How Do You Break Negative Thought Patterns and Retrain Your Brain? Have you ever noticed how easily your mind returns to the same negative thoughts? You may tell yourself you're going to stop worrying, stop replaying the conversation, stop thinking negatively, or stop assuming the worst. And yet your brain seems to go right back there. There's a reason for that. Repeated thoughts create and strengthen patterns in the brain. The more frequently we think a certain way, the more