‘This time it’s different!’
You know those pesky negative thoughts you have? The reoccurring ones that won’t leave you alone. The ones that are trying to convince you that this situation is going to turn out like every other failure you’ve ever had. Yep those ones!
Well they are weakest at the beginning of their loop. In fact you could avoid the spiral entirely if you head them off right at the start.
Before they even begin to voice their opinions you let them know – This time’s different!
And you can support that with all the reasons why it’s different.
Or if you’d like something a little more proper you can examine the negative thought’s hypothesis objectively and respond with a – ‘Well is that the case old boy?’
Then have a rather sophisticated to and fro with yourself, debating the validity of that scared voice’s argument.
Just something that I’ve found useful in my experience and hopefully you find so too.
Thomas Duggan 