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It can help to recognize that intrusive thoughts are automatic and not under your control. “Many intrusive thoughts are like little ‘ANTs’—Automatic Negative Thoughts,” explains Awadallah.

Here, 15 members of Forbes Coaches Council explain how to manage negative thoughts at work and neutralize their impact. If you’ve noticed an unhelpful internal dialogue creeping into your ...

Hypnotherapist Emilie Leyes shared how she turns to a positive psychology “installation” habit to stop negative thinking and be more positive.

We often react by trying to turn off our feelings, control negative thoughts, distract ourselves, and take control of our circumstances.

Minister, chaplain, and author Dr. Billy Holland writes about the importance of controlling our negative thoughts.

We often react by trying to turn off our feelings, control negative thoughts, distract ourselves, and take control of our circumstances.