How do I prevent negative thinking?

You can prevent negative thinking by forcing yourself to think about good things only. A good trick that I saw a few months ago was to replace every negative thought with two positive thoughts. For example, if you say that you're unworthy, tell yourself you're funny and smart. Over time, you'll start to believe what you're telling yourself and you'll see yourself in a better light. Negative thinking is something that is really easy to do and if not controlled, it can take over your whole life. If you practice positivity over negativity, you will start to see things in a whole new way. It doesn't hurt to try, so just go for it!

I think of negative thinking more as a bad habit. And you fight against a bad habit, by 1) identifying it and recognising how and when you do it. Then, 2) actively dismantling and stopping it. If you do that to yourself: Think, would you say that to another person? Every person deserves gentleness and so do you. Don't stress yourself over it and don't be frustrated if you don't get better immediately, it's easier said than done. Give yourself time to unlearn. It takes very much strength just to realize that you are having negative thoughts; you can be proud of that, give yourself that credit.

You can prevent negative thinking by doing what you love to do, or keeping yourself busy. Doing stuff such as listening to music, reading, taking a walk or drinking water are some of the many things you can do to keep yourself out of the negativity. Keeping yourself busy is a good way to prevent negative think is because you're more focused on something other than the negative thoughts. Doing something proactive can also helps you think about what you can achieve, while also help you focus on the positive side of life, like having fun. Doing calm things or having fun can have an impact against the negative thoughts.

Negativity will not help you to have a better life. Theres a lot thing you can do to avoid negative thinking such as, writing down your worries everytime and think of a positive events in your life and apply it. Always smile even though how hard life is. Be positive in life and throw all negative thoughts in your mind. You can kept yourself busy to avoid it. Do what makes you happy. Talk to someone if you have worries. Also, you can do exercises,meditation to help you. All over, dont let your negativity ruin your life and be more positive. Keep fighting and never give up!

I prevent negative thinking by thinking the exact opposite. Such as being positive. This help me think around the negative. By this I can continue to do things without getting sad with all the negativity. Though when your overwhelmed with all these negative thoughts it good to try and find a solution to it all. Negative thinking can lead to stress or more anxiety. So try to do things that make you happy. Also by express these negative thoughts to other people. Such as letting it all out and being able to live on and taking the next step forward.

We can’t prevent it because it’s part of human nature to have negative thoughts (unless of course they are excessive and accompanied by other symptoms in which case, there may be need for a mental health assessment to determine whether evidence-based treatment is needed). I would suggest changing the question to something like “how can I learn to manage my negative thinking?” While we can’t prevent negative thinking, we can change our relationship towards it. Instead of reacting, we can practice mindful noting: “oh look, a thought” and then return to whatever we were doing. If another negative thought pops up, we note it again, “oh look, another thought.” This is a mindfulness activity. It can also be helpful to research “cognitive distortions” and see whether you relate to any of them.

I understand wanting to try to prevent negative thinking. It’s hard to prevent negative thinking due to the fact that everyone has some sort of negative thinking. Everyone has negative thoughts from time to time, some people more than others. The key is to not let those negative thoughts control you. As hard as it is to believe, you control your thoughts, they don’t have to control you. You can let yourself not be controlled by those thoughts by not allowing them to have that power over you. You could try to reframe those negative thoughts so that they are not as scary

I prevent negative thinking by writing down of all the positive things in my life and all the positive things I have already accomplished so far. Even when I feel like nothing is going good in my life, I think of the small things like the fact that I woke up this morning, I have food to eat, I have family and friends who care about me and that I am capable of doing so much. I believe light always outshines the darkness and that can be applied here too -- positivity always outshines negativity, especially when it comes to your thoughts.

One great way to address negative thinking is to utilize the "stop sign" technique. When you catch yourself in a negative thought, as best you can, envision a big, red stop sign. Refuse to finish having that thought, cut it off, interrupt it. If it arises again, show it that same big, red stop sign. Soon enough, these thoughts will bombard you less and less because of your refusal to engage with them. Another great option for coping is to become aware of your thoughts by sitting silently and simply noticing them. By observing your own thoughts, you are recognizing that you are not your thoughts, but something separate. Recognizing your thoughts as separate from you disavows your thoughts of a lot of power, because you recognize that they are not your identity, they are not you, you can control them, and ultimately, you can make them work for you by choosing which thoughts to continue engaging in.

Sometimes you can't prevent negative thinking, but it can help to focus on how you respond to your negative thoughts. For me, I have a bad habit of doing negative "what ifs." Like "what if I talk to this person and they think I'm stupid or they hate me." I've learned to respond to that thought with, "What if we get along really well, and I make a new friend?" and spend time to actually think through what that would look like. I think this could also apply for other types of negative thoughts that aren't what ifs. Maybe also trying to focus on a positive that's related or counter to the negative thought.