How to Get Rid of ANTS! Does it sometimes feel like you can't do anything right? Everything is going wrong? You're a failure? Most likely that's due to what is known as Automatics Negative Thoughts - ANTs. They are cynical, negative, or complaining thoughts that come to us unsolicited. We all have them from time to time and they often hold us back from doing the the things we want to do. They hold us back from success or happiness. But you don't have to be a victim of ANTs. Here's a few tips to help you get rid of ANTs, once and for all: 1) Recognize & Identify the Thought - the first step to combatting ANTs is to recognize when they're happening. You may start to hear that catastrophizing voice in your head that causes doubt and uncertainty. Once you hear that thought in your mind, give it a personality or a name. Think of it as an outside entity. Now that you've thinking of the negative thought in the third person, ask yourself if you w