Defusing Negative Thoughts Part 1

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Thoughts are just thoughts. But they are also, well, thoughts. When you realize their truth and relate to it as it is, you can become a skilled ‘thought leader’...!

Types of thoughts

I never thought of there being categories of thoughts. Examining them in this way helps to remind me to filter out the many messages in my head from myself and others. I need to take action when needed and also ignore or redirect some thoughts. I took notes on part 1 and look forward to part 2 to get some ideas on how to do this.

Destructive thoughts

I am always feeling so stressed out that it’s hard to imagine thoughts which are just simple or non-destructive. Everything I do, try or think seems to cause great stress to me. I’m struggling to prepare for a meeting this morning for the middle of the day, and as usual NOTHING seems to be going right for me! I’ve gotten distracted many times over, and my old laptop doesn’t want to cooperate when attempting to design a flyer. Everything is SO disheartening. Simple tasks are challenges to me anymore. I HATE IT! I USED to be so good at managing these simple stresses! Now? I can barely cope!

Thoughts

I learned that u have to acknowledge negative thoughts and defuse them and their are some thoughts that you should prioritize

Dont fight to control

learned that thoughts that you resist, persists, learn how to be aware of my thoughts, it could help you come up with solution to turn a negative thought to a positive one. keep practicing meditation and listen to life coaching/advices

Thoughts

This is very interesting. I can’t wait to research this more and also to listen to part 2.

Categorized Thoughts

She did a great job explaining the different thoughts we have by putting them into categories. I can’t wait to listen to the next lesson.

You can’t tell your brain what NOT to think about

Don’t tell yourself to stop 🛑 xyz What you resist persists. All thoughts aren’t created equal! Take a step back from thoughts... objectively observe & try to understand what KIND of thoughts you’re having vs the thoughts themselves. Neutral. Distracting. Actionable. Inspired (understand something in a whole new way - write them down!) Negative/destructive. Just because you think something doesn’t mean it’s true.

Qualifying Thoughts

I thought it was interesting to categorize thoughts as actionable, inspiring, and destructive - compared to just blanketing them as either negative or positive.

thinking

Just as simple as that, if you don't want to have bad thoughts, just think and focus in the good thoughts and maybe doing that makes you feel a little bit better

Peaceful day ahead.

You can not rid your mind of and thought, although you can actually accept the thoughts inside.

Learning

Ive learned some thoughts cannot be avoided. We all have negative thoughts at times.

Just thinking

I will have to journal more often to help let go and put to ease my ideas/insightful thoughts. Jotting it down allows me to relax and diffuse everything before bed. Much appreciated this coaching, very helpful.

focused

I learned that you need learn to be happy . unless you are satisfied internally you won't be able to grow....

Christmas Eve eve thoughts

Wow. Today was great, honestly. Nothing major went wrong. But I’m still sad- obviously, you know me! So I hopped on aura, in the hopes of finding something to alleviate the depression for a few minutes. Instead, I almost focused on it, I guess? Or at least considered it. But it felt pretty good. Yeah.

Negative thoughts

I felt that I allow my negative thoughts to consume me instead of taking control of them. I learned that I can’t tell myself to just get rid of my negative thoughts, but I can acknowledge them but not allow them to be my truth. I’ve been very stressed about someone else, allowing it to consume me all because I fear losing them. I have to learn to stop being afraid. What’s for me will be for me.

Thinking about Thoughts

I especially share this reflection with members of the Aura community who have been discussing the release of negative thoughts with me. Apparently the Universe has decided that I needed to further think about this subject, for I just unexpectedly stumbled on this for the first time. In my mind, this is definitely worth the listen. I am off to find Part 2 . . .🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♀️

Inspiration

Negative thoughts are not the only thoughts you have to care and that you have to focus on the positive ones and sometimes also write them down on a book or on a diary.

Managing

Even though I don’t know why I get so sad sometimes, I can still handle it.

learn

i learned that it’s not about how do i stop negativ thoughts. The audio shows me that i have to handle my negativ thoughts. Find a way be okay with my negativ thoughts and not to drag me down.

Distract from negative thoughts

I learned that saying don’t think negative thoughts is not good, you have to distract yourself to think positive

Demanding

I noticed, when she talked about "don't think about a pink elephant", that I tend to use that technique alot when trying to remove negative thoughts, and just as she said they only get more powerful.

