Peter Crone says your mind is real estate shaped by childhood stories, and self-deprecating narratives make it toxic. Gary Brecka adds an analogy: when a fish is sick, you treat the tank, not the fish. The fix is reframing the mental space itself.
Understanding that the space you live with inside of this mind that is in any way self-deprecating, you're living in a hostile environment. So by reframing the fact that the mind, which to me is really a space that contains the narratives that typically get formed in our childhood, is the space that we live in. It's the ultimate environment. To me, there's no more valuable piece of real estate than what is within the state of our mind. And for that reason, I know it's a bold statement, but I don't think there's anything more toxic than dialogues that are in any way self-derogatory. You're living inside of that 24/7. That's why understanding that the space you live with inside of this mind, if it has a consistent, persistent conversation that is in any way self-deprecating, you're living in a hostile environment.
There's an analogy someone told me one time describes what you're saying, and it says when a fish gets sick, we don't treat the fish, we treat the tank.
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