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Intrusive Thoughts & the 3:28 a.m. Spiral
We all wake up at 3 a.m. sometimes — heart racing, thoughts racing faster.
In this week’s episode of Not So Christian Brothers, Justin and Colm tackle the 3 a.m. spiral head-on.
Colm talks about what happens when your mind won’t stop running imaginary arguments and worst-case scenarios. Justin explains why the brain does this — from primitive wiring to stress hormones — and how to interrupt the loop with a proven paper-and-pen trick that calms the nervous system.
Rebecca joins the brothers to ask the questions everyone’s thinking: are intrusive thoughts ever useful, and why do we keep feeding…
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