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Mosquito Thoughts: How Tiny Negative Thoughts Feed PTSD

Host: Brad Schipke • Overcoming PTSD Podcast • Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching

In this episode, Brad and Kayleen introduce the idea of “mosquito thoughts” — those tiny, everyday thoughts that seem harmless but quietly drain your energy, shape your beliefs, and keep PTSD patterns alive. Instead of only focusing on big trauma memories, they zoom in on the subtle complaints, judgments, and negative thoughts about things like the weather, traffic, or your to-do list.

You’ll learn how every thought — no matter how small — adds a “stone” to either the positive or negative side of your internal belief scale. Over time, those stones determine whether your default mindset is hopeful and resilient, or heavy and defeated. Brad and Kayleen walk through relatable examples, from dog poop disasters to hot, sticky mornings, to show how quickly a day can spiral when unnoticed negative thoughts stack up.

Most importantly, they give you simple ways to start shifting these mosquito thoughts in real time, without denying reality or pretending everything is perfect. You’ll see how to use gratitudes, “good things” lists, and small perspective shifts to build an automatic positive mind that supports full PTSD recovery.

By the end, you’ll understand that you’re not broken or “too negative” — you’re just running a practiced pattern. And with awareness, repetition, and a little humor, you can retrain your brain to default to peace, possibility, and progress.

💡 What You’ll Learn

🧠 Key Takeaway

It’s not the big traumas alone that shape your life — it’s the tiny thoughts you repeat all day that decide whether your mind stays stuck in PTSD or learns to see possibility.

🔗 Next Steps

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Topics Covered:

PTSD recovery • trauma healing • mosquito thoughts • belief scale • positive mindset • emotional regulation • nervous system regulation • gratitude practice • good things list • cognitive restructuring • automatic negative thoughts • trauma coping tools • mindset training • daily recovery habits • self-reflection for healing • reframing negative thoughts • building self-belief after trauma • overcoming PTSD podcast • Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching