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[–] dingus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I like that you're asking this question, but you really need to be a lot more specific.

Like negative self talk vs obsessively ruminating about something vs world pessimism vs constant anger at others vs. etc. are gonna have to be tackled in different ways. One of the reasons why therapists want you to name your feelings is because you're going to have to do different sorts of things to help with different sorts of feelings and emotions.

Do you mind expanding a bit, OP?