Negative Self-Talk and How to Change It by Shad HelmstetterMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
There are excellent points in this book on how to change negative self-talk, that could positively change lives. And it is worth the money and a good read. However, this author coined the term Negative Self-Talk Disorder. Negative self-talk is not a disorder, disease or illness. The author missed an opportunity to explain that the brain is a ‘threat detector’, designed to keep us alive, survive. That’s its primary job. Out of all the info out there, this is what I have learned. So, negative self-talk is a natural function of the brain to protect us from danger (real or imagined). One missing key is to get curious about our negative self-talk, and not label it as a ‘disorder’. This is where I think the author did a disservice, by not emphasizing negative self-talk’s purpose. It has a purpose. And it would have been extremely helpful to address negative self-talk in the context of our lives and not call it a disease…so to speak.
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