THE HIDDEN TRUTH ABOUT THAT VOICE IN YOUR HEAD

1 – IT’S NOT YOUR FRIEND
Neuroscience is clear: your internal narration evolved to predict and avoid threats – not to make you happy. That is why it obsesses over anger, fear, doubt, and suspicion. That’s its job.

2 – IT ISN’T EVEN “YOU”
Brain imaging shows the voice is just patterns of neurons firing – like your heartbeat, automatic and relentless. In a lab 🥼 you can even see the activity on a screen. If you can observe it, you are not it. You are the observer – not the noise.

3 – YOU CAN’T SHUT IT UP.
The voice doesn’t just bla bla – it fights imaginary arguments with people who hurt you. It replays the same painful scenes over and over. It invents worst-case scenarios. It rehearses clever comebacks youll never say, and keeps your anger alive long after the moment has passed. Trying to silence it only makes it louder. Those circuits don’t stop firing just because you want them to. Thats not failure – it’s how you’re wired.

4 – THE GOAL IS TO STOP BELIEVING IT.
Most of what it generates is defensive noise – exaggerated predictions, not reality. Recognize it for what it is: old circuitry keeping you stuck in the past or afraid of the future. The more you see it as noise, the less control it has over you.

5 – AND HERE’S THE SECRET: SEPARATE YOURSELF.
People living with chronic illness who avoid the spiral of depression all have one thing in common: they stop identifying with the obsessive talk. They override it – choosing instead to act on what matters, like spending 30 minutes outside, even when the voice says no.

Studies show this practice reshapes your brain. Each time you act despite the voice, the circuits change. The more you act your plan while it tortures you, the quieter it becomes over time.

🫶 Don’t mistake noise for truth. Your brain protects you – but only you decide what’s next