3 Quick Steps to Stop Negative Thinking Now! | CYBCYL with Daniel Amen and Tana Amen
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-- Summary --
It’s possible to think positively if you KILL YOUR ANTS!
We live in a world where we are constantly bombarded with fear and bad news that triggers our automatic negative thinking-ANTS! Need proof? Just turn on the TV or cruise through the net. Doom and gloom stories dominate the headlines-because fear makes us pay attention.
In fact, our brains are wired to focus on the negative in order to avoid things that might hurt us. Fear definitely serves a purpose, but what happens when all we seem to focus on are negative thoughts? Bad things. Take a look at these compelling facts:
Every thought you have releases chemicals in the brain.
Hopeful thoughts release chemicals that help you feel happy and calm.
Negative thoughts release chemicals that make you feel stressed and sad.
If what you bring your attention to determines how you feel and act, focusing too much on negative thoughts can lead to destructive behaviors-behaviors that can ruin your important relationships and ruin your mind.
Enough of the bad news. There is good news!
You can learn how to kill your automatic negative thoughts (ANTs) and focus on the positive.
Here’s how…
In this short video, Dr. Daniel Amen and his wife, health and wellness expert Tana Amen, discuss how to challenge and kill your own ANTs in three easy steps.
3 steps to kill those ANTs
Write it down. When those automatic negative thoughts start tumbling around in your mind, write them down to clearly identify them.
Investigate. Ask yourself, are these thoughts even true? Uninvestigated thoughts can lead us to act in harmful ways.
Talk back. If you discover that these negative thoughts are false, talk back to them! Tell these thoughts you know they aren’t true!
Practice these steps each time you feel automatic thoughts entering your brain. By labeling, investigating, and then talking back to your automatic negative thoughts, you’ll turn your mind into "an ANT ghost town."
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I've found this video 6 years after it was posted and I highly doubt that anyone unsubscribed because of Tana's story. We adopted through foster care and I have, at times, thought the same kind of thoughts about one of my children being just like their bio mom. So I appreciated Tana's story. I'm not alone. But it is not good to let that thought go unchallenged.
Thank you Dr. Amen & Tana.
Great presentation. What difference this can make in someone's life if they take stock and action.
Thank you Daniel and Tana, thank you
Thank you from Gauteng SA
I wish she would stop interrupting. He has a train of thought and it gets lost and I really needed him to finish it. When he asks for input she should give it then like with the example she gave.
You two are SO brave and transparent! What a gift you both are as individuals and as an absolutely lovely team! Deep gratitude to yall!
Thank you very much for sharing! Greetings from Argentina
There's actually a saying in the news industry. "If it bleeds, it leads." They know people will watch horrible things, and the worse the better, so that's what we get all the time. I don't watch the news anymore. If it's really important, I'll hear about it somewhere eventually.
Same, it’s mostly, gloom and doom.
Hope this helps me through my suicidal crisis. Thanks!
I hope you are doing well.
She needs to let him talk!!!!!!
Good one, please also include simple breathing, Yoga, and meditation techniques to strengthen the brain to see reality unbiased and be connected to one's inner core.
Sreeprakash Neelakantan
The president of India called to complain he suggested yoga is integral to the Hindu religion Dammit! So Americans need to quit presenting it as some kind of meaningless exercise.
Yes.. simple deep breathing helps.
Thanks for sharing your ANT.S thanks for being so vulnerable. It really helps.
So Helpful , love Tana for her transparency , I feel like you both are my friends , God Bess & Love ........
This was a very fun video. Thank you for the good advice.
thank sir and ma.
Thank you for sharing together as a couple. It is rare to see a husband and wife work together and compliment each other. Tana your example was very practical and benificial. I'm so glad I found you!
Thats so true. I love seeing couples work together especially to build others up.
Very nice, thank you for sharing!
That is great advice! Thank you
really like Dr. Amen's work this reminds me a lot of "the key to the law of attraction" thoughts become things
thanks!
Love the video!
Why did they stop making youtube videos? I've just recently discovered you and could really benefit from your tips and messages.
She is great. it.s obvious that they share the same beliefs and they both want to add to what the other is saying which is a great thing in a couple! stop all this mean commenting!
May be i will write good things about person first. And whenever i got angry i will write bad things and see How do i really think about the person and what do i think when i am sad , mad or frustrated.
