How to replace negative thoughts with positive?

Are you tired of feeling down in the dumps all the time? Do you find yourself succumbing to negative thoughts more often than not? Fear not, my friend. It’s time to replace that negativity with positivity and start living your life like a boss!

Acknowledge Your Negativity

The first step towards replacing negative thoughts with positive is acknowledging your negativity. You can’t fix what you don’t acknowledge! Take some deep breaths and reflect on your thought patterns lately.

Embrace Your Inner-Pessimist

Yes, it might sound counterintuitive, but embracing your inner pessimist gives you an opportunity to combat negative thoughts effectively. This technique allows you to look at things from different perspectives and engage in creative problem-solving tactics.

Start with a Gratitude List

It’s human nature always to want more out of life; however, we need always to be grateful for what we have today. Reflect on things or people regularly — no matter how small they may seem — that make you feel happy or fulfilled.

Writing Therapy

One therapeutic way of releasing gratitude into our lives is writing therapy- Sit alone in silence once every day;
– Start listing everything that comes into your mind which makes them happy.
– Write for at least five minutes every single day
– Be honest about their feelings
By doing this regularly will develop a habituated flow of positivity inside us.

Develop Self-Thought Awareness Skills

Our brain has the potential both constructive as well as destructive self-talk – train yourself by developing better self-thought awareness skills so that when doubt creeps up again in future, replace it immediately! Identifying these patterns help break free from them

Cognitive Restructuring Technique-

Identify uncertainties/resistance towards certain events/person(s). Now challenge those assumptions:

1)Ask questions
What possible reasons point me toward such assumptions?

2)Brainstorm alternatives
What are the possible alternate ways to look at things?

3)Outcome analysis
Which one is more logical, satisfying and makes more sense logically or emotionally?

This type of cognitive restructuring technique helps them move from plausible reasons for negativity towards rational reasoning with a positive approach.

Surround Yourself With Positivity

The environment we live in plays a significant role in our wellbeing, i.e., if you surround yourself with positivity around you- will attract it. Choose well;

Pick The Right Circle: Sometimes our circle of friends -share issues/negativities to make us feel better. In reality, they will drag us back deeper down into darkness1

Try meditation classes as an alternative pass time activity

Meditation offers several mental health benefits that can aid your senses over time:
a) Helps manage anxiety/ depression
b) Reduces stress level
c) Elevates self-awareness/alertness levels

Practicing these techniques regularly builds their resolution level’s muscle strength to shed light on productive life✨ They should integrate this gradually and not hurry; try implementing any two out of four modifications in the starting phase!

So why wait now! Invest some quality “you” time today and experience cathartic happiness🌟!


1Roth,W.B (2009). Negative Peer Pressure: Why It Happens And What Parents Can Do To Help Protect Their Kids. Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-proactive-parent/200907/negative-peer-pressure-why-it-happens-and-what-parents-can-do-help’defend-their-kids’

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