02/27/2026
๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ซ - ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ ๐ง๐๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ซ.
It loves telling stories. But those stories aren't always facts.
A text left on read. A tired look. A quiet moment. Your mind fills in the blanks and creates a narrative:
"They're mad at me."
"I did something wrong."
"Something bad is coming."
But thoughts aren't truths. They're guesses based on old fears, or past wounds rather than what's really happening.
Therapy teaches us to pause and check in with ourselves. It's not about gaslighting yourself into toxic positivity. It's about creating space - a tiny gap between the thought and your belief in it - where choice and clarity can live.
Give this a try this weekend:
When a heavy thought shows up, ask yourself:
๐ Is this a fact or a story?
๐ญ What proof do I actually have?
๐งก What would I tell a friend who felt this way?
Your mind will keep spinning stories. That's its job. But you get to decide which ones deserve your belief.
๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ก ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ฒ?