficient, and you get to pick what it gets good at. And when you intentionally pick your thoughts, you start to up spiral your life.
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