32. Give Your Brain What it Needs
Our first inclination when we begin to manage our brains is to simply get rid of the thoughts that aren't serving us; we call this "thought swapping"! The problem with thought swapping is that it's not actually the thought that's the problem... it's the reason behind the thought.
Our brains send us messages for a purpose and it's usually to help us avoid pain or discomfort. If we can discover what our brain is trying to avoid, then we don't have to swap out the problematic thoughts. We can acknowledge our brain's concern, and still move forward anyway!
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