Controlling Your Thoughts (Parts 1 & 2)

What you’ll learn

This session explores how stress affects the way we think. When stress is high, it is common to worry more, overthink, imagine worst-case scenarios, and become very self-critical.

You’ll learn how thoughts and stress interact and reinforce each other, creating a vicious circle that can make problems feel bigger and harder to manage.

In Part 2, you’ll learn practical ways to work with unhelpful thoughts — noticing them, stepping back from them, and challenging them so they become more balanced and realistic.

Why this session is important

Unhelpful thinking patterns can keep stress going and make things harder to manage.

Learning to notice and change these patterns helps you respond in a more balanced and realistic way to stress.