Link: Write Down Negative Thoughts Immediately
Miguel over at the Think Happy Thoughts Happiness Blog (I absolutely love that name) writes about the importance of writing down negative thoughts.
Writing down negative thoughts is a great idea and it is a very good way to help manage depression and anxiety. By writing out your negative thoughts you get them out of your mind and down on paper where you can study them and figure out if they are “real” thoughts or if they are just being sent to you by your depression. When you see your thoughts on paper they may not seem as overwhelmingly negative as they did inside your head, or, as Miguel puts it:
“Your mind recognizes the difference between what “should” be happening and what actually is happening. The greater the difference between OUGHT and IS, the more cognitive dissonance is felt emotionally. Close inspection of these untrue beliefs is the solution to negative thinking. A person can revise their beliefs by investigating them.”
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Kali responds:
Posted: June 24th, 2007 at 12:50 am →
This has been the best advice that I will walk away with this month. When I have negative thoughts, I find myself dwelling on them and when I finally do decide to “stop” thinking about them, their still in the back of my mind. I like the idea of writing them down, putting the paper away and taking it out days later and assessing whether or not I still feel negative about a particular something. Thanks.