What are the Ways to Deal with Negativity Biases

We all know how to recognise the positive, even if we aren't conscious of it all the time.

We frequently enjoy activities like turning our faces towards the sun, savouring a delicious meal, spending time with friends, and taking in the beauty reflected in the flowers surrounding us.

On the other side, there is another aspect of our brain's functioning that we refer to as "negativity bias."

The negativity bias serves the purpose of making negative experiences and perceptions stick out in memory more than favourable ones.

For instance, at the end of the day, the only emotion or recollection from that day is a brief period of worry or terror.

According to the negativity bias, pleasant and memorable experiences fade into the night and leave less of an imprint than unpleasant ones.

From an evolutionary standpoint, threats are more successful in ensuring our survival than opportunities, which gives rise to negativity bias.

You can better understand what is going on in your body right now if you think of a stressful situation: your body tightens, shoulders tension, heart rate rises, and temperature rises.

You have a comprehensive sense of relief when you see a lovely and cosy recollection, yet naturally, you might not experience a distinct, concrete emotion as strongly as when you consider the unpleasant.

An individual can act to preserve his life more quickly and efficiently if he is aware of the risk that stress or terror signify.

On the other hand, the pessimistic viewpoint continuously leaves one open to unpleasant feelings like tension, worry, and disappointment.

This makes us rapidly see everything that comes our way as bad or push the enjoyable, positive things to the side.

If you find yourself thinking about the bad more often than the good, it's probably not because you're a pessimist but rather because you're noticing the collective negativity bias that affects everyone.

This is a basic consequence of the survival instinct, as we have stated.

However, the reality of our experience is not entirely negative just because attention makes the negative more obvious. This is not reality, as the name implies, but rather a prejudice.

Let's take an example where we are viewing a general perspective of the city. There are cars, trash, a throng of people moving quickly, and noise in this scene.

A bird's chirping, blossoming trees, cats lounging on the grass, and the aroma of spices emanating from the nearby spice store are all present in this scene.

I can more readily focus on the unpleasant and ignore the happy ones because of the negativity bias.

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