Long-term potentiation is a process involving the persistent strengthening of synapses that leads to long-lasting increases in signal transmission between your neurons. So how does this apply to catastrophising? Our thinking style is a pattern, and any type of habitual behaviour or thought process can create neural connections and strong ones. Once you've kind of adopted that thinking style, especially if you're young, it's so hard to break. And one of the main mental reactions we may have in reaction to constantly catastrophising is dissociation. This is when our mind creates a distance from our thoughts and just distance itself from reality because it kind of needs a break. If you're constantly worrying about things