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Years ago someone told me they call their nagging, negative thoughts "Little F'er" except they use the F-word. They taught me to say "Shut up you little f'er" when the negative thoughts start. It's guaranteed to make me laugh.
Sometime later I learned about the Buddhist concept of monkey mind. I have a small stuffed monkey that I would tell "Shut up you little f'er.
I also use a grounding technique I learned. When monkey mind starts I focus on what I can observe in the here and now with each of my senses. What do I hear? What do I see? Etc....
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