Don't Believe Everything You Think

Back in Lockdown, many of us are spending more time in our own heads as the things that usually distracted us from ourselves have been removed. 
An important thing to remember right now is that Thoughts are NOT Facts. Not everything you think is true, and so it is helpful to develop a practice of questioning your thoughts, instead of taking them at their word.
Left alone to wander, the mind will tend toward negative thinking. This is just how we are built, it's something that has helped us evolve and stay alive over the centuries - the mind scans the environment for potential danger so we can prepare for it. A certain amount of this thinking is obviously helpful, but too much can paint a dire picture.
Add to this the tendency for our mood to colour our thinking, and a mild sadness can spiral into a depression without us even noticing.

Make it a practice to bring your awareness to what is happening inside your mind, and question it. Here are some questions I find helpful:

• Is this thought ALWAYS true? Or is it tied to what is happening right now, or my current mood?
• How does this thought make me feel? 
• If my good friend was having this thought, what would I say to him/her?
• If I asked a good friend for feedback on this thought, what would he/she say to me?
• What story does this thought tell about me? And is that story necessarily true? (Try to be objective in your answer)
• If I were to fast-forward a few weeks or months, would this thought still be true?

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"Thoughts simply aren’t facts, they are mental events that pop up in the mind and are dependent on our mood." - Elisha Goldstein

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