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4. How to kills the ANTs in your head (Automatic Negative Thoughts)

Steve D Episode 4

Today's episode discusses Dr. Daniel Amen's method for killing ANTs (Automatic Negative thoughts).

Dr. Amen has a 5 step process that starts with first writing that thought down and then asking the following 5 questions about the negative thought: 

1. Is this true

2. Is it absolutely true

3. How do I feel when I have the thought

4. How would I feel if I didn't have the thought

5. Take the original thought and reverse it