Think of Worried Voice as representing a false danger signal from the amygdala. False Comfort falls for the trick and tries to figure out what to do about it, as if the danger is real. It is Wise Mind who knows it is a false alarm and that no response is needed. Why do I have to fight these thoughts all the time? Here is the really great news: you don’t! That’s right. Not only do you not have to fight these thoughts, but fighting the thoughts is a major reason why they become stuck and cause so much psychological misery in the first place. Remember, you try to block the thoughts because their
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