Negative self talk!

I learned that all the negative self talk is just random fears or thoughts that we have about certain situations. It’s not the word or the Bible . It’s not going to come true . We just fear it might and get worked up thinking about it. But it’s just a further waste of time! The next time you get a negative self talk - say okay and say this is not my truth- I won’t let it consume me .

Thoughts

I learned that you cannot control your own thoughts. Negative thoughts will always at some point or another arise, whether you like it or not. However, it is up to you to stray away from those thoughts that bring you down. Never let the negative side of your brain control who you are as a person. You are amazing, and you better start believing it.

Reflection

I learned that what you resist, persists and that hit me hard... I need to start thinking more positive.

Thoughts... Thoughts

This further proves that thoughts are powerful, and that the thoughts that grow more powerful are those that we give focus on. I love the idea that you don’t have to resist or stop a negative idea from entering your mind, but instead you have to acknowledge it and let it go. Don’t focus on it. This is a time-worthy material. 👌🏻

Mindset

I never understood the different types of thoughts we have that we go through everyday.

Penny for your thoughts

We have the ability to give our thoughts power or not. I am eager to hear part two

Penny for your thoughts

We have the ability to give our thoughts power or not. I am eager to hear part two

What i learned

Whilst being sad and depressed for the past two days that i have the power to change that and i shouldnt let anything stand in the way of my happiness and that includes myself

Good

It was good but I don’t know how to get part 2... I would really like to know how to diffuse negative thoughts

Thoughts

I learnt that there aren't just positive and negative thoughts,thoughts can be divided into so many more categories such as: •Neutral •Distracting •Destructive •Inspired Ditructive thoughts are basically negative thoughts that need to be acknowledged but then diffused

quite an experience

I feel like I am in real depression. I really need someone to talk rn snap me jeet_3

kill it

How to channel your thoughts. Thoughts r your power use to succeed

Defusing Negative Thoughts

Just because you think something does not mean it is true! Decide what type of thought it is before you allow it to take root

Concentration

I cant even concentrate on what he's saying. By lying calmly, my brain j ust wonders around...

I noticed something

I think negative thoughts all the time. I rarely ever think positive thoughts about myself or others. I’m always agitated.

STOP

Let’s stop fighting each other! YOUR LIFE is very short and precious. Don’t waste it on meaningless trivialities. 100 years from today, what you are fighting about now, will be relegated to the dust of history.

Where do I begin?

My wife and I have separated. Is it true that we should all just stop surrounding ourselves with negativity? My life with Laura was deeply unhappy, yet my children brought me more joy than I can describe. Yet now I’m labelled as the man who left, for another woman no less; abandoning his family. So yeah, feeling pretty low. On the other hand, work is going very well. And I’ve managed to keep another relationship steady. I’m filled with very dark and low thoughts indeed. I’ve have thought about, and attempted to take my life on numerous occasions. But I’m still here. Trying to get through each day without upsetting people or being made to feel low. The thing is, I’m to blame for it all. When I was away from home for long periods last year, I found calm and positivity. Now I feel further down in the dark than I’ve ever felt. And alone, despite family and work support.

Thoughts

Thoughts are just what you think don’t stress keep moving this video helped me overcome mean and bad thoughts and when ever there’s a bad thought I think positive #thanks aura

Life changing

I learned that the more I tried to block negative/destructive thoughts the more powerful I was making them, and that I need to instead acknowledge these thoughts, see if they have any real merit, if they do, make necessary changes and if not dismiss them and let go of them Period. 💡

Welcome back

I remembered the content. Recognized how much I miss the field & wonder where this will take me. In any direction, remembering to use the tools not just teaching others how is Paramount. ❤️

That I am aloud to have thoughts but I must get rid of the negative thoughts qui

Negative thoughts

I say this a lot! It’s hard to get all negative thoughts to go away. Love this.

I enjoyed learning the different break down of types of thoughts.

It helped me understand all thoughts so happen it’s what we do with the information.

No words to describe how excited I am to complete these series!

