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Stop Focusing on Negative Situations

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Stop Focusing on Negative Situations

Stop Focusing on Negative SituationsDo you continually focus on negative situations? Is every word, action and behavior absorbed and dissected without thought?

Out of fear, many who struggle with anxiety, paranoia and depression tend to dissect the behaviors and words of others more intensely. Those with mental illness fear being hurt and when the words or body language of others gives off the slightest hint of negativity, the mind tries to put the pieces of the puzzle together. (How to Stop Worrying About What Others Think). The puzzle may not have anything to do with them, but with high anxiety and paranoia in play, they believe that any negative body language must involve them in some way.

Why the Focus on the Negative?

When it comes to focusing on the negative, most aren't seeing the situation clearly. Negative beliefs beget negative thoughts. (Stop All-Consuming Negative Thoughts with the G.L.A.D. Technique). If you go into a situation with confidence, you are more likely to receive a positive result. The articles below contain ideas on how to do that.

It is not easy to ignore judgmental stares and to push away whispers, but the most important point of action is to give off positivity, so those around you can absorb those feelings.

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Your Thoughts

Today's Question: How have you been able to push past the negative judgments and comments of others and remain positive and confident? We invite you to participate by commenting and sharing your feelings, experiences and knowledge on the HealthyPlace Facebook page and on the HealthyPlace Google+ page.

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Most Popular HealthyPlace Articles Shared by Facebook Fans

Here are the top 3 mental health articles HealthyPlace Facebook fans are recommending you read:

  1. Anxiety Management: The Key Signs of Stress and Panic
  2. Top 21 Anxiety Grounding Techniques
  3. Binge Eating and Overeating: What's the Difference?

If you're not already, I hope you'll join us/like us on Facebook too. There are a lot of wonderful, supportive people there.

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From the HealthyPlace Mental Health Blogs

On all our blogs, your comments and observations are welcomed.

Feel free to share your thoughts and comments at the bottom of any blog post. And visit the mental health blogs homepage for the latest posts.

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Stand Up for Mental Health

Thousands Have Joined the Stand Up for Mental Health Campaign

But we still need you. Let others know there's no shame in having depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, trichotillomania, OCD, ADHD, schizophrenia or any other mental illness.

Join the Stand Up for Mental Health campaign. Put a button on your website or blog (buttons for family members, parents, mental health professionals and organizations too). We also have covers for Facebook, Twitter and Google+.

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That's it for now. If you know of anyone who can benefit from this newsletter or the HealthyPlace.com site, I hope you'll pass this onto them. You can also share the newsletter on any social network (like facebook, stumbleupon, or digg) you belong to by clicking the links below. For updates throughout the week:

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APA Reference
Aline, J. (2015, January 27). Stop Focusing on Negative Situations, HealthyPlace. Retrieved on 2024, November 24 from https://www.healthyplace.com/other-info/mental-health-newsletter/stop-focusing-on-negative-situations

Last Updated: January 28, 2015
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Medically reviewed by Harry Croft, MD

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