How to Overcome Your Negativity Bias

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  • @mrjjthor
    @mrjjthor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    This channel is underrated. I hope he gets more subscribers and views. He's helped so many people including myself.

    • @Yellow-Rose
      @Yellow-Rose 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well said totally agree!

    • @DouglasBloch
      @DouglasBloch  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree. The channel has been losing viewers and I don't know why.

    • @Yellow-Rose
      @Yellow-Rose 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Collaborating with other TH-camrs sometimes helps. You don't have to be in the same room with them. A lot of it is done like a zoom meeting.

    • @midnight-user12
      @midnight-user12 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DouglasBloch I could use a friend instead of changing the depression mentality. I’m only 19, trying to find happiness since 5th grade 😞

    • @jacob9739
      @jacob9739 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Completely agree

  • @kevinfoster2884
    @kevinfoster2884 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These videos are great even for someone who suffers from very mild symptoms. They have helped me have a greater gratitude for life & appreciate what my life has to offer more. Thank You!!!

  • @discoballer
    @discoballer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    always so grateful for you

  • @KelsonBurnsSenior
    @KelsonBurnsSenior 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I like your reference to Tony Robins. Changing our physical state is very powerful. Head up, chin up, shoulders back, full breaths and our mood WILL change. The opposite of this posture is depression state.

    • @DouglasBloch
      @DouglasBloch  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's exactly how Tony puts it.

  • @AdvanceAU
    @AdvanceAU 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Hi Douglas,
    I'm not sure if you'll read this but your videos have made my life more bearable in recent times.
    I began watching your videos about a year ago. Recently, however, I've been affected by a medical episode which has caused great anxiety and panic attacks.
    Your videos on the topic of anxiety have given me crucial insight which has helped me overcome my biggest obstacles, and now I'm more confident in coping with anxiety effectively.
    Now I'm on a medical plan which serves as a long-term solution, but I'm grateful to have had your perspective and knowledge guide me through the initial step of my recovery.
    Much love from Australia,
    Travis 🇦🇺

    • @Yellow-Rose
      @Yellow-Rose 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Wow all the way from Australia, that's awesome! This channel has helped me too. So happy you're doing better, Travis! I hope you had a good day today.

    • @DouglasBloch
      @DouglasBloch  2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'm glad the videos have helped you to feel better.

  • @ismaelgerli2813
    @ismaelgerli2813 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Doug has done great things for so many , he deserves so much

  • @caroann
    @caroann 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You always help me. Im in a (feels like) no way out situation. Im going to try the methods you mentioned. Thank you. ❤️

  • @marciaraicus2359
    @marciaraicus2359 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you Douglas. I get through the day by knowing that your videos are available.

  • @pippa212
    @pippa212 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I’m a Christian, and this is also what the Bible states. Take every thought captive and determine if it’s the truth. Changing my thoughts has been a big help to my mood. It requires constant vigilance in the beginning. Thanks for the great video

    • @DouglasBloch
      @DouglasBloch  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm glad it was helpful.

  • @robicalderaro
    @robicalderaro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for you candid and kind words. A bad relationship took my inner joy and optimism away, but I try to find motivation and fulfillment in my work, kids and friends, as I work my way out of it. You stories and words are so relatable and uplifting. Thank you.

  • @SalmanMalik-eo8uo
    @SalmanMalik-eo8uo 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing video. Much needed for me today. You're so eloquent and articulate. You've earned a subscriber in me. Thank you Doc! ❤️

  • @asbestosman
    @asbestosman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is something I've been thinking about recently myself

  • @cleopatraoatcake7364
    @cleopatraoatcake7364 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    May you live to reach 100 years, Douglas! You can do it!

  • @hellonoitsfine9681
    @hellonoitsfine9681 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you sir your making me feel better

  • @pmbluemoon
    @pmbluemoon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you Douglas! I have some good news, I've been doing better lately! I don't know if it's because of spring, all the help from my therapists and listening to your videos (which I will always watch!), as of today, I've decided to see how I do without going to therapy twice a week, and going down to once a month. I've come a long way after going over my assessment with my therapist, and even asking them to go over where I started compared to where I am now, gave me the confidence and the realization that I have learned quite a bit! (I have a ways to go, but I'm learning that life is a ball of yarn pieces, pull one, and something else may come loose, and in the background of my brain, things worked themselves out and don't bother me as much any more). I have complex PTSD, MDD, OCD, ADHD, and the umbrella of anxieties.
    I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your videos, your humor, and your time, and I will always be here learning more from you! 👍😊

    • @DouglasBloch
      @DouglasBloch  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’m glad to see you’re feeling better, Chris. I just received some wonderful handouts on complex PTSD. If you leave your email here I will send them to you.

