In our daily life, the brain automatically interprets everything around us. In most cases, the messages it offers us are positive and useful. Still, sometimes they are not, which creates great confusion. Psychologists have studied what is known as “automatic negative thoughts,” (ANT’s) which are defined as pernicious ideas that appear in our heads without us looking for them and constitute a dangerous source of disturbing emotions. In this post you will learn how to stop negative thoughts.<\/p>

Numerous psychologists and psychiatrists have studied automatic negative thoughts; it was one of the founders of Cognitive Psychology, Aaron Temkin Beck<\/a>, who contributed most to its definition in the 60s. Beck believed that automatic negative thoughts\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0were a determining factor in our well-being, or rather in our discomfort. In his opinion, these negative thoughts sabotage the best of us and, if we do not know how to control ourselves, they end up creating a situation of insecurity, anxiety, and anger, which, in turn, generates new ANTs. A vicious cycle from which it is not easy to get out, where negative thoughts are repeated continuously in an increasing spiral.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t