I have the power to diffuse my negative thoughts. I can and will learn how to manage these thoughts that I have allowed to in my life for so long. ✨✨

My Messy Brain

I have to get control of my negativity and negative thoughts and emotions and feelings by understanding and acknowledging my anxiety and depression and panic and learning to be more calm and less like a cat with it’s claws stuck into the wall or ceiling and I need to learn to be more calm and positive and strong minded and more in the present moment

Negative thoughts:

What you resist, persists. Esp, when it comes to negative thoughts. All thoughts are not created equal. Don’t automatically believe your thoughts. Inspired thoughts should be written down. Acknowledge negative thoughts and defuse them as soon as possible and not give them anymore energy or thought.

Thoughts

I enjoyed listening to this and I am looking forward to hearing more.

Positiving...

I agree with much of what was said. I like the idea of categorizing thoughts. We may not be able to control having negative thoughts but we can 1) make our brains fertile ground for more positive thoughts & 2) encourage positive thoughts by reading & listening to positive material every day 3) say “cancel thought” to interrupt a negative thought stream. Do not allow a negative thought to stay in your brain! Bottom line, flooding our minds with so much positive leaves little room for negatives. Staying focused on positives tends to attract more positives. Make it a habit to look for the positive! Helen Keller said “when we face the sun, we see no shadows!” ❤️👍🏼🍀

Thoughts

I’m curious about next session. I think we know we have different types of thoughts. Learning what to do with them, how to sit with them and not react negatively is what I’d like to hear about!

Energy

God is really all I need. Although this brief moment of pause I was able to recollect my thoughts and calm myself, thank you

I used to have many negative thoughts

I didn’t realize there were so many categories of thoughts, I think it is super interesting that they have different “purposes”.

Thoughts

The more we think on not having negative thoughts, the more they keep coming. What I focus on grows. Acknowledge them and let them go.

Thoughts

I had the reminder today to take control of proactively thinking positively, to help rewire my brain and as a result, the way I process situations.

Thoughts

Lots of thoughts are positie and usefull. Inspiring, write them down

Negative and distracting thoughts

The more I try not to think negativly, the more I have this kind of thoughts, but it's possible to learn how to defusing them. And as not all thoughts are created equal, I can chosse to keep only the thoughts that are usefull.

Refocus Negative Thoughts

By allowing the thought to pass through me...rather than trying to avoid letting it in...I have the control of where my thoughts are.

Acknowledge, then Let Go

A visualizer that helps me deal with my negative thoughts is the idea of leaves on a stream. Picture it is autumn, and the leaves are golden brown and fire red. Use as much mental description as possible to really make the scene come alive. Now, place each of hour negative thoughts on a leaf and watch as they float peacefully away.

Calm

If you are upset than you just calm down and say stop and that whatever you think dont say it If you know it is not good to say

Negative thoughts

I have control over diffusing my negative thoughts and turning them into positive.

Defusing Negative Thoughs

You can not tell yourself to not think of something because if you tell yourself to NOT think of a pink elephant the first thing that comes to mind will probably be a pink elephant.

Negative thoughts

I learned that you can’t just say don’t think bad. You have to focus on other thoughts..think the negative thought then not dwell in it.

If your reading this you are beautiful

You can reach your goals! You are full of light! You are a wonderful person who deserves love! You are intuitive, you are created to be loved! Nature is beautiful, when the birds show off their flight each day! The sun loves to shine, and I appreciate all my senses to witness humanity! Yes puppies are the best! Klondike bars rock! Live life each moment! Be grateful each morning and night!

Thoughts won’t go away.

I know I’m now what I think . My thoughts don’t define me. And it’s truth no one can just stop having negative thoughts. I’m trying to find a way to stop having bad or negative thoughts that just pop up in my head out of nowhere...thoughts i wouldn’t imagine or say to someone and think to myself why would this mean thought appear? . I hope I can find an answer as to why this happens... Any suggestions? Thank you for this lesson.

I learned that...

My thoughts aren’t true just because I think them. This is my reflection.

I learned that

I cant get rid of and hate myself for the negative thoughts but i can start showing my more positive thoughts attention and some action on them. Maybe if i show more attention to the positive my mind wont be so used to me showing attention to the negative and it will become easier to think more positive.

