One Technique To Stop Negative Thoughts
A while back I was thinking some negative (and quite stupid) thoughts, and I stopped to reflect on the time I was wasting stuck in a negative state. The question, "How do I get out of this negative mood?" kept rolling around in my head - in between my long line of negative thoughts.
Meditation came to mind.
Distraction came to mind.
Having a nap came to mind.
But, the thought - "Are these thoughts really that important?" also came to mind.
And that led me to think about what is really important in life. So I asked myself, "What do you really want to remember most about life?" The answer that came helped me instantly get out of my negative state, relax, and focus on important things instead of negative things.
Just that one answer helped me remember what my goal is in life, why I get up every morning, and most importantly - how I really want to use my valuable time (and it wasn 't being focused on useless things!)
And ever since then, I 've used that question and my answer as a technique to help me shake off the bad thoughts, let go of a bad mood, and focus on what really matters.
So, if you are focused on negative things, experiences, or people - then trying asking yourself the following question 'If my memory was wiped clean, except for one thing, what would I want to remember? '
Use your answer to help you rebalance and start using every precious moment the best you can.
You will be surprised at how acknowledging what
2. The next time you're in a negative mood, stop what you're doing. Take a few minutes to assess why you're feeling so negative. Negativity often begins with an insignificant event (like spilling coffee or getting stuck in traffic) and simply gets worse from there. Consciously decide to break out of the cycle by focusing on something positive.
Work with, up lift, and grow with the people around you to build a better now so that you may delete negative
Since I was young, I have always had an affinity of people watching, and trying to figure out what type of life they lived. Especially, what type of events would cause people to adopt a positive (happy) outlook in comparison to people that dwell on the negatives attributes? Growing up, my mother had a peculiar thought process that would always managed to lead to negative (not happy) thoughts. In the beginning, I too would follow similar thought process, but I quickly realized how exhausting it was to maintain. Before reading Shawn Achor’s book, I wanted to clear my mental database and allow for this new information to be absorbed into my life.
The human mind never wants to recall negative memories. We do not want to remember that time when we were giving a speech in front of a class and we tripped on our words. We never want to remember that time when we were walking through the hallway and suddenly fell over our own feet with our books flying all over the floor. We do not want to remember that time when we were at war and our best friend lost his life, but we got to keep ours. But what we do recall is the moments we arose heroic and overcame an obstacle.
First, it’s important to positively change your mindset … . For example, people who are optimistic often found ways to take a bad situation and turn it into a motivational and empowering one that they can carry through their day. It saves any negative energy from getting in your way. Your optimistic traits can take a horrid, tiring, and slow day into an energetic, lively, and exciting one that you can benefit from. I remember when I was upset and lonely and my day was slow but when I tried to find the good in things I became happy again. Making the most out of the problem allows you to turn it into something enjoyable.
When I think of something positive I think of my favorite vacation. This vacation is one that I will never forget. Sometimes, it is even hard to stop thinking about it. My favorite vacation was when I went on my first cruise, doing my senior year of high school. It was one of the most memorable experiences of my life. What made it even more memorable was the fact that I went with my best friend and it was our graduation gifts. This experience has taught me it is important to
Thinking positively can be a difficult task, no matter the circumstance. When negativity fills you up like helium in a balloon you should always try to find the light in the darkness. Thinking positively doesn’t make the hard times disappear, it helps you survive negativity and the daily conflicts that challenge you. Looking on the bright side of things increases attentiveness, improves your ability to think, and leads to happier thoughts (Psychology Today). No matter what you are going through, you should always stay optimistic. “Man’s Search for Meaning” and “Dear Miss Breed” are great examples of how having a bright outlook can help you survive conflict.
train our brains to think in a positive form. We should start thinking about something we
"Close your eyes, breathe deeply for a few minutes until you feel calm, and direct your attention inward. Ask yourself: "What do I want most in this world?"
Schedule breaks. Take a break away from the computer. This gives your brain a rest and helps
Understanding mindfulness meditation, we learn how what passes through the mind is considered internal stimuli. What you're paying attention to can have a profound impact on your emotions. Through enough mindfulness meditation practice, you eventually cultivate some distance between the reactions and your negative thoughts. When this happens, they become a distinct object separate from yourself. You realize you are not your thoughts, and in fact, you have freedom from these things. Learning we have this freedom lets us cope with these things a little better. Meditation can have a strong impact on depression and anxiety, and it can be used as a supplementary treatment of
I always take a negative situation and try seeing the positive in it. For example, if I am walking on the street and see an advertisement for healthier foods and the main attention is on a very thin model, usually I start thinking I should pay attention to what I eat so I can look at that model I instead tell myself that I am so blessed to have a healthy body and to have to two legs to walk me everywhere I please to. Simple reminders like this go a long way.
Stay in a joyous mood. If you are always in a good mood and spreading joy, there is no way to be negative. You will always be looking on the bright side seeing how fortunate you are. This will keep a smile on your face showing that you are truly happy. Also, help others around you to be in a good mood. This will help you connect with others.
So, when a problem or negative feeling/event occurs in your life follow the pattern: Can you control it? If not, stop thinking about it and if yes, focus on the solution.
Our thoughts also are too numerous to count sometimes. Have you ever had an opportunity or a time when you may have been sitting idle and your mind just started racing from one thing to the next? Nothing was conclusive. You just kept going from one thing to the next. You were being bombarded with all of these different thoughts and you could not concentrate on anything. Understand this; the only thing that the enemy is trying to do to you and I is to bring you to a place of confusion. He wants you to be confused. He wants you to be so confused that you can’t discern whether it’s you are talking, the devil talking, or God talking. That’s how confused he wants you to be. He wants you to get to a place where he is saying some stuff that