Why Do I Get Stuck in Negative Thought Patterns?

Episode 33: Why Do I Get Stuck in Negative Thought Patterns? Trauma, Mental Loops & the Fear Beneath the Spiral
In this powerful episode of The Trauma Queen, Jessica Ella explores one of the most frustrating experiences on the healing journey: getting caught in relentless negative thought loops—and not knowing how to escape them.

If you constantly find yourself overthinking, catastrophising, or trapped in a shame spiral, it’s not just mindset—it’s often trauma. Jess explains how negative thoughts are frequently the brain’s way of avoiding emotional wounds, unfelt feelings, or perceived threats stored in the nervous system.

🧠 Inside this episode, you’ll discover:

• Why negative thought patterns are often a trauma-based survival strategy

• How looping thoughts can be a sign of under-feeling, not overthinking

• The role of subconscious beliefs and early identity wounds in driving mental spirals

• Why affirmations don’t work if your unhealed trauma holds contradicting core beliefs

• How to use your thoughts as data to uncover hidden fears, self-protection mechanisms, and emotional blind spots

• A powerful case study of a psychologist whose lifelong thought spirals shifted after one session of subconscious and somatic healing

Jess also offers trauma-informed tools and journal prompts to help you gently rewire your thoughts, regulate your nervous system, and finally feel healed, clear, and mentally free.

💫 Ready to stop spiralling and start listening to what your thoughts are actually trying to tell you? Begin here: https://linktr.ee/jessellaainsworth