I learned

I learned lot energy wasted on negative thought rather than focusing on positive ones . Understand and ignoring them is key

Negative thoughts

I learned that instead of labeling these thoughts as negative I should think of them as disruptive thoughts and that I need to defuse as soon as they pop up.

Thoughts

Your mind has a mind of its own. Take time to examine your thoughts

Thoughts

I learned that our thoughts are broken down into categories that require different responses.

Thoughts

I always thought thoughts were broken into positive or negative or just thoughts and now I like how it can be broken into several different categories. Such a wonderful insight

Negative thoughts

I learned that it ok to have negative thoughts and to let them go.. this helped me a lot I’m an over thinker so I needed to hear this!

Idk

You cannot control what you’re brain is thinking. Trying to tell yourself not to think negative thoughts can actually fuel them. Try thinking positive!

Relaxed and positive thoughts

Just a few minutes really can relax me. I know I need to have more positive self-talk and less negative. One day at a time!

I can choose

Concept of not banning negative thoughts but having a plan to deal with them

Felt good

It was a bit hard to calm my breathing and relax but I think I’ll get better with time

Session 2

Interesting. I need to learn to asses my thoughts according to their importance so that I can act on them.

Negative Thoughts

It’s freeing to be reminded that I cannot control the thoughts that come to my mind. I can however determine how they impact me emotionally. How I perceive them. And which thoughts I give the most attention.

Peace in place

I felt more understanding of why I was sad and what allowed me to get to the headspace . I can’t not allow other inability to understand them selves to second guess who I am .

Controlling thought

No on can control thoughts but when you’re stronger than your thought You can. If you’re thinking negative thought just try to think positive thought that make you satisfy and smile. You are the only one who can help yourself :))) Just keep on fighting against destructive and negative thought. Inspirational thought can help.

Defusing Negative Thought

I learned that it is very important to be aware of your thoughts, what you think about and also how to categorize each thought. Most importantly thinking can never be controlled.

Categorizing

I’m sort of big on categorizing things, so the visualizer of categorizing thoughts is extremely useful. Very insightful ideas, overall 5 stars

Acknowledge Thoughts

I need to defuse negative thoughts, acknowledging they came to mind and let them have to power and move life they wind through my brain.

Need to be aware

Looking forward to hearing part 2. Although I know the concept of deflecting negative thoughts, I need more strategies to navigate through them

Thoughts

I learned not all thoughts are created equal and I am able to control or simplify my reaction to certain types.

Thoughts

I learned that I can control they way I react to thoughts and move forward.

Mindset

I learned that when you are trying not to think of something and you tell yourself “Don’t think of that” you automatically think of what you are trying not to think of. 

negative thoughts

i learned that you control what you think. do not let your mind control you. you control your mind

Negative thoughts

Not all thoughts need energy and that they are characterised

Kinds of Thoughts

I learned that there are different kinds of thoughts. Thoughts that I have felt but I didn’t know what it was called. But these explanations on thoughts help me to distinguish what are the thoughts that I am only supposed to apply to myself or the thoughts that I can only think.

My Mind

I can't tell my brain what to do, I also learned that I must defuse negative thoughts immediately.

Thought vs traffic

A thought is from within, traffic is heard within but made outside the body by another.

much needed

lately i have been overcome with negative thoughts upon myself and went onto aura to seek a meditation i thought would help. this meditation taught me that your negative thoughts don’t just go away and that instead we should focus on the positive sides of things.

We all feel

We all feel as humans we all have thoughts . Trying to get rid of bad thoughts are tough

Thoughts

Our thoughts are not created equally. It was nice to hear her say that we cannot tell our brain what to think or to stop thinking about something or what pops into our mind. We can let thoughts go we do not want to think about but what we resist persists. There are 4 types of thoughts; neutral, distraction, inspiring and destructive or negative.

Thoughts

Our thoughts are not created equally. It was nice to hear her say that we cannot tell our brain what to think or to stop thinking about something or what pops into our mind. We can let thoughts go we do not want to think about but what we resist persists. There are 4 types of thoughts; neutral, distraction, inspiring and destructive or negative.

Letting go of the past

My negative thought are mainly unhappy memories related to my mother and anger toward them that I replay in my mind.