Interesting
So, how do I make my mother stop doing that? I am fearful that I'm already dealing with her brain already being affected due to multiple contusions in her youth, work in a toxic environment, trans-ischemic attacks. She's 66 y.o. but she's draining me out and transferring all the negativity to me. She's enjoying talking negatively and she feels like it's my duty as a daughter to listen to her. Ugh! Do you have meds for me to sleep or for her to be quiet??? :)
WOW! THIS REALLY WORKED /S! THANK YOU!
very low audio almost not heard
Needs sustatively more clarity for usability
How do you kill ANTS from people who treat you like shit
aaaahh, I started to write my ant, but it seems more and more real. Befause it is. This fucking makes it worse
They have problems.
thats why they look so happy.
i know the pattern.
true :)
I'm curious what visible patterns you notice. And, his wife is annoying.
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I prefer him by himself.
She's too much.
She is great. it.s obvious that they share the same beliefs and they both want to add to what the other is saying which is a great thing in a couple! stop all this mean commenting!
Isn’t it amazing what we can find on RUclips, real people, real help if you apply it! I have always read your books, I now do the things you teach, it works. thank you 🙏
They are a lovely couple. She has a great voice too. This is very helpful information!
Yes they are...
Tana is describing Byron Katie method of questioning stressful thoughts and turning them around.
Her interruptions are very distracting. Maybe it is just because of my ADD.
She also has ADD, check their video about it
She talks to MUCH and does NOT let the Dr get to the POINT
Thank you for this simplified version of CBT with real life examples! You both are just adorable. Thank you!
man thinks negative when women doesn't stop talking.
Helpful thanks for the tips. I like the chatty way you both interact.
It’s possible to think positively if you KILL YOUR ANTS!
We live in a world where we are constantly bombarded with fear and bad news that triggers our automatic negative thinking-ANTS! Need proof? Just turn on the TV or cruise through the net. Doom and gloom stories dominate the headlines-because fear makes us pay attention.
In fact, our brains are wired to focus on the negative in order to avoid things that might hurt us. Fear definitely serves a purpose, but what happens when all we seem to focus on are negative thoughts? Bad things. Take a look at these compelling facts:
Every thought you have releases chemicals in the brain.
Hopeful thoughts release chemicals that help you feel happy and calm.
Negative thoughts release chemicals that make you feel stressed and sad.
If what you bring your attention to determines how you feel and act, focusing too much on negative thoughts can lead to destructive behaviors-behaviors that can ruin your important relationships and ruin your mind.
Enough of the bad news. There is good news!
You can learn how to kill your automatic negative thoughts (ANTs) and focus on the positive.
Here’s how…
This is so True . Tq Dr Daniel Amen.
Right
I need this so much. Thank you thank you thank you.
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great presentation but Tana should stop interrupting and allow him to complete his thought. that was extremely annoying and distracting. otherwise, good presentation
@farrelowens I agree. I think this is interesting, but I’ve seen him present the ANT concept uninterrupted and it was much easier to grasp. She reminds me of me sometimes. I have ADHD. lol! He’s very patient.
She is great. it.s obvious that they share the same beliefs and they both want to add to what the other is saying which is a great thing in a couple! stop all this mean commenting!
Interesting to use the example of her not listening to you and then she interrupted constantly. She's listening but also often not letting you complete a thought or statement.
ANXIOUS NERVOUS DEPRESSED FROM STINKING THINKING WRITE IT DOWN ARE THEY TRUE CHALLENGE AN DISCARD NEG THINKING
Well, I was having a NDPH of intensity 8/10 but as I finished this video it came down to 5/10. Your voice and tone is soothing Dr Amen. What a polished Doctor. Thanks for this lesson in this video.
AA EXCELLENT 12 STEPS FREE TEACH HOW REMOVE STINKING THINKING. ANTS
Thank you Dr. Amen - Great meeting you at the Longevity Conference ;) -
You and Tana are just too cute !
please use a third person for your negative impact examples,
not your wife,
not someone close to you for that matter.
Dr you are both wonderful people
what if your initial negative thought is true but the picture you paint are the negative thoughts.
i have the same doubt. what if the thoughts are about facts that were injust to you and caused you emotional harm, and you can’t get rid of them. write them down then what? how to kill them?
i hope they reply to this, once i’m commenting on a 4-year-old comment that hasn’t veen replied yet.
