Automatic thoughts are images, words, or other kinds of mental activity that pop into your head in response to a trigger. These thoughts can seem mundane or unimportant, but they can, in fact, be extremely impactful. The types of automatic thoughts a person has can affect their health outcomes as well as their overall quality of life. In this episode, I will cover what automatic thinking is and how it affects people’s lives, what automatic thoughts look like, and some cool tool for breaking the cycle of negativity.