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Falling into the prey of negative thinking can be very easy for any human being! Negative thoughts can only bring you pain and I am sure many of us can relate to that! I've experienced that many times in my life too!
These negative thoughts sucks up all of your energy and makes you forget that you are living in the present moment! And the more you give in your negative thoughts, the more powerful they become!
A small negative thought can turn into a monster literally! On the contrary , a single tiny positive thought can have the same effect evolving into a wonderful result!
When you start having negative thoughts, it is really very hard to stop them and as it is usually said it's much easier said than done to shift your focus to positive thoughts!
But if you want to come back on the right track to avoid going down a path that is painful and unnecessary, you have to overcome these negative thoughts as soon as possible!
Let's discover some of the things I did personally that really helped to overcome my negative thoughts that you can try also!
Surround yourself with positive people.
When you are stuck in this negative spiral, engage with people who can put things into perspective and won't further feed your negative thinking!
There are many people out there who will give you constructive yet loving feedback, approach them!
Help someone.
Just take the focus away from you and make something nice for another person! Go out, help someone else in difficulty, this will surely clear your mind of many things and you will feel better for helping out someone else.
You can also prepare some food and donate to the poor, it forms part of one of the greatest act of Humanity.
Remember that no one is perfect and let yourself move forward.
Dwelling on your mistakes is so easy! You will waste so much time and feel terrible too!
The best thing to do is learn from your mistakes and move forward.
Smile.
If needed, bring yourself in front of a mirror and force yourself to smile! It really does help change your mood and relieve stress. You will also feel lighter because it takes fewer muscles to smile than to frown!!!
Don’t play the victim. You create your life—take responsibility.
Even if your living situation becomes unbearable, there will always be a way out. You will always have the choice to make change happen, if need be! It's your life afterall, take responsibility of it, make it beautiful!
List five things that you are grateful for right now.
By being grateful will help appreciate what you already have! List them and think about them! You'll see how much good this will do to you!
Read positive quotes.
Write short positive quotes on post-it notes too! Stuck them on your computer, fridge door, bed and mirror as reminders to stay positive!
Filling my head with more positive thoughts has made a huge change to how I see things and i feel a lot better since!
I'm sure if anyone is having some negative thoughts and put in practice some of the tips I gave above, he will surely find a way out of this terrible situation very soon!
I hope you enjoyed this little post of positivity and will spread it out!
If you have any more tips in helping out those in difficulty, please write it down!
Great positivity post @progressivechef !! Im all about trying to "help "people and spread more positive vibes here on steemit , making it a much more enjoyable place to blog then anywhere else on social media !! Also Surrounding Yourself With Positive People Or Steemians LOL is a great way to turn your negative feelings around making you actually feel more positive as well !!
Thanks so much for sharing and entering my #popcontest !! Also don't forget I will be hosting Pop Contest number 2 As Soon as this contest pays out !! So be sure to enter again which will also give you more exposer on your post , and possibly more up votes !! Good luck , upped and resteemed !! 👍👍👍💙💙💙
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You are really doing something amazing by holding this positivity contest @karenmckersie! You are absolutely right, I did connect with so many positive Steemians and it is indeed a great feeling and you feel so much positivity everyday while reading from the people you follow!
Yes for sure I will participate again, this is one of the best contest on the platform actually!
So glad that you enjoyed it!
Thank you my friend!
@progressivechef
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Awe !! Thank you so much for the positive feedback and your kind reply !! This contest really helps me as well to stay positivte and focus when its a bad day !!LOL! You always cheer me up with your upbeat comments and posts , thanks again @progressivechef !!👍👍👍💕💕💕
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Upvoted and Resteemed by xx-votesplus, the dropAhead curation team!
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I am asking to follow up please @safamostaafa Thanks
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Very good post. I liked the way you described it step by step.. Thank you so much.. Upvoted
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Thanks so much @geetharao! I'm so glad that you stopped by and enjoyed my post!
Hope you are having a great start of the weekend!
