Quieting the negativity in your mind

This has worked for me in the past. Whenever I feel stressed or anxious I allow myself to really feel it and not fight it. Just accept that this is how I feel right now and it's ok. Usually once I stop fighting the feelings, they go away on their own.

Exactly!

This is what I do as well.

I learnt a while ago that having some form of personal development "first thing in the morning" can do wonders.

So, every morning when I wake up, I listen to a motivational audio in bed whilst having my morning cup of coffee. This really sets me up for the rest of the day.

Another thing I do: Whilst I'm eating my lunch, I often watch some form of motivational video on YouTube.
Some of my favourites are: Les Brown, Tony Robbins, Brian Tracy and Bob Proctor.

Cool advice. : ) Thanks tvon.

You reminded me of something I also do and that is staying away from The News. I don't see any point filling my mind with negativity that (mostly) isn't relevant to my life.

Wow, do I have a lot to say about this topic. I am practically an expert at this.

I've learned how to deal with negativity while I recovered from my eating disorder. Eating disorders are as much a battle with your mind, as well as your body. To recover from them you need to fight your psyche and wrestle it into submission, quieting down its negativity or learning how to ignore it altogether.

I managed to do this by dissociating the negative voice from myself. Basically, there is me, who is independent from my body and my situation. Me is full of potential and the only thing that is needed for change is free will and good will. Otherwise, there is no impediment. Outside of me there is the part that is responsible for negativity, who drags me down. I see this part as an enemy who whispers shit in my ears. I can either listen to her, or ignore her altogether as all bullies should be.

I learned to ignore negativity by embedding the following tenants in myself:
1) Change can be done with good will, free will, and determination. Your failure to change is your own fault by lack of volition unless there is some external factor which made you unable to do so
2) Good thoughts are mine, bad thoughts are outside of myself and my mind's way to manipulate myself into stability. The brain loves a stable situation, even though change would be better for you.
3) Start the day doing something productive that lays a brick down the road you want to go down on. If you start the day with negative and disordered thoughts, you end it with them.
4) Be productive each day or else your own lazyness will eat you up and fuel the negavity coming from your non-you's voice.
5) MOST IMPORTANT: You are an observer of your own mind, not it. You can mold it as you like once you become aware of this. . Your mind is the clothes You wears, but You is independent from it, at your inner core, separate from the things that molded you into what you are now and powerful enough to manipulate your mind.
6) Keep an arsenal of material to keep you on track. For some its videos, inspirational pictures, books, etc. For you, it might be something else entirely.


I hope I don't sound entirely crazy

It's analogous to when two people are shouting at each other and the volume keeps escalating, but if one of them suddenly becomes "quiet" and calm the other one will have no need to shout and will become more calm and quiet - reflecting the other person.

Don't resist the "negative" feeling and give it "power".

Gently pull your thoughts around to something that you do want, focus on your desire(s) and little by little you will change your thought(s).

Easier said than done. But through practice it can become second nature through gentle and effortless "effort".

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