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3 Quick Steps to Stop Negative Thinking Now! | CYBCYL with Daniel Amen and Tana Amen

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  • čas přidán 18. 08. 2024
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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."
    Amen Clinics has helped thousands of people manage stress, depression, and anxiety. Contact us today to schedule an appointment at any of our six clinics, nationwide.
    We want you to become a brain warrior for life. Call us at 1-844-203-4703.

Komentáře • 281

  • @dr.sallybrown7827
    @dr.sallybrown7827 Před 6 lety +50

    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!

    • @Inspirewear
      @Inspirewear Před 4 lety +1

      Thats so true. I love seeing couples work together especially to build others up.

  • @cynthiawagstaff2185
    @cynthiawagstaff2185 Před 10 měsíci +4

    Isn’t it amazing what we can find on CZcams, 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 🙏

  • @claires8735
    @claires8735 Před 3 lety +3

    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.

  • @lesliearia
    @lesliearia Před 5 lety +11

    Thank you for this simplified version of CBT with real life examples! You both are just adorable. Thank you!

  • @rawatsumit27
    @rawatsumit27 Před 7 lety +6

    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.

  • @Elisa-hz2nn
    @Elisa-hz2nn Před 6 lety +20

    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!

  • @christinarasmobeymer
    @christinarasmobeymer Před 7 lety +21

    They are a lovely couple. She has a great voice too. This is very helpful information!

  • @mashalashangry2438
    @mashalashangry2438 Před 5 lety +5

    Tana is describing Byron Katie method of questioning stressful thoughts and turning them around.

  • @StevePohlit1
    @StevePohlit1 Před 4 lety +1

    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.

  • @colleenanne4032
    @colleenanne4032 Před 7 lety +2

    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.

  • @timdunk7278
    @timdunk7278 Před 8 lety +13

    Thank you Dr. Amen & Tana.
    Great presentation. What difference this can make in someone's life if they take stock and action.

  • @whatthefrick1442
    @whatthefrick1442 Před 8 lety +12

    Dr you are both wonderful people

  • @JN-go2yq
    @JN-go2yq Před 7 lety +13

    Helpful thanks for the tips. I like the chatty way you both interact.

  • @karenbressler6187
    @karenbressler6187 Před 6 lety +1

    I just saw you on WGN TV and am so excited to go to the CZcams 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.

  • @richardzbikowski1337
    @richardzbikowski1337 Před 6 lety +1

    I have watched your program on PBS today and made a donation to obtain the entire program. Thanks For your work

  • @sreeprakashneelakantan5051
    @sreeprakashneelakantan5051 Před 8 lety +13

    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.

    • @paulaspinelli3127
      @paulaspinelli3127 Před 7 lety

      Sreeprakash Neelakantan

    • @mikelao8434
      @mikelao8434 Před 5 lety

      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.

    • @Inspirewear
      @Inspirewear Před 4 lety

      Yes.. simple deep breathing helps.

  • @paolac.1678
    @paolac.1678 Před 5 lety +5

    I actually subscribed a minute ago just because of her being sooo honest, so real and I relate a lot to what she is saying. Thanks both of you for such an amazing and vital information.

  • @kimshepard7158
    @kimshepard7158 Před 5 lety +2

    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.

    • @VerMirror
      @VerMirror Před 4 lety

      Attend the drum circles dear!!

  • @glendatedders5101
    @glendatedders5101 Před 7 lety +2

    I love Tana she can't help interrupting I do the same thing and don't realize it till later

  • @michaelhicks6329
    @michaelhicks6329 Před 8 měsíci

    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!

  • @carloseduardonaranjosuarez5917

    Thank you Daniel and Tana, thank you

  • @tonelocrian
    @tonelocrian Před 9 lety +5

    Thank you Dr. Amen - Great meeting you at the Longevity Conference ;) -
    You and Tana are just too cute !