    • @pmbluemoon
      @pmbluemoon 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DouglasBloch I'll send you my email to your inbox you send your video links to, thank you! 👍

  • @p5aul789
    @p5aul789 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you so much for your words of encouragement. You are always a strength.

    • @DouglasBloch
      @DouglasBloch  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Malcolm. Always good to hear from you.

  • @bpassion4fashion581
    @bpassion4fashion581 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for all the information you share. Please don’t stop. We need you and you make a difference ❤️

  • @RedLP5000S
    @RedLP5000S 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've just finished two weeks of ECT therapy at a local hospital. Now I am in the maintenance phase where I only go back once a month. I was surprised by how many people actually have this treatment done. I will say that I do feel a bit of an uplifting inside my mind. Essentially, ECT is kind of doing what you discuss here in the video about regrooving the mind, however it is done utilizing a grand mal seizure.

    • @DouglasBloch
      @DouglasBloch  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I understand. I did a video called "rebooting your brain with ECT." Also, I underwent the treatment myself.

    • @RedLP5000S
      @RedLP5000S 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I guess I'm part of the club then. 🤯

  • @lee-kazz
    @lee-kazz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great, practical and so rational ❤

  • @nensi1972
    @nensi1972 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    ...by listening to Douglas Bloch, naturallly... 😸❤️🙏🌹😸

  • @luguy8347
    @luguy8347 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excellent video. I try so hard to stay in the moment. Key word, try. Great techniques. 20 miles, congratulations.

  • @josejimenaz
    @josejimenaz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is why I look at my childhood memories in elementary 😃 the happiest state of mind in my experience 😁

  • @Rmoralez2704
    @Rmoralez2704 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I use a couple of apps to remind me to do some quick journaling each night to retrain my brain for positive thinking. One is Presently which asks you to enter one thing each day that you're thankful for. When you feel horrible, it seems hard at first, but it can be something very basic like I'm thankful for oxygen or sunshine. The other is 3 Good Things, which asks for 3 good things you did that day. Again, it can be something very simple like you took a shower, made your bed, or went outside. There have been studies showing that if you do this for 2-3 weeks, it'll train your brain to notice more positive things. I think it's working for me!

    • @DouglasBloch
      @DouglasBloch  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's a very good practice that you are doing

  • @dunstanofgreen
    @dunstanofgreen 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for this 👌

  • @patrickdoherty4527
    @patrickdoherty4527 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi Douglas. I'm scared of becoming a father. My wife is due in about four months and I've been dealing with a lot of anxiety. I really want to be happy and not cause any stress for my wife. I have days when I feel great and grateful and happy about the future. Other days I feel I have a lack of energy and almost feel like I've used up much of my life energy and don't feel like I have enough left to do what I need to do - work, advance in my career, be a good dad and husband and enjoy my interests.

    • @DouglasBloch
      @DouglasBloch  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My godson was also terrified about taking care of his son and he also became a great father so, perhaps this is just anticipatory anxiety. Being a parent is a great gift.

    • @patrickdoherty4527
      @patrickdoherty4527 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DouglasBloch Thank you, Douglas. Much appreciated.

    • @patrickdoherty4527
      @patrickdoherty4527 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @berit mason Thanks for that! Yes, I'm sure you're right.

  • @Ableseamansainz
    @Ableseamansainz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I found this very helpful, Thank you

  • @domanater480
    @domanater480 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Douglas, this is a symptom that has been troubling me for a while now that i cant seem to stop thinking about. I think this is a symptom of my depression but im not sure if others have experienced similar. Its as if nothing looks as good as it did before all this happened to me, like a nice car doesn't look like anything really or an attractive women, sunset, nature. Everything can look just flat.

    • @DouglasBloch
      @DouglasBloch  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, that is a symptom of depression it's called anhedonia, having a lack of pleasure in one's life

  • @constantdarkfog49
    @constantdarkfog49 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Douglas , your words are very helpful 👍and inspiring. 😀

  • @chrishartley3582
    @chrishartley3582 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for posting. Can you explain why when something good happens, which isnt often, my immediate feeling is one of depression. Thank you.

    • @DouglasBloch
      @DouglasBloch  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm not quite sure why that happens. Do you have any ideas. Maybe it's hard for you to accept the good. You might want to talk to a counselor about this

    • @watty9297
      @watty9297 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Externally when things all seem to be in my favour, I feel I should be happy, try and force it, then feel like a failure and get more depressed when it doesn’t work.

  • @luguy8347
    @luguy8347 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You need the “ Thanks “ button, it sits next to the save button. Ppl can donate to you while watching these videos.

