Negative emotions..how can they be overcome..

Negative emotions..how can they be overcome..


The first step toward controlling negative emotions is identify the negative thoughts.

Second, work on correcting the negative thoughts. If, for instance, you were thinking ‘I never do anything right’ substitute this with ‘I’m just like everyone else; I do many things right, but I make my share of mistakes too’.

Do not expert to feel better after making this corrections (although you may), and do not get stuck mentally debating the matter. Just make the affirmation and move on to the next step.

The third step is to work at dismissing the troublesome thought from your mind. Try to push it out as forcefully and confidently as you would the thought of committing a serious crime. While you maybe able to do this with strong mental effort, of immense help in doing so is the fourth step: get absorbed in something else, something up-building.

This is vital because your negative thoughts will repeatedly try to force their way back into your mind. But you have this advantage; you can only concentrate fully on one thing at a time. You can prove this to yourself by trying to concentrate totally on two subjects at the same time. If your mind is already fully occupied with something else, it will be difficult for your negative thought to return.