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The Dr. Laura Podcast

I'm Struggling With Negative Thoughts

The Dr. Laura Podcast

Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

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4.66.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2022

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

I'm Struggling With Negative Thoughts - Adison calls in with her mother seeking help with how to change her way of thinking to overcome her negativity and have more of a “the glass is half full” perspective. - Dr. Laura: "The glass of water of life splashes back and forth and can change from day to day." - Are you a glass half-full or half-empty person? Email me your thoughts at: drlaura@drlaura.com | To participate on the radio program; call 1-800-Dr-Laura / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment - https://www.drlaura.com/make-an-appointment. Become a Dr. Laura Family Member: https://www.drlaura.com/ See https://www.drlaura.com/privacy-policy for privacy information.

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0:00.0

Thanks for downloading my call of the day podcast.

0:03.3

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0:06.8

heard weekdays from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern time

0:10.0

on Sirius XM Triumph 1-11.

0:12.9

Mom and Addison, welcome to the program.

0:16.4

Hi.

0:18.1

Hi Addison, how old are you?

0:20.2

I am 15.

0:22.2

Alrighty, what can I help you with?

0:24.9

Well, I've been struggling a lot with

0:28.1

overthinking and negative thoughts and that kind of ruining my perseverance and

0:34.8

grit and life.

0:36.6

And I really want to get out of that and become a healthier, happier person.

0:40.9

And I was hoping you could give me some advice.

0:45.2

Not sure I quite understand the dilemma yet.

0:49.3

Try explaining it to me in some different way.

0:52.0

A lot of the time I will overthink the little things like if I forget hypothetically

1:02.3

to clean my room, I'll overthink that my whole day and week is going to be ruined.

1:07.6

And that ruins my motivation for the rest of the day and the week.

1:12.2

And it just takes a really big toll on my life.

1:16.2

Let's go over that again because I did not make my bed this morning.

1:20.8

So I'm worried now.

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