    • @DouglasBloch
      @DouglasBloch  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Can you call me and show me how it works. Where is the "thanks button."

  • @MotherEarth573
    @MotherEarth573 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much for sharing! Do you think depression cause attention deficit and memory issues?

    • @DouglasBloch
      @DouglasBloch  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, depression can bring with it cognitive problems. Talk with your service or your prescriber

  • @antenman
    @antenman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Things will never get better... It is relative, for a decade, or more things haven't been improving, and I'm too set in my ways due to my personality disorder to change my life, I'm to weak. I yearn for a better life, but it hasn't improved, it makes me unhappy, and hopeless.

    • @danielbryan7619
      @danielbryan7619 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In what way have things not improved?

    • @gordonviolin
      @gordonviolin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I hear you....I do not have the strength or interest to face the modern world

    • @DouglasBloch
      @DouglasBloch  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm sorry to hear you feel stuck. Have you tried going to a counselor therapist. Psychotherapy can help change past patterns.

    • @antenman
      @antenman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DouglasBloch No, but if things deteriorate more, I just might, thing is that I'm currently financially unsound...

  • @ocrodger
    @ocrodger ปีที่แล้ว

    Since diagnosed with Parkinson's disease two years ago I'm experiencing a lot of depression. I'm told this is common with PD. What are your thoughts sir?

  • @EllencyOfficial
    @EllencyOfficial 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    😊😊😊

  • @charlesandrzejewski7405
    @charlesandrzejewski7405 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sometimes I will ask myself this simple question- Life is hard enough why do I always make it more difficult than need be? 😆

  • @tbell9392
    @tbell9392 ปีที่แล้ว

    Douglas thank you again I really needed this talk this morning. I’ve been going down that slippery slope of negative thinking and without your help this morning I think I would have wound up in the pit of dispair. My thoughts are with on your knee surgery I wish you a speedy recovery. With much gratitude.

  • @nicolemehofer7507
    @nicolemehofer7507 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why did the Easter egg hide?
    Because he was a little chicken 🐣🌻🤗

  • @tuesday65971
    @tuesday65971 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I appreciate your efforts, but there are some people for whom this will not work.

  • @peterpiper5300
    @peterpiper5300 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    haha. Switzerland.

  • @sujatanath3550
    @sujatanath3550 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sir I suffer from multiple sclerosis with 80% disability without walking aid. I was misdiagnosed as a psychiatric patient for a long time. I was recently properly diagnosed. I still wanted to live . So I joined MD Biochemistry, as it is available in India. All the other students feel irritated with me, from no talking to rude answers. I really want to die now .

    • @DouglasBloch
      @DouglasBloch  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm sorry they're irritated with you. Can you talk to the teacher about it.

    • @sujatanath3550
      @sujatanath3550 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DouglasBloch they don't care

    • @sujatanath3550
      @sujatanath3550 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They said it's my fault that I am slow. And not to create a further issue of it, otherwise, somebody will report the journalist and reputation of the medical college will be tarnished. I feel like I am trapped.

    • @DouglasBloch
      @DouglasBloch  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do you have a counselor you can talk with.

    • @sujatanath3550
      @sujatanath3550 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DouglasBloch I live in kolkata, I get treated for both neurological, psychiatric problem in Bangalore. I have to go there in June. The psychologist referred by NIMHANS in Kolkata sits in the morning. I am waiting for June. I have to go to the medical college in the morning.

  • @nzkaka8293
    @nzkaka8293 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A 20 mile cycle? brilliant Douglas! I also cycle but nothing of that span. Have been finding at 71 and with PTS, commiting daily to a prominent brain-changer site and its exercices is improving mental well-being fantastically. (Brain neuroplasticity, right?) I'm getting older but brain is getting younger! Highly recommend to others as a programmed distraction and changing your focus.

    • @Richard-ht1qk
      @Richard-ht1qk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I reacted the same way when I heard the part about the 20 mile cycle! That would be impressive at any age! Grateful for Douglas' good friend to point that out.

    • @DouglasBloch
      @DouglasBloch  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jan, what is PTS

    • @nzkaka8293
      @nzkaka8293 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DouglasBloch Post traumatic stress - guess I should have used PTSD - or has the name changed? I'm not in therapy any more and haven't taken any medication for 38 years. I use whatever tools work, a lot of them what you share and teach.

  • @wordscaninspire114
    @wordscaninspire114 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ha ha 😂 my first ex mother in law is Swiss (flag joke!) x

    • @DouglasBloch
      @DouglasBloch  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm glad somebody got the joke

  • @sarastewart1796
    @sarastewart1796 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was looking for a video that both explained and gave ways to overcome negative bias for work. This is the best one I've come across so far. Thank you.