Destructive

My Mind immediately wandered to the things that bring me suffering. And most of this I struggled just to hear this over their amplitude

I felt good

My body just lost everything that I felt was bad I felt relieved and it was just a big bag of bad thoughts ware getting pulled out you should try I recommend thank you so much I would go on for hours but I have to go but this is amazing ✨🤩

Again

I learned that this particulsr series of talks is essential to learn how to acknowledge my thoughts and beiefs. Change is in the air!

I felt comforted

I learned that I have to face my negative thoughts in order for them to not come up as much.

Negative thoughts

I learned I need to let go of all my negative thoughts and be positive about myself . Enjoyed this session . Saved it to listen to again

There’s just being WITH thoughts

and not making them mean much. We can’t stop negative thoughts, but CAN let them BE

Destructive Thoughts

My destructive thoughts are distracting me. I need to acknowledge then dispell them, not dwell on them. It's time to stop giving them power.

Thinking

I just realized I get stuck in spirals because I don’t like to acknowledge negative thoughts and try to control them by forcing positivity. I think I may be empowering more negativity instead of letting it be what it is, acknowledging and trying to diffuse it. I think the first step must be learning to sit with the discomfort.

Negative thoughts

I never realized that it was unhealthy to tell myself to stop negative thoughts.

Negative Thoughts

I learned that I negative thoughts will happen, and that it is best to acknowledge that truth, and then not give power to them.

Mindset

I learned that we can’t control our thoughts but we can change the bad ones.

Diffusing negative thoughts

I learned that it is important to acknowledge negative thoughts but instead of letting them perpetuate to be in charge of them and diffuse them.

Disappointed

I thought the session would have a lesson, but it was just relaxing background sounds. Because I expected a lesson, my negative thoughts actually increased.

Perceive thoughts

This was a good intro to understanding how I, and I’m sure most people, interpret different thoughts. Looking forward to part 2!

DumbHeadedSoNicG4M5R’s Experience.

I feel so much happier, with everything that goes on with my life. I feel happy saying that this is the butterfly to spring. It’s beautiful, Thank you.

Different thoughts

Yes I like the explanation as not seeing thoughts as “positive” or “negative” I like the explanation of thought categories

Negative thoughts

I learned that all my thoughts are different and not to fight my negative thoughts but will need to diffuse them.

Me

I noticed how my mood had lifted, as I was listening as I realised that I have a lot of Inspired thoughts but I have been allowing my destructive thoughts take over my mind.

My Thoughts

I learnt about the different types of thoughts I usually get and about to learn more about defusing the negative thoughts

Destructive Thoughts

Acknowledge but don’t accept these thoughts. It is important to recognize, reflect, and channel these thoughts differently.

Negative thoughts reflection

I like the idea of acknowledging negative thoughts, but dismissing them. That’s a big part of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), changing the way we talk to ourselves. It’s so easy to fall into negative self talk (or thought) patterns, thinking/saying things to yourself that you wouldn’t allow someone to say to your best friend. We must be our own best friend!

Defusing Negative Thoughts

I learned that we have various types of thoughts and while many are positive, many of mine are negative, self-sabotaging thoughts that have been ingrained into my subconscious mind. I learned today that I need to recognize these thoughts for what they are and in Part II, learn healthy ways with which to manage them.

Negative thoughts

I learned to recategorize my thoughts and embrace them for what they are and how they serve me.

I’m thinking about looking at my work situation from a different perspective

I learned that my negative thoughts are a reflection of the lens in which I view the world around me.

Day one

I liked the short story about seasons...That I shouldn’t throw away the other three seasons because I had a bad season. It made me think about Mike and my loss, And the guilt & anger I have on continuing life without him. It made me cry. 

Very helpful

It helps to know that these specific categories exist and that there's a way to recognize and respond to them.

Relaxed

I felt more relaxed and clam after defusing my destructive thoughts

destructive thoughts

I learned the multiple types of thoughts. The one I’m most interested in is negative or destructive thoughts.

Types of thoughts

Very insightful. I never thought about thoughts in categories.

Very Informative

Learning there are categories of thoughts was quite awakening.

Having thoughts categorized, who would have thought?

Not dismissing thoughts is okay,acknowledging all thoughts is a good thing.

Stop that thought...Impossible

I learned that you cannot just tell yourself to not to have a particular thought, because as soon as you do, your mind goes right there, impossible to escape that thought. Intrigued to learn more about focusing negative thoughts.

