Everyone has inner thoughts.
These ideas, when healthy, act like an ongoing self-dialog that helps keep us honest, motivated, and on track.
“Our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors are all linked, so our thoughts impact how we feel and act,” explains Rachel Goldman, Ph.D., a NYU School of Medicine psychologist and clinical assistant professor.
But sometimes, that conversation turns negative.
This negativity is known as negative self-talk and often manifests in short indefensible comments that have the potential to establish and fuel a never-ending self-fulfilling prophecy.