How to Stop a Negative Feeling We've all been there before - that sinking pit in your stomach, the tightness in your chest, the endless tornado of negative thoughts swirling around in your mind. Negative feelings like anxiety, sadness, anger, and stress can be overwhelming and even debilitati...
“The negative self-talk is trying its very best to help you avoid modern-day threats, like getting dumped or getting fired,” Moore says. “The problem here is that negative self-talk is much like an alarm—it’s helpful in notifying you of a threat, but it...
Negative self-talk is strongly linked to mental health issues, such as ADD/ADHD, depression, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), among others. The brain SPECT imaging work at Amen Clinics shows that these psychiatric conditions are really brain health issues that can fuel negativity....
Self-pity and victim mentalities share this feeling of hopelessness, where external causes trigger internal anxiety and a lack of optimism. No matter our past, prolonged bouts of negative talk can teach us nothing will change, and self-pity becomes another coping mechanism to reinforce that sensat...
Anxiety, including anxiety disorder, can manifest in various ways, such as physical symptoms like rapid heart rate, sweating, and stomach discomfort. Symptoms of anxiety can also include things like having negative thoughts, an anxious energy, brain fog, headaches and irritability. Being able to id...
Practice Positive Self-Talk vs. Negative Self-Talk Stop negative self-talk with the positive things you say to yourself, words of encouragement, recognition of your successes, and sincere compliments that build your self-esteem. Self-talk is the thoughts that run through your head. Sometimes we...
These proven strategies can help you stop overthinking and reduce your anxiety so you can focus on what matters.
Imagine there's someone standing next to you all the time pointing out every! single! thing! you're doing wrong. This is what millions of anxiety sufferers feel on a daily basis, and it's awful. Anxiety researcher Olivia Remes lays out a roadmap to getti
In this article, I will show you 37 strategies you can implement to stop being negative. But first, let’s talk about negativity—specifically, how it can hurt both your personal and professional life. (Side note: Another positive way to improve your life is to read and learn somet...
One of the most self-limiting kinds of thoughts involve negative self-talk. Often, you think about traits you have that you don’t like about yourself or reasons why you are not capable of achieving some goal. Not only does this pattern of thoughts lead you to feel bad, it also reinforc...