Our minds can sometimes feel like a battleground of different thoughts competing with one another. In this exercise, you’ll be asked to write a fictional dialogue between your “positive self” and “negative self.”…
Rumination is the cornerstone of depression and anxiety. It’s characterized by an excessive replaying of negative thoughts and memories. A new study finds rumination activates the same brain regions as savoring, or the replaying of positive thoughts. Can depressed people learn to use their brains’ natural abilities in a more constructive way?…