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    Explore "catastrophizing" with insightful episodes like "6 Magic Words That Stop Anxiety & Overwhelm", "Episode 98 ADHD and catastrophising", "85. How to stop catastrophising and calm your anxious mind", "How To Stop Catastrophizing" and "Let's Talk About... Catastrophising (Episode 157)" from podcasts like ""The Mel Robbins Podcast", "The ADHD Adults Podcast", "Do You F*cking Mind?", "The Mindset Mentor" and "Let's Talk About Mental Health"" and more!

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    6 Magic Words That Stop Anxiety & Overwhelm

    6 Magic Words That Stop Anxiety & Overwhelm

    In today’s episode, I’m sharing the “6 magic words” that I say to myself on repeat whenever I start to spiral.

    I call them “magic” because they seem to have an almost spell-like effect on me when I say them out loud.

    I’ve shared these 6 magic words with millions of people online, and today you’re going to learn what they are and how to use them to your advantage.

    If you're a worrier, an overthinker, or struggle with anxiety, you’ll love these 6 words.

    You can use them like a tool to stop yourself from worrying, obsessing, catastrophizing, and creating problems in your mind that don’t exist in the present moment.

    These 6 words are rooted in behavioral science, psychology, stoicism, and even Buddhism. In fact, I’m going to share a fantastic metaphor to make this even more visual and easy to understand and apply in your life.

    You will also learn:

    • How to use my 6-word phrase to interrupt your worries and self-doubt.
    • The question you can ask yourself to beat fear with logic.
    • A beautiful Buddhist teaching that will empower you to stop torturing yourself mentally.
    • A shocking study about how stressful thoughts cause you real pain.
    • What “positive ideation” is and why you need to use it the next time you start to spiral.
    • What the data says about your worries (my jaw was on the floor).
    • Exactly how to train your brain to be more optimistic.

    Bottom line: You have the power to quiet anxious thoughts and to stop the endless loop of worries that run through your head.

    You just need the 6 magic words I’m about to teach you right now.

    Xo, Mel

     

    In this episode:

    0:44: I’ve got something I want to confess to you.

    4:46: What is the ONE thing we all do?

    5:13: You are creating worry and stress in your life. This is exactly how to stop.

    6:49: How to use my 6-word phrase to interrupt your worries and self-doubt.

    9:18: The question you can ask yourself to beat fear with logic.

    12:10: A beautiful Buddhist teaching that will empower you to stop torturing yourself.

    13:46: Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional. Listen to this.

    16:16: Assuming the worst is doing this to your nervous system.

    18:39: What would your life be like if you didn’t worry about…anything?

    21:38: This is exactly how to break the habit of chronic worry.

    24:55: The shocking connection between catastrophizing and your ability to focus.

    31:06: Wait until you hear how stressful thoughts cause you real pain.

    34:06: How do you start living to your fullest potential once and for all?

     

     

    Want more resources? Go to my podcast page at https://melrobbins.com/podcast.

     

     

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    Episode 98 ADHD and catastrophising

    Episode 98 ADHD and catastrophising

    In Episode 98 The ADHD Adults discuss how some people with ADHD can catastrophise.  As usual,  Alex the Psycho.......education Monkey delivers catastrophically boring 'evidence' on the topic, all three ADHD adults give their personal reflections on the theme and provide something that vaguely smells like 'top tips' on the subject.  'What has James lost, forgotten or mislaid this week?" returns with Alex 8-7 up for the year so far, and Alex reads out the usual 'definitely real' correspondence.  Alex and Mrs ADHD corpse over easily the worst ding yet and james does something terrible to a cat...


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    Produced by James Brown and JBHD Ltd.

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    How To Stop Catastrophizing

    How To Stop Catastrophizing

    How To Stop Catastrophizing | The Mindset Mentor Podcast

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    Let's Talk About... Catastrophising (Episode 157)

    Let's Talk About... Catastrophising (Episode 157)

    Anxiety and catastrophising often go hand-in-hand, where you may find yourself fearing the future or plagued by challenging thoughts about the likelihood of things going wrong. But there is an enormous difference between ‘possibility’ and ‘certainty’, and so learning how to stop catastrophic thinking (which is one of many common cognitive distortions) and also challenging black and white thinking will help you to look at things more objectively and calmly.

    How do you do that? Well, that’s what I’m talking about this week in my Let’s Talk About Mental Health podcast, full of simple ideas and mental health tips that you can put into practice immediately. So, let’s talk about catastrophising!


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    UFYB 44: Catastrophizing

    UFYB 44: Catastrophizing

    This week, I want to talk to you about the concept of catastrophizing, or imagining all the possible future negative scenarios that could happen and emotionally reacting as if they were real. We take a look at why we do this and how it impacts the results we have in our life. I share three simple but powerful tools that will help you kick your catastrophizing habit to the curb.

    Get full show notes and more information here: https://unfckyourbrain.com/44