At least with my career counseling clients, among the most potent tactics for keeping them moving forward rather than stayed mired in, for example, “No one will hire me,” “I’m so angry at ...

Thought-stopping has been around for a while, ... “Stop!” either out loud or in your head; keeping track of how often you experience unwanted thoughts by making a note each time it happens; ...

1. Stop the thought: Do this by envisioning a stop sign, saying “stop” to yourself, or doing anything that gives you the pause that you need. 2. Simply acknowledge and recognize the thought ...

Unfortunately, thought stopping not only does not work, it actually leads to "thought-rebounding" and makes things worse in the long term. Let's try testing out thought-stopping. Close your eyes ...

If your anxiety levels have shot through the roof over the last 18 months, you’re definitely not alone. In fact, chances are you’ve spent far too long frantically googling ways to help ease your mind ...

You make a sudden stop -- and all thoughts of dinner are gone as you shift your focus to figure out what might be in the grass. In this case, it's a good thing to forget what you had been thinking ...