Negative thought patterns can turn your day into a downward spiral and affect you on both a physical \u00a0and emotional level. Below are five negative thought patterns that you should get rid of.<\/p>\n
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This happens when we perceive a tiny mistake or misfortune in our lives as being the one thing that will ultimately ruin<\/span> everything<\/span><\/i> for us.<\/span> \u00a0Not only does this exaggeration not help us, it fosters anxiety, fear, stress and helplessness.<\/span> \u00a0Don\u2019t believe that the worst has happened before it\u2019s happened.<\/span><\/p>\n I think that everyone, somewhere deep inside of them, knows that when they say \u2018blanket\u2019 statements that unfairly group individuals together without a second glance, that there\u2019s some element of dishonesty in what they\u2019re saying.<\/span> \u00a0Stating that everything is either \u2018this way\u2019 or \u2018that way\u2019 is a poor way of viewing the world.<\/span> \u00a0Don\u2019t make it a habit.<\/span><\/p>\n As much as we would like to think that we are at the center of the universe, we are not.<\/span> \u00a0The world does not belong to you just as much as it does not belong to me.<\/span> \u00a0Always acknowledge that people will act the way they act because they\u2019re sorting through issues of their own, and that it probably doesn\u2019t have anything to do with you (don\u2019t take things so personally).<\/span><\/p>\n Filtering is something that we all do.<\/span> \u00a0Shockingly, people only like to hear things that resonate positively with what they believe or understand.<\/span> \u00a0Try to avoid only hearing what you want to hear.<\/span>\u00a0Take the good with the bad, because if you only have one side of the picture, how you can fully understand it?<\/span><\/p>\n Constantly telling yourself that you<\/span> should<\/span><\/i> have done this or<\/span> should<\/span> <\/i>have done that is bad for one\u2019s view of him or herself.<\/span> \u00a0The word \u2018should\u2019 denotes that we\u2019re incapable or lacking in certain areas.<\/span> \u00a0You\u2019re basically telling yourself you\u2019re not good enough or didn\u2019t do well enough.<\/span> \u00a0If you truly think you<\/span> should<\/span><\/i> be doing something then make the effort to make it happen.<\/span> \u00a0If it\u2019s not worth doing, then don\u2019t bother with it, and certainly don\u2019t stress over it.<\/span><\/p>\nGeneralizing<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n
Personalizing<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n
Filtering<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n
\u201cShould\u201d-ing<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n