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Unhelpful thoughts

I think acknowledging the thought will be most valuable for me. I have heard the “don’t think” before and previously by trying to imagine the thought differently I focus to much on it, making it consume me. I think by thanking my head for informing me of its opinion, it will almost dissociate it as someone else thought. It has already worked as writing this I had the thought “your stupid to sharing who wants to know what you think” I said thank you and decided this was on to write as it might help someone (that someone might be me) it certainly won’t hurt anybody and immediately I have found myself more at ease. I don’t know if the coaches read these but I’m case they do thank you for this it has helped me ❤️

Intro

Calm and curious about the different types of thoughts: neutral, distracting, constructive, and destructive.

Thoughts

This is so true whenever you tell yourself to accept all thoughts as the same but not equal and to not believe them will make life way easier and better! So many thoughts go through the mind that you gotta learn to analyze them quickly and more freely and which ones to act on or not!

So true

I’ve been having horrible negative thoughts so I needed this very much I appreciate the help.

Negative thoughts

I have more of these than not. I’m hoping to be able to learn to defuse them.

Negative thoughts

Sometimes it is just good to be reminded of what we know or have forgotten.

Act right away

Diffuse negative thoughts as soon as they enter the mind. You can’t, not have negative thoughts. It’s normal to have them, but it’s what you do with them that counts. Work through them and don’t believe them.

Good

I learned that when some one tells you not to think of some thing and then you thing of it

Negative thoughts

I hope I can learn how to diffuse the many negative thoughts I have everyday. Hopefully turn them into constructive thoughts

I have a lot of negative thoughts especially lately and I’m trying to turn a new leaf today and think positive

By listening to this 3 mins meditation it made me think I need to be more in tune with my positive or “good” thoughts and less in believing the bad I tell myself

Learning to diffuse

Ready for part two. I struggle with negative thoughts. I want to feel happier.

Defusing negative thoughts part 1

It doesn’t go into to part 2! I’ve spent the last 15 mins trying to find it...How tormenting. And this was my first listen after subscribing.

Peaceful

I love the dreamy ocean sleep sounds and understand how to categorize my thoughts 🥰

Anxiety

I noticed I’m anxious about my future and my relationship up Ben

Experiencing healing

I’ve been in intensive DBT and CBT therapy for years, and these are concepts that I know. I fall into the trap of thinking “why do I need to listen to this, I already know all of this.” And after listening to this, I’m realising that all of this stuff isn’t just something to be learned and then practiced alone. The act of listening to this is practice in and of itself.

great

Felt really empowering & motivating to start understanding and learning what my thoughts mean and how they can either be seen in a negative or positive/useful light.

Types of thoughts

I learned that not all thoughts are equal. Some are just facts or observations. Others are inspiring or helpful. Yet others are destructive. Destructive thoughts shouldn’t be taken as truth and should be diffused as quickly as possible.

Sorry. Nothing at all. Water sounds feel

cliched and fake. Voice was not soothing at all. Not a great start

Great start but?

Not super helpful when the title states diffusing and nothing it taught about how to do this and I have to go sear for part 2? Which I don’t see listed anywhere….

- vs. +

All thoughts are not created equal. In fact, thoughts can be categorized. Inspired destructive neutral/described thoughts- weather, hunger; destracting- checking on Fb; actionable thought - i left my door open; inpired thoughts - creative projects; destructive/negative thoughts - failed, unworthy, defused not take them to be true so we learn the technique how to defuse negative thoughts.

- vs. +

All thoughts are not created equal. In fact, thoughts can be categorized. Inspired destructive neutral/described thoughts- weather, hunger; destracting- checking on Fb; actionable thought - i left my door open; inpired thoughts - creative projects; destructive/negative thoughts - failed, unworthy, defused not takenthem to be true technique to defuse

What stood out to me is the fact that the more we tell ourselves not to think of something, the more we actually do

I really need some tips on how to effectively diffuse negative thoughts. A huge one for me!!

Negative

I like calling negative thoughts destructive it’s a good way to look at how those kind of thoughts hurt us

Thoughts

I learned that not all thoughts are equal and to take a step back from them to categorise and evaluate their worth