7:02 write it out, "is it true?", talk back
9:13 *thinking that thought (not feeling)
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You don't say a word about schizophrenia and OCD in your video's dr but amazing talk love from India
As a small business with 8 employees it would be great to send my entire staff to get evaluated. I think we would become an awesome team. We are not able to but some day
Just discovered your name and what you do by Jim Kwik. Wow how interesting en such an inspiring video!!!!! Thanks so much .
Both Tana and dr.Amen had great things to share. I learned a lot from both equally, so am happy that both had a chance to share their experiences. Though, I do think the dynamic of the conversation and the jumping around was a bit distracting. So, to gain the most out of the video I had to focus on each individual's points. I think it would have been easier and more beneficial if there were two seperate videos. One of dr.Amen and one of Tana.
Examin your thoughts, dont judge them
All your videos are interesting but it seems all about her! This is too bad.
automatic negative thoughts suck
Tana, you are amazing, and far from unsubscribing. I just subscribed and took notes. :)
I needed to know this and your examples were spot on! My first name is also Tana- which I've been told translates in "Native American" to "No More Tears!"- I am considering getting help for my brain- I have sent this as a link to friends and family after all who doesn't struggle with ANTS from time to time. Thank you both- you make a "Dynamic Couple!"
The 3 steps you're talking about are The Work, by Byron Katie to inquire about our thoughts and whether they're true. As you know, it's a fabulous, which is why you've added it to your work.
OMG your wife has a black belt 👍👍👍 that's amazing and she's a registered nurse (me too❤). Dr Amen I love your teachings on how to enhance our brain in advance. You're a brilliant mind 👌👌👌👌 Appreciate it 🙏❤
Loved the video - valuable content.. and your very caring relationship with each other left me smiling
How am I supposed to right down my negotiate thoughts. What if your ants are hily complex and would take a long time to figure out? What if you have ants like a laier kake once you brake down one layer there's another below it and once you brake that down there's a nother later.🤔 And what if you can't really proove if your thoughts are correct or not?
0:40 As a society, we are so neglectful of one another's basic needs. All the money spent on medical care, no prisons, etc, we should be spending that on children to ensure they all get a good start in life. The needs of the body should be met daily, as should care of the mind. I'm not talking any form of conditioning, such as we had when I grew up with religion and fear enforced up us to make us "behave". Conditioning doesn't work, just look at religions, at China, Russia, etc, they are not healthy people. It's about helping each other understand. Only when we understand can we be mature.
Hi. Thanks you so much. I really needed that. Mrs. Amen you should share more often. Love this. Wish I would have heard this when I went through 1st & 2nd divorce. Look forward to receiving my training package.
Thanks
Dr. Daniel Amen for bringing your information to RUclips. I am sure you are helping a lot of people with your time and knowledge of Psychology and Neuroscience. I Just Subscribed and Thumbs Up!
I can totally relate to Tana. Even though I will never speak with my ex husband for any rhyme or reason. I will have to start Journaling again as that helped when I was a teen. But will include these exercises.
Such a beautiful couple! Very positive!
I love Tana she can't help interrupting I do the same thing and don't realize it till later
You're supposed to be using the word ANTonly, not ANTS, the S has no purpose!!
2010camaro yes but it's multiple thoughts so u call them ants
Hi doctor i dream to do spect but im from africa algeria and i m sur u can help me you are a good man please help me i have a problème in my brain coz drugs i live in the dark and no one can anderstand me
Is this something that can be used for retroactive/retrospective jealousy?
I wrote down what I Was thinking. ITS STILL THERE.
>_
What can I do to overcome anxiety, depression, grief, worries and Truman?
Why am I the only one who didn't even notice that she was interrupting him? Lol
Green Bean probably because you’re just like her 🤣
I have had negative thoughts swirling around in my head. Alzheimers has been going through my family, and I have been wearing that I might get it too. I know I need to distract my mind with better thoughts and focus on living life now. I need to be in the present moment. One morning I was doing my stretches, and then I just started drumming on my legs. It was an intense release. I want to attend drumming circles in my area to be with community and refocus my energies.
Attend the drum circles dear!!
I am so grateful and thankful to have found you both! I have the beautiful privilege of learning my parenting skills from my three teenage boys. Not every moment is a story book and we all have those emotions and thoughts. I think it would be a better place if we all shared our low moment s with one another so we realize it's normal and can be moved on from rather than letting it chip away at us.
Tana is annoying AF. I don’t believe anything she saying you’re a nurse for God’s sake not a dietician.
God says to take every negative thpught or imagination captive and cast out!
