We all know that negative thinking can fuel anxiety, stress, depression, and low self-esteem—and in a world where we’re ...

Repetitive negative thinking (RNT) encompasses patterns of intrusive, perseverative thoughts such as worry and rumination that recur across diagnostic boundaries. Rather than being confined to a ...

We all have that inner voice. The one that whispers you’re not good enough whenever you try something new. The one that catalogs every embarrassing thing you’ve ever done and replays them on loop at 3 ...

We all experience moments when our minds seem to spiral into a loop of negative thoughts, leaving us feeling stuck, drained, ...

Ever had a song you couldn’t get out of your head? That happened to me the other day. Pink Pony Club. It’s everywhere right now; I can’t escape it. And even though I really don’t like that song, it’s ...

Do you often replay the bad yet always forget the good? Here’s the science behind negative thought spirals and how to find balance and resilience. Do you know why our brains can replay our most ...

Several years ago, my colleagues and I discovered a unique window into this complicated problem. By eliciting and identifying the internalized negative thought process — which I have termed the “voice ...

Are there times when you just can’t seem to push an unpleasant thought out of your head no matter how hard you try? Perhaps you thought you said something friendly to a person you didn't know very ...