Another type of trigger is one you choose to use as a reminder to practice healthy self-talk throughout the day, such as brushing your teeth, starting your car, or any number of other mundane tasks. Choose something you do numerous times a day as your trigger and multitask toward healthier self-talk! Evaluate and Change Your Thoughts. One easy way to identify negative thinking is by taking a personal evaluation. We have prepared separate health and wealth tests below for this purpose. As we already