Excellent! Great way to break it down.
I just love you o much Dr. Amen !!! Thank you for fighting your message and for doing so many amazing things to better this world
You are extraordinary together. I learn a lot from your interruptions because you're pointing important things that make your husband's explanation more understandable to those who do not work in psychiatry. Thank you both for everything you do for us.
Indeed, not all the thoughts that go through our heads are true.
They depend on the experiences we have experienced (from childhood to the present), the education we have had, the physical and mental health we were at the time of the incident, etc.
But what do we do when, after answering the question in writing, the answer is: "It's true what you think and feel?"
Cinnamon can deter actual ants, so I drink cinnamon tea when I have too many ANTs.
Stolen from Byron Katie. Way to not give credit where it is due.
90% happens at work and can not do this at work - what is the alternative solution/s?
I just saw you on WGN TV and am so excited to go to the RUclips and learn about Ants..... I have been struggling with negative thoughts and stress and depression and self pity for years now. Thank you so much for this information. Also I was loosing my memory and I am just turned 65 and thought there was nothing I could do about it because of my age.
You guy's are really cool!!!! This my first time seeing one of your videos and I completely dig your stuff. Thanks and keep up the good work.
I have watched your program on PBS today and made a donation to obtain the entire program. Thanks For your work
Dr Amen and Tana start with the reminder that stress is at the cause of many if not all health problems. My network completely agrees and this program offers specific action on how to address automatic negative thinking or ANTs that can drive us into depression, anxiety and more. It is wonderful to hear them address the chemical reactions. Thank you.
I'm just now following you on You Tube!! I watched a couple programs on PBS that you two put out. It's amazing information. I was already on the road to bettering my food choices so getting Tana's recipes has been awesome and delicious!!!
This video is so helpful! I have ALWAYS been a pessimist and lately I've noticed my 10 year old daughter, (who's always been positive) is now seeing the "cup half empty"😱
I am going to put this into practice! Thank you both!!!
I am so happy I saw you on PBS! You’re TED talk is amazing as well, you better believe I’m subscribing to your channel. Your wife is also very smart and beautiful, you deserve a women who can have such wonderful energy that reflects your own ❤️
No such thing as evolution, God created everyone and everything..
How does one get rid of "ants" when SLEEPING?
Really loaded with value. I will be watching many more Dr. Amen and Tana videos.
Loved that! Can't stop listening to you guys...I learn so much. And the practical examples of difficult moments with your own child are something we can all so identify with. Wonderful and comforting too!
I thought this was unrealistic. I agree there are ants. But your premise supposes that 'uninvestigated thoughts' , after you write them down, have no merit. Ok, that's probably true. But your video assumes that all of those thoughts are untrue or have no merit. What if you write down and investigate and find out the 'ants' are not imaginary. Unfortunately your video is misleading. The truth is, yes, thoughts and emotions and thoughts can indeed run wild. The reality you dismiss is that sometimes your thoughts and emotions are reacting to fact/data that is not imaginary. You should either drop this video completely or remake one that is balanced.
He said, "Whenever you feel sad, mad, nervous or out of control we want you to write that down what you're thinking."
"...So for example, I might think to myself Tana never listens to me. And so left uninvestigated, that's a very toxic thought."
This means you investigate the thought. Leaving them uninvestigated is toxic. Tana goes on to point out that whether the thoughts are true or untrue our brain's habit is to then go on to look for evidence to support that thought - it's helpful to know this if we want to know what's true, to investigate with an awareness that the investigator has biases. So what is true? I think that's a separate topic. But if someone is coming at you with an axe, and you think, "He looks like he is going to attack me," don't bother writing this down for investigation. Run. Investigate later - maybe the axe guy was aiming for the bear behind you.
Anyway, in the spirit of investigation, I wanted to let you know that I did not hear them say or imply that uninvestigated thoughts have no merit. In fact, Tana gained much insight into herself from investigating her thought "you are like your dad" toward her child. It was the investigation itself that led to a breakthrough in self-awareness that made possible a shift in the dynamic with her child. The thought provided the opportunity, and the investigation created the merit.
Larry Douglas you should thank this dude for putting in so much effort into his comment.
You are wrong. He never said dismiss the thoughts. He said investigate them and he right. So many times have certain thoughts and never really look into them. If you have a thought it certainly has merit but it does not mean that the thought is correct. They gave numerous examples of this.
@@gekcho thank you very much for explaining this in the way you did ❤