Why Am I So Negative?

If you want to stop negative thinking then you should start by thinking about why you think negatively. Many of us simply believe that our thoughts are true, and even feel guilty about it. You don’t need to, and you’ll soon learn to recognise these thoughts for what they really are.

Types of Negative Thinking

Learning to recognise the type of negative thoughts you have is a great way of starting to stop, and they will usually fall into one of the following categories.

Filtering: Means when you ignore all the positives until you’ve only got the negative aspects in your mind.

Polarizing: This means everything seems either black or white to you, good or bad, and there is no middle ground.

Personalizing: This is when you blame things on yourself that really weren’t in your control at all.

Catastrophizing: You always expect things to go wrong and might even avoid doing certain things because of this.

Recognizing the Negativity Around You

Negative thoughts are absolutely everywhere: from conversations you have with friends and family, to the news you watch and other areas of the media. This is why it’s so easy to let negative thinking become a habit. However, now that you know the types of negative thinking you can slowly start to break free from its control.

Katherine Caren is a writer who has struggled with negative thinking, stress and health problems for much of her life. She recently made the choice to become happy and is sharing her experiences on how to think positive, using positive self talk and other methods.

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