EP 473: That Time I Realized I had ANTs in my Brain!

Of course, there are no actual insects running around your brain! Have you ever heard of Automatic Negative Thoughts? Each day, the average human has 65,000 +/- thoughts. Each day contains 86,400 seconds. So even spending one second per thought would render you completely out of time for anything else! For this reason, the brain automates about 95% of those 65,000 thoughts that rush through your brain every day. And depending on what is going on for you, emotionally, at any given moment, a sometimes vast majority of these automatic thoughts become negative as part of your innate survival mechanism. In today’s episode, I go deep into the ANTs and how they work: As I mentioned in the episode, if you or a loved one is struggling this week, in the wake of the violent events that have happened in our country, please reach out to me. I have some practices that you can use immediately to help you cope with this difficulty and minimize the suffering you may be experiencing. So feel free to email me at [email protected]. Or, we could set up a time for a 45 minute chat that might help you in a much deeper way: https://calendly.com/artburns/45-min-coaching-session