> In Chatter you talk about how you halted a particularly bad spiral by calling yourself by name. That’s fascinating to me, the idea that what we call ourselves

> In Chatter you talk about how you halted a particularly bad spiral by calling yourself by name. That’s fascinating to me, the idea that what we call ourselves in the privacy of our own head has real discernible effects. I've found that it's very effective when trying to break negative self talk, for example when I'm getting anxious. Hearing my name always makes me stop for a small instant, and this also stops my thoughts. So when I'm starting to think that everything is terrible and things won't go well, just calling myself by my name stops that for a small moment, and I can try to get back to normal self talk.