![]() ![]() Part of controlling your thoughts and eliminating the thoughts that will lead down a negative spiral, is to challenge them. When processed and worked through with a mental health professional, negative thinking and the mental health conditions that are a result can be managed and improved greatly. In CBT therapy, your specialist will work with you to pinpoint your cognitive distortions and replace negative thinking with an alternative perspective. Cognitive distortions are defined as, “an exaggerated or irrational thought pattern involved in the onset or perpetuation of psychopathological states, such as depression and anxiety.” In other words, cognitive distortions are thought patterns that are often inaccurate, not based in truth and are negatively biased. Part of the core practice in CBT is to address cognitive distortions, in order to receive tools to properly cope and also learn how to break irrational thought patterns. If you are struggling with negative thoughts that have now led to anxiety, depression or other mental health conditions – there are ways to help yourself get out of it.Ĭognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)is one of the most commonly effective modalities of therapy offered to help challenge negative thinking, to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression. Negative thoughts and automatic negative thinking can lead to more serious mental health issues such as depression and anxiety both of which lead you to then plummet further into negativity, creating a cycle of negativity. Unfortunately, negative thoughts can be incredibly impactful and dangerous to your well-being. Considering this fact in your daily life will help encourage you to acknowledge and control your thoughts, to begin reframing negative thinking. The thoughts you give the most time and attention to are the ones that will grow, develop and become more habitual or dominant in your mind. Our thoughts are the seeds that we plant in our mind and the more we nurture them, believe them, give them attention and continue to focus on them – they too, will grow. If you plant the seeds, give them adequate water and sunlight and nurture them with attention and effort – they will inevitably grow. Think of your thoughts as if they are seeds. On the contrary, however, infiltrating your mind with positive thoughts can have the same effect in a good way. Automatic negative thinking, when taken at face value and believed by the mind, can lead to negative perspective, negative actions and attracting negative outcomes and circumstances. Negative thoughts truly become a self-fulfilling prophecy in the sense that they have the power to move from negative thoughts to negative outcomes. Automatic negative thoughts are the thoughts in which we instinctually have, that form habits and eventually change our outlook completely. ![]() The negative thoughts you think repetitively eventually become a part of who you are, happening automatically without your control. The thoughts we have form neural pathways in our mind that eventually change our neuropathways in a more permanent way. ![]() And while that sounds like an exaggerated, sweeping statement, essentially, it’s the truth. You may have heard the phrase, “What you think is what becomes of you”. Keep reading to learn the importance of being intentional with your thinking and questions to challenge negative thoughts. The good news is that there are many ways to address negative thought patterns and to overcome negative thinking. They can be dangerous and lead us down a detrimental path, if not managed or corrected. Negative thoughts are powerful and have the ability to color the way we view the world, how we function in our every-day lives and even how successful we are in our careers. Unfortunately, as human beings, a vast majority of our thoughts tend to be negative – often without us even realizing. Whether negative or positive, our thoughts are constant and overwhelming. While we all know to an extent the importance of positive thinking, it is commonly underestimated just how much weight our thoughts can carry. But as life gets stressful, and it always does, it becomes harder and harder to maintain a healthy outlook. We are taught to look at the bright side, keep a positive outlook and think positive thoughts. We’ve all been conditioned to know that thinking positively is important. Have you ever considered the power of your thoughts?
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