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Great stuff. Something I have learned to do is to be mindful and acknowledge that they are just thoughts and then move on from them. Obviously much easier said than done. My focus, having just gone into remission from prostate cancer is that I am working on 150 values based things I want to do in the next 10 years. I've done all the other things you have suggested and it is a journey.
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Thanks so much for sharing your experience here @bluesbro! It's great to hear that you already put all the things i listed into practice!
Stay positive always!
@progressivechef
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Great post! Now following.
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Thank you so much for enjoying the post @kp138! Really appreciate your support!
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It is definitely important to just keep away from negative people. They will just bring you down. One of my favorite quotes is from Dr. Wayne Dyer - "When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change" . I absolutely love this quote and it keeps me in a positive frame of mind.
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Oh yes, that's the first thing to do in life, stay away from all negative people! Once you do this, half the battle is won!
That's really a very highly positive quote @ptmikesteem! Thanks for sharing!
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Dwelling on your mistakes is so easy! You will waste so much time and feel terrible too!
So true!!
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Absolutely!
Thanks for stopping by @maestroq!
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Sometimes this is easier said than done. But it's best to shake negativity before the the "downward spiral" begins. Really good post.
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You said it right @trendhobo, action must be taken before the big storm begins!
Thanks so much for enjoying the post!
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Good day for positive think
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Thanks for stopping by @zuric! We must always stay positive!
Cheers
@progressivechef
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This is a game-changer.
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Thanks - upvoted. You may be interested in a new project I have started to help minnows further: Minnows Accelerator Project.
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Thanks so much @accelerator! I've just checked your link, really very nice project!
Looking forward to join!
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You've got talent!
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You've outdone yourself.
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I'm hooked!
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Great job explaining.
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Thanks for sharing! Maybe your name should've been positivechef haha!
I think this is a really big one. People down the drain feel like they deserve to feel sad for themselves and eventually get stuck as comfortable with those thoughts.
They complain and complain, but life is about change too and honestly in my opinion, you do not really have a right to complain about something if you don't have the intention of changing it either.
Enjoy the little things. Find joy in smaller things and especially find something for what you'd have to leave your bed for. Create a routine, do something you like, find your passion and don't be afraid to reach out to people for help.
I also think helping others may give you a shot of positivity. There are almost always people worse off than you. Try to see perspective.
And last, it's just a certain period. Also this will pass.
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That would be a great name too indeed : positivechef!
All that you mentioned are absolutely right, complaining will not give you the solution and make you better, and finding joy in smaller things is really a great idea to get out of negativity!
Thanks so much for your lovely comment @sjennon!
@progressivechef ....Positivechef too!!!
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Right :D Glad you like my opinion, hehe.
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Great tips, @progressivechef! I've definitely done the 'smile at yourself in the mirror' one on more than one occasion :))
I'm very glad that you are doing better these days. However, if you ever feel down (which happens to all of us) or would like to share about your journey with depression, there's a group called @voiceshares started by my buddy @rideofpassion which seeks to provide support and rally around those going through difficult times..you will even be rewarded for sharing your own story. Feel free to check them out :))
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Oh thanks so much for the information @foodie.warrior, I was really not aware of same! I've just followed both! I do have some real life stories to share!
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You're welcome! You'll be able to remain anonymous if you wish to :)
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Such a good post! Lately I started thinking about being positive and think in this way about my future. But for me it's really hard because my family (with which I live in home) are not. How you writed above, I'm "stuck in this negative spiral", so I trying to move forward. Thank for Your post @porgressivechef! It's very helpful for me. :))
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Thanks so much @babettxx! I will advise you to forgot everyone else on concentrate on you only, put the things i've written down in action in your everyday life, for sure you will come out from that negativity vibe!
Good luck to you and i am sure you will succeed!
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Thank You very much! :)
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Solo pensamiento psitivo porque estoy vivo .
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Well put! It's easy to get caught up with lower vibrations, specially if negative people surround us.
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That's why I am surrounding myself with positive people like you!
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Likewise!
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Great post
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