Ep #11- How do I stop thinking negatively?

What are negative thoughts /negative thinking?

In simple terms, negative thinking refers to a pattern of thinking negatively about yourself or your surroundings or about something.

And as humans, we sometimes jump into this thinking without examining the evidence for accurate interpretation.

On most occasions, negative thoughts are mostly unhelpful /and sometimes useless thoughts.

Since we can’t get rid of negative thinking as it’s part of the human experience, we can however teach our brains how to manage those thoughts when they come..

Because what you need to know is that negative thoughts directly cause what we could describe as negative emotions or unwanted (or unpleasant) emotions.

Examples of negative emotions are sad, angry, upset, mad, depressed etc.

So its important to learn how to manage negative thinking in order to be in control of those emotions when they come.

When do we create negative thinking?

We can create negative thoughts at any time of the day and at any place or scenario,

there are no specificities of when negative thoughts tend to show up.

They can show up anytime, any day, and at any second,

this is why we need to learn how to deal with them.

How do we deal with negative thinking?

It’s important to know how to deal with and manage negative thinking as it can contribute to problems such as social anxiety, depression, stress, and even low self-esteem.

The key to changing your negative thoughts is to understand how you think now, and in this episode today, if you happen to listen to the end of it,

then you will walk away having learned how I deal with my negative thinking and thoughts and you can start implementing this in your life as well.

Click this episode to listen to it as it discusses some of the steps you can take to change your negative thoughts.

I have personally followed these steps since they are practical and easy to try out.