How you think about the events and people in your life can either help you reframe things in more positive ways that help you cope or take you down a rabbit hole of negative thinking and feeling bad ...

“There are two sides to every story.” That lesson was drummed into me when I studied journalism years ago. However, stories are more complicated than that, and so are human beings. In today’s complex ...

Stressful thinking patterns are an example of cognitive distortions—the belief that something is true despite it having no basis in fact. Not surprisingly, this leads to mental suffering. I’m using ...

Over the years, I have personally witnessed counterproductive thinking patterns that hold people back (many of them my own coaching clients). Some examples include lacking emotional intelligence or ...

Thoughts that arise spontaneously when humans are not deliberately trying to think of something are known to play a key role in decision-making and various cognitive functions, as well as in some ...

The human mind has an incredible capacity for imagination, but sometimes that creativity works against us. When thoughts spiral into worst-case scenarios and disaster feels inevitable, catastrophic ...

A new study links repetitive negative thinking (RNT) to poorer cognitive function in older Chinese adults, raising questions about how certain thought patterns may impact brain health. Researchers ...

Keep reading as we delve into how exactly can negative thinking affect our health and strategies to mitigate its effects.

The “River of Thinking” is a mental current shaped by past successes, deep expertise and industry norms. It’s comfortable—and ...

The morning everything changed started like any other Tuesday, with bills piling up and another rejection email sitting in my inbox. But something fundamentally different happened that day when I ...