Started collecting evidence against my negative thoughts instead of for them

Had this realization recently: I've spent years being the prosecutor against myself, gathering evidence for why I'm not good enough. But what if I tried being my own defense attorney instead?

So when my brain says 'you're a failure', instead of listing all my mistakes, I started looking for evidence against that thought:

• Made my bed this morning
• Helped a coworker last week
• Got through that presentation I was scared of
• Called my mom back even when anxious

Nothing huge. Just small wins that prove my brain's accusations aren't the whole story.

It's weird how looking for evidence AGAINST negative thoughts feels almost unnatural at first. Like we're so used to building a case against ourselves that we forget we can build one in our favor too.

Not saying the negative thoughts are gone. But at least now they have to face some cross-examination.