How to Change Negative Thought Patterns

We create our own realities through our thoughts. Negative or positive, these thoughts express themselves through mood and action, thus affecting everything occurring around us. To combat negative thoughts, you cannot sit idly by; there is work involved. However, by daily challenging these negative thoughts you can change them and create a more harmonious life.

Instructions

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  Recognize your thought patterns. Become cognizant of the negative thoughts that flow throughout your mind.

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  Make a list of positive thoughts or ideas. Carry this list of affirmations with you at all times. Read this list when you find yourself immersed in negative thought patterns.

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  Replace the negative thought with a specific positive thought or idea. Instead of suppressing a negative thought, question the thought by asking, "What is the feeling and why am I experiencing it?"

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  Let go of grudges or past wrongs as these can feed negative thought patterns and prohibit positive and harmonious change.

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  Pay attention to the outside circumstances that encourage these negative thoughts and if possible avoid these circumstances. Prepare yourself with positive affirmations before you enter unavoidable negative situations.

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  Do something nice for someone else every day. Notice a marked change in your thoughts towards yourself as you do things for others.

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  Appreciate yourself and the good things in your life. Do something nice for yourself each day. Allow yourself to feel happiness, eventually the negative thoughts change into positives.