Lewis Howes

But it's when there's a thought that's negative, we put a lot of attention on it.

Exactly.

So if we suppress... So if we suppress in terms of what?

Not pay attention, not be aware, medicate, take drugs, drink, whatever the addiction is to cope, as opposed to address it, what happens?

Right, right.

I'm a victim to this chemical imbalance or whatever it might be.

And that was 25 years of my life because I talk about being sexually abused when I was five and having anger and resentment and frustration and rage for 25 years until I actually started opening up and talking about it, until I did therapy, until I did, you know.

Yeah, I mean, I did every type of therapeutic experience I could do.

And it really, truly gave me the environment of love, support, and peace to begin the path of setting me free, setting the pain and the trauma free by giving it a voice, by expressing it, by doing the work.

And it didn't happen overnight.

No.

Eight years later, it's still an ongoing thing of healing and remembering.

It will be.

Yeah, it's much easier and I can have a conversation about it with ease where eight years ago I would be crying talking about it.

For sure, for sure.

So what should we be thinking when toxic thoughts about ourselves?

I'm not good enough.

I'll never amount to anything.

I shouldn't try this.

This person doesn't like me.