  • @user-bs6mr6sv3o
    @user-bs6mr6sv3o Před 4 měsíci

    @tana , i love your way of telling the example and the honesty and courage ..keep it up u both

  • @ThomsJPetersen
    @ThomsJPetersen Před 8 lety +4

    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

  • @erunstoppable1174
    @erunstoppable1174 Před 5 lety +1

    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 ❤️

  • @Karen90DayChallenge
    @Karen90DayChallenge Před 6 lety

    Thank you, thank you , thank you. I am taking care of my mother with dementia 24/7 and have been having ANT thoughts ever since this life change. Time to work towards my own Ant Ghost Town.

  • @jamesdavis8731
    @jamesdavis8731 Před 6 lety

    I think these two are great. And so much of what they say works because I have used it. You just have to get rid of negative thoughts. Confront them. Look at them and many times you will see that the negative thoughts are not based on true reality.

  • @rachelebsmith
    @rachelebsmith Před 8 lety +1

    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

  • @elizabethnorris9660
    @elizabethnorris9660 Před 2 lety

    Tana thank you so much for sharing. I’ve had and acted on thoughts like those. The repercussions those ANTS have are so bad and icky. Thank you for sharing. I now feel more hopeful.

  • @rozaliaslaboiu7810
    @rozaliaslaboiu7810 Před 6 lety

    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?"

  • @jacquelineboone7231
    @jacquelineboone7231 Před 8 lety +2

    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.

  • @blisswkc3344
    @blisswkc3344 Před 3 lety

    Thank y'all so much dearest 🌹
    Y'all such an inspiration 🥰
    Appreciate y'all from the bottom of my heart 💖
    Be Blissful Eternally 🙏👼🌈

  • @cindyditty1082
    @cindyditty1082 Před 9 lety

    So Helpful , love Tana for her transparency , I feel like you both are my friends , God Bess & Love ........

  • @divamori
    @divamori Před 6 lety +1

    I love the lady.she makes alot of senses.i just love her

  • @fionawestbury1148
    @fionawestbury1148 Před 4 lety +1

    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!

  • @CCalquemist
    @CCalquemist Před 3 lety +1

    Hope this helps me through my suicidal crisis. Thanks!

  • @MrsBerry-qo3cw
    @MrsBerry-qo3cw Před 5 lety +1

    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!!!

  • @debbiemckenna5
    @debbiemckenna5 Před 4 lety +2

    She needs to let him talk!!!!!!

  • @Therabithole
    @Therabithole Před 7 lety +1

    Thank you very much for sharing! Greetings from Argentina

  • @sandrafreda9259
    @sandrafreda9259 Před 6 lety +2

    Loved the video - valuable content.. and your very caring relationship with each other left me smiling

  • @sariahsue
    @sariahsue Před 5 lety +2

    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.

  • @ginawhite6077
    @ginawhite6077 Před 8 lety +4

    Excellent! Great way to break it down.

  • @BerylWalubengoAnyitiNanyama

    Such a beautiful couple! Very positive!

  • @taimoor722
    @taimoor722 Před 5 lety

    Some times it is not about true or false
    Many times it
    is about probabiltiy
    We often take precautions ahead of time and decision we make ahead of time is due to probabilty and past experience and supporting evidence

  • @sharieloik6217
    @sharieloik6217 Před 6 lety

    You two are beautiful people and seeing how you interact was so real, fun and helped me understand the concept much better.

  • @prograven4844
    @prograven4844 Před 8 lety +3

    as a musician the more i get stressed i can write more creative stories.... you can release it through music... i have done 100 + cover videos on youtube... and the most hardest and challenging songs i did were on days i got really stressed... it kind of give me a boost to release it in a good way... btw great video.. thanks

  • @nahkalahdeyoung6889
    @nahkalahdeyoung6889 Před 9 měsíci

    Thanks for sharing your ANT.S thanks for being so vulnerable. It really helps.

  • @realreview1285
    @realreview1285 Před rokem +1

    7:02 write it out, "is it true?", talk back
    9:13 *thinking that thought (not feeling)

  • @MindsMogul
    @MindsMogul Před rokem

    i give you your power back this is simpler than you think actually stop thinking YOU ARE NOT YOUR MIND so when you get bad thoughts you can do 2 things or you stop thinking knowing that this is your mind not yours or smile at your mind say gratitude in your mind. This is how you get your power back in your head space

  • @Alessandro92772
    @Alessandro92772 Před 5 lety

    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 🙏❤

  • @randomthoughts5870
    @randomthoughts5870 Před 8 lety

    Box breathing is great. I use it when I am stressed out, and It really works and really fast.

