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Positive Self-Talk: How Talking to Yourself Is a Good Thing

By Kimberly Holland — 2020

Self-talk is your internal dialogue. It’s influenced by your subconscious mind, and it reveals your thoughts, beliefs, questions, and ideas.

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Challenging Negative Self-Talk

Most people don’t realize it, but as we go about our daily lives we are constantly thinking about and interpreting the situations we find ourselves in. It’s as though we have an internal voice inside our head that determines how we perceive every situation.

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Ben Martin
2016
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10 Types of Negative Self-Talk (and How to Correct Them)

In this article we’ll cover what negative self-talk really is, the most common types of negative self-talk (sometimes called Cognitive Distortions), and some strategies you can use to identify and start to change your own unhelpful negative self-talk.

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Nick Wignall
2018
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4 Ways to Stop Beating Yourself Up, Once and for All

If you are like most people, you know your inner critic all too well. It is the voice in your head that judges you, doubts you, belittles you, and constantly tells you that you are not good enough.

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Jennice Vilhauer
2016
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The Toxic Effects of Negative Self-Talk

We all have an inner critic. At times this little voice can actually be helpful and keep us motivated toward goals—like when it reminds us that what we're about to eat isn't healthy or what we're about to do may not be wise.

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Elizabeth Scott
2020
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‘Self Talk’: When Talking to Yourself, the Way You Do It Makes a Difference

There are two ways to “self talk” to yourself, and each one can have a positive or negative effect.

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Elizabeth Bernstein
2014
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4 Signs That You Are Your Own Worst Enemy

My worst enemy is as close as it gets: She's literally under my skin. Oh, there are other people in the world who have hurt my feelings, called me names and sabotaged my work, health and relationships. But when it comes to acting against my own interests, no one can hold a candle to yours truly.

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Martha Beck
2020
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‘I Realized I Don’t Have to Believe My Thoughts’

Our mindfulness practice is not about vanquishing our thoughts. It’s about becoming aware of the process of thinking so that we are not in a trance—lost inside our thoughts.

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Tara Brach
2014
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