This allows for the person to separate from their distressful emotional response. Then, Kross describes an effective way to stop chatter: by zooming out and putting one's issues into perspective, describing it as giving a person the same rational thought process they would show when dealing with the same situation affecting another person. Kross explains the potential benefits of this inner voice, and then explains the destructive influences chatter can have. In the first chapter, chatter is described as positive and negative self-talk. After realizing the dubious logic of that action, Kross wanted to explore the underlying thoughts that brought it about. Joshua is a junior at Glen Rock High School in Glen Rock, New Jersey.Ĭhatter begins with a personal experience Ethan Kross had after being sent a threatening letter where he irrationally stayed awake for two nights to defend his house with a baseball bat.
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