Learn how to stop your negative thoughts through challenging and reframing the unhelpful chatter. We all have moments when our thoughts take a negative turn—and sometimes get stuck there. It may be common, but those negative thoughts don’t have to dictate your feelings or actions., Here is the four-step process: 1. Stop. Consciously call a mental time‑out when undesirable thoughts take over. By saying "Stop," you can halt the negative response cycle. 2. Breathe. Take a few deep breaths to reduce physical tension and step back from the stressor before you react. 3. Reflect., Learn how to identify, challenge, and reframe negative thoughts to improve mental well-being using cognitive restructuring techniques., In this video I’m going to teach you a technique that therapists use in almost every session, but you probably didn’t know about. And when you learn how to do it yourself, you can change how you think and feel., Once you get better at identifying your negative thought patterns, you can practice reframing your thoughts to see things more objectively. When feeling stressed or down, try using some of our stress management techniques to help you feel more clear-headed., When we consistently focus on negative, self-defeating thoughts, it can lead to a negative emotional spiral. By reframing those thoughts—essentially challenging their validity and finding a more balanced, realistic view—we can start to change how we feel and behave..