  • @lvgeorge
    @lvgeorge Před 4 lety

    Thanks
    Dr. Daniel Amen for bringing your information to CZcams. 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!

  • @nadiastewart30
    @nadiastewart30 Před 4 lety +2

    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.

  • @lolliequeen101
    @lolliequeen101 Před 4 lety

    Just want to say thank you to you both from the bottom of my heart.
    This video just snapped me out of a depressive mood in an instant after I finished writing down my thought and challenged it, to quickly prove it was obviously wrong.
    I'm starting to realise what my therapist and sister have been saying about me are true, I'm too hard on my self. And not everything is my fault, but I will make sure to keep this practist up, for my mental state and my hopeful future where I hope I'm in a better state.
    I don't want my negitively thoughts to stop me from doing and completing my hobbies and passions in life anymore.

  • @jamescolt7216
    @jamescolt7216 Před 3 lety

    Really loaded with value. I will be watching many more Dr. Amen and Tana videos.

  • @DrDanielAmen_BrainHealth
    @DrDanielAmen_BrainHealth  Před 9 lety +55

    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…

    • @mizamiium
      @mizamiium Před 8 lety

      This is so True . Tq Dr Daniel Amen.

    • @Firos81
      @Firos81 Před 8 lety

      Right

    • @karenbressler6187
      @karenbressler6187 Před 6 lety

      I need this so much. Thank you thank you thank you.

    • @soniabelmonte2439
      @soniabelmonte2439 Před 5 lety

      Hi Dr. Iv been trying to reach you PLEASE to see if you can recomend a neurologist my son has a Cist in his brain and i hear tha you Recommend to remove it in Other to feel better . Plis contact with me asap soniabelmonte60@gmail.com. APPRECIATE

    • @marcosrestrepo8340
      @marcosrestrepo8340 Před 5 lety

      Dr. Daniel Amen "9

  • @2008faithandhope
    @2008faithandhope Před 6 lety

    Hi Tana, Thank you for sharing your story with us. You Rock!

  • @krishnakalimukhopadhyay7626

    You don't say a word about schizophrenia and OCD in your video's dr but amazing talk love from India

  • @mimilapoop
    @mimilapoop Před 6 lety

    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.

  • @sharonr9134
    @sharonr9134 Před 6 lety

    Definitely not unsubscribing,sharing your story is helpful😀

  • @klaz1533
    @klaz1533 Před 7 lety +1

    very informative! Thank you 😊

  • @theodorejonathan6460
    @theodorejonathan6460 Před 7 lety

    thank sir and ma.

  • @heinz127
    @heinz127 Před rokem

    Thank you so much!

  • @CKww32
    @CKww32 Před 9 lety

    Thank you. From Sydney Australia

  • @perceptionshare2248
    @perceptionshare2248 Před 3 lety

    Excellent video. Thank you for sharing your perception.

  • @TropicalOrkids
    @TropicalOrkids Před 2 lety

    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.

  • @MsGaella
    @MsGaella Před 8 měsíci

    Thank you. Kudos to Byron Katie, who has brought the four questions to us that you were speaking about.

  • @briza2022
    @briza2022 Před 4 lety

    I am accustomed to call impulsive thoughts to what the doctor called automatic negative thoughts, because even if its a positive thought is still bothersome when is impulsive. Just like our automatic reactions of the body.

  • @rochelledouglassmceathron511

    God says to take every negative thpught or imagination captive and cast out!

  • @masood1362
    @masood1362 Před 7 lety

    thank you

  • @MrJaysteed
    @MrJaysteed Před 7 lety

    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.

