{"id":1401,"date":"2025-01-25T10:03:12","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T15:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/?p=1401"},"modified":"2025-07-04T18:33:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T23:33:00","slug":"actively-stop-negative-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/actively-stop-negative-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"Positive Thinking:  Actively STOP Negative Thoughts!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1979501807\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Negative thoughts<\/a> are things that most people really want to have, but it is possible to have them happen when you are not staying mindfully aware.\u00c2\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/pain_screaming.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1199\" src=\"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/pain_screaming-300x185.jpg\" alt=\"Actively STOP Negative Thinking\" width=\"278\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/pain_screaming-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/pain_screaming-900x556.jpg 900w, https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/pain_screaming.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><\/a>Whether it&#8217;s about &#8212;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>yourself<\/li>\n<li>the things you&#8217;re doing,<\/li>\n<li>your job or<\/li>\n<li>other people<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>it can be difficult to get rid of negative thoughts once they enter your mind.<\/p>\n<p>In our next series of blog posts, I will include a number of techniques that you can use to stop negative thoughts:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Practice <em>Actively<\/em> Stopping Negative Thoughts<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you feel that you&#8217;re about to start thinking negatively, stop the thoughts before they have a chance to really kick in and take over your mind. If you&#8217;ve already started thinking negatively, actively change the thoughts to positive ones.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s right.\u00c2\u00a0 As the first whisper of a negative thought starts to enter your mind, quickly &#8212; yet with <!--more-->sharp, loving firmness &#8212; tell yourself, &#8220;STOP IT!&#8221;\u00c2\u00a0 This serves to jar your mind into a more-productive mode.\u00c2\u00a0 Then, capitalize on this by changing the thought to one that is positive and supportive of you.<\/p>\n<p>You might be telling yourself that this is, &#8220;Easier said that done&#8221;.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 The truth is that the more you practice this thought-stoppage technique, the less you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll find yourself thinking negatively.\u00c2\u00a0 So here&#8217;s the key:\u00c2\u00a0 Practice, Practice, Practice!<\/p>\n<p>Would you please leave a comment on how you find this thought-stoppage activity best works for you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Negative thoughts are things that most people really want to have, but it is possible to have them happen when you are not staying mindfully aware.\u00c2\u00a0 Whether it&#8217;s about &#8212; yourself the things you&#8217;re doing, your job or other people it can be difficult to get rid of negative thoughts once they enter your mind. 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