Distant Self-Talk
Distant self-talk is a tool that uses language to create psychological distance from the self. The mechanism of distant self-talk is that people are often better at advising others than taking their own advice. Distant self-talk can involv…
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Distant self-talk is a tool that uses language to create psychological distance from the self. The mechanism of distant self-talk is that people are often better at advising others than taking their own advice. Distant self-talk can involve using one's own name or second-person language instead of remaining in a first-person loop. Distant self-talk need not be gentle; it can use supportive toughness if it produces productive perspective.