Billy Bonza Thought Detective

Angus asks Billy Bonza: 'I can’t understand fractions. Does that mean I’m dumb? My mate Abdul says they’re easy. I’m 9 years old and my name’s Angus.' G’day Angus. Billy here mate. Billy Bonza, Thought Detective at your service. My detective sensibilities tell me that your self-talk is playing tricks on you. You’re telling yourself stuff that’s not true. This kind of ‘nut natter’ is attached to some beliefs you might have that you are not aware of. So, what are you thinking? ‘I don’t understand fractions. Abdul does. He’s smart and I’m not.' Your thinking rule is, 'I should be able to do this, and I can’t so I’m diddly doo da dumb!’ Am I close to the mark Angus? This is what I call Brain Bully Banter, your brain has decided to forget all the things that make you who you are, and it’s taken one thing and it has decided that it describes and defines you. So, Brain Bully says. ‘I am dumb.’ And that’s that. Remember when you first rode a bike by yourself? And the ...