Thinking Diary 'link' - Bad

Neuroscientists have found that when an anxious thought stays in your head, it loops in the amygdala (the fear center). It feels huge, fast, and dangerous. However, the act of writing forces the thought to move from the limbic system to the prefrontal cortex (the logic center). By writing it down, you slow the thought down. You turn a tornado into a sentence. Once it is on paper, you can see how illogical it is.

Anxiety feels random. It attacks without warning. But a diary reveals the pattern. You might realize that your bad thinking only spikes on Sunday nights (work anxiety) or after you haven't eaten for five hours (blood sugar crashes). The diary provides data. And data defeats the mystery of fear. Bad Thinking Diary