  • @YZFMANIAC08
    @YZFMANIAC08 Před 8 lety +1

    Examin your thoughts, dont judge them

  • @solarexclipse8754
    @solarexclipse8754 Před 6 lety

    Thks to you both your amazing💟

  • @Anandabcnta
    @Anandabcnta Před 7 lety

    Very nice, thank you for sharing!

  • @ReneeStevens98
    @ReneeStevens98 Před 8 lety

    Excellent advice... thank you!!!

  • @dr.zahalka8616
    @dr.zahalka8616 Před 7 lety

    I smiled after the video , thank you guys

  • @mirandaheat
    @mirandaheat Před 6 lety

    This was a very fun video. Thank you for the good advice.

  • @randistults2818
    @randistults2818 Před 6 lety

    Thank you for being honest- that’s why I decided to subscribe . You guys are cool.❤️

  • @kray7531
    @kray7531 Před 9 lety

    Amazing tools, thank you so much!

  • @Thrivebeyond65
    @Thrivebeyond65 Před 5 lety

    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.

  • @houstonlady1
    @houstonlady1 Před 8 lety

    That is great advice! Thank you

  • @jadedadiz9018
    @jadedadiz9018 Před 5 lety

    2018 and I absolutely love this video.

  • @greenbean2222
    @greenbean2222 Před 6 lety +17

    Why am I the only one who didn't even notice that she was interrupting him? Lol

    • @sandruxful
      @sandruxful Před 6 lety +5

      Green Bean probably because you’re just like her 🤣

  • @DeconvertedMan
    @DeconvertedMan Před 6 lety +1

    I wrote down what I Was thinking. ITS STILL THERE.
    >_

  • @dlewis895
    @dlewis895 Před 2 lety +1

    ANXIOUS NERVOUS DEPRESSED FROM STINKING THINKING WRITE IT DOWN ARE THEY TRUE CHALLENGE AN DISCARD NEG THINKING

  • @user-st7wb3yf3d
    @user-st7wb3yf3d Před 7 měsíci

    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.

  • @dr.yasinkamali4298
    @dr.yasinkamali4298 Před 8 lety

    hello Dr.Daniel Amen,
    i really love your nice videos

  • @drewmanlarsan4331
    @drewmanlarsan4331 Před 7 lety

    really like Dr. Amen's work this reminds me a lot of "the key to the law of attraction" thoughts become things

  • @manictiger
    @manictiger Před 4 lety

    My main problem is anger. Sadness I hate, so it was easy to destroy. Anxiety I hate, so it was easier to ignore. But anger... Anger has empowered me and made me the warrior I am today, putting stupid amounts of money in my name in a time-frame most slaves think is impossible.
    The problem now is transitioning into a warrior that doesn't rely so much on anger. It's addictive and probably not healthy or sustainable over the long-term, but it has netted me the best results, so far. How do I keep the good results without indulging anger so much?

  • @xLucidGamingx
    @xLucidGamingx Před 8 lety +5

    what if your initial negative thought is true but the picture you paint are the negative thoughts.

    • @OmOceanLvr
      @OmOceanLvr Před 3 lety

      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.

  • @maisieallie8782
    @maisieallie8782 Před 4 lety

    You rocked it Tana !

  • @vision40
    @vision40 Před 4 lety +1

    Is this something that can be used for retroactive/retrospective jealousy?

  • @jaiminpandya7020
    @jaiminpandya7020 Před 8 lety

    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.

  • @HawaSmith-un5pr
    @HawaSmith-un5pr Před 7 měsíci

    What can I do to overcome anxiety, depression, grief, worries and Truman?

  • @krystalbassett474
    @krystalbassett474 Před 16 dny

    Interesting

  • @paulaleticiasartini1722

    You two are sooo cute!!!!

  • @yessicapeters9104
    @yessicapeters9104 Před 6 lety

    You just gained a subscriber from that video. Thank you.

  • @Moonroofmusik
    @Moonroofmusik Před 7 lety

    thanks!

  • @louisalrich
    @louisalrich Před 6 lety

    What they are talking about was pioneered by Byron Katie. She has been teaching "The Work" for decades.

  • @AEmory99
    @AEmory99 Před 9 lety

    Love the video!