7 Ways to Stop Responding Badly When Negativity Comes Knocking
Not today negativity, not today.
Negativity is like a spoilt child constantly demanding your attention.
Feed it, and it’ll only get worse. Negativity breeds negativity, and soon you’re dealing with a monster every day. But if you take control and override negative responses, the kid quietens down — so you can get on living how you want to.
To conquer negativity, you need tactics. This article will give you seven.
1. Stop Fighting and Start Understanding
“All negativity is an illusion created by the limited mind to protect and defend itself.” — Ambika Wauters.
Most people treat negativity like something you can brush under the carpet.
Unfortunately, life’s not like that. We’re psychologically biased towards negative thinking because it was wise to worry, it kept us alive. Now it’s just annoying. But that doesn’t mean we can hide emotions away to gather dust like unwanted Christmas presents. We have to deal with them, or they’ll only get worse.
This is why I hate generic *be positive* advice. Repeating I am a happy person in the mirror doesn’t make you happy. It makes you strange. I tried all these methods when I was…
