Silencing the Static Within

Every morning, Abood met the voice that whispered, ‘You always mess up.’ Each word left

a crack in her day.” Abood: “I hear you, but you’re not me—you’re Static. Five,

four, three, two, one.” “He writes ‘Try

one thing,’ texts a friend, and steps outside. The cracks fade.” “Negative self-talk

shrinks you. Name the voice; question it; replace it with kinder facts; take one small action;

call a helper. Talk to yourself like someone you love.”