Stand up to your thoughts
Your thoughts are just thoughts. They aren’t you. Your thoughts don’t have to be a reality unless you allow them to be. So when they creep in, you might start by trying to set limits.
Indulge those self-defeating thoughts for a specific period of time, like 10 minutes. Time yourself. And when the time is up, it’s up.
Thank them for their input and send them on their way. You can let your thoughts disempower you, or you can choose to disempower your thoughts.
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