How to Get Rid of Negative Feelings

Everyone experiences negative feelings at some point in her life. Negative feelings or thoughts can arise during stressful events or for some may exist on a day-to-day basis. Negative feelings become detrimental when a person becomes preoccupied with the negative feelings, thus creating a never-ending circle of negative thoughts and stress. For some, the negative thoughts are an attempt to control a situation, but normally just contribute to a problem rather than helping to solve the problem.

Instructions

Getting Rid of Negative Feelings

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  Identify the negative feelings that you are experiencing. Decide if the situation is something that can be controlled or resolved easily.

• 2

  Confront the negative feelings that you have and determine whether they are legitimate feelings for your particular situation. Are your feelings justified or are you overreacting?

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  Relinquish control and accept uncertainty in situations that you can't control or have limited control over. Worrying about something that you can't control is only going to exacerbate the problem.

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  Replace negative thoughts with positive thoughts. For every negative feeling that arises, try to find a positive feeling to replace it.

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  Visualize yourself feeling positive and picture yourself abandoning the negative feelings that you have. Really picture yourself feeling happy and content. Place yourself in a happy moment in your life and relive those feelings.

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  Take care of yourself physically. Eat a healthy diet and get regular exercise to help your body be as healthy as possible. This will help to reduce stress and will improve coping skills.