Negative thoughts. Keep my mind strong.

Initial step is your effort to change yourself in activities, thoughts, behaviors. Engage yourself with any kind of activities like gardening, physical exercise, hobbies, interested activities. Challenge your negative thoughts with  positive thoughts. All these things has to be practised in a daily basis. Then you can see changes in your daily life. Perseverance is needed to take care of yourself. Take care

Here are a few tips which will help you. You will need to take initiative to do these things consciously: 1. Make a list of some of the positive things in your life. Read them daily. 2. Let out the negative thoughts and talk it over with a person close to you 3. Adopt a lifestyle with healthy food and daily exercises/walks 4. Try to get enough sleep through the night by leaving your phone away before sleep 5. Watch positive videos and messages 6. Try adopting some meditation techniques If you have specific challenges or incidences in your life because of which you might be facing these negative thoughts, and you have tried the above and it’s not helping, then it will be better to talk to a Psychologist.

Hi practo user, Negative thinking has impact on how you feel and what you do. If there are some faulty thinking patterns it would lead to negative emotions and faulty behavior. Sleep disturbance is a common result of negative thinking. You could maintain a sleep hygiene i.e  a constant time of going to bed and waking up, avoiding caffeine, put on some soothing music before going to bed. But it is important to diffuse these negative thought patterns because these are the root cause of not being able to sleep. Try maintaining a diary where in you write down these negative thought patterns. You may consult a clinical Psychologist as he/she would guide you in diffusing these negative thought patterns.

Consult a clinical psychologist

Maintain a sleep hygiene and maintain a journal of your thoughts.

Hi thanks for sharing. You can certainly overcome this with counselling sessions..

For a detailed discussion and understanding, I suggest you to consult a psychological Counselor.. You can reach me too using the link below.. https://prac.to/hema-sampath-psychologist-dir

I understand your predicament. Rather than looking for a quick-fix to deal with what you are feeling on the surface, I want you to look at what is really disturbing you, calling for your attention and needs to be addressed. Most often, we go about as if we are at the receiving end of life, of situations and while we are carried in this flow, experiences come to us and we are supposed to react to them as they happen. It's as if we are sitting on the passenger seat or the back seat while life is driving us. I want you to know that you are at the wheel, driving. Having said that, I would like to make a few suggestions that might help you. I want you to know that with awareness of how the mind works and how thoughts are generated, you will get better at dealing with them and thereby overcome the challenges you are facing right now. I want you to know that you are capable of doing this and will successfully deal with them. Kindly read what follows : Understanding the nature of the mind and how thoughts are generated will help you deal with them. Today the mind is fixated on something. Tomorrow it might be on another topic/event/person. The nature of the Mind, which in simple terms we experience as thoughts, is such that, it will keep shifting its focus from one object/topic/event to another. Ii always needs something to hold on to. Another important characteristic of the Mind is this - You will either have thoughts about the past or the future. This will keep alternating. Try thinking about the present moment - you will see that the Mind and 'Now' can never coexist. The Mind has 3 states in general. Sometimes, you may find yourself having very positive, inspiring thoughts. During other times, you may find yourself very emotional, or all charged for action. Whereas during other times, you may feel very lethargic, dull or lazy. These states will keep alternating. Having understood the nature of the mind, the first step towards mental health is to become aware of your thoughts. Learning to be an observer of your thoughts, learning to observe them from a distance like clouds passing in the sky. The next step is knowing that you have the power to choose which thought you wish to focus on and act on and exercising that power. With practice, you will have better mastery over this process. Having negative thoughts is something that plagues everybody from time to time. Trust me, even if everything was perfect, you will still find some shortcomings somewhere and brood about it. Tension or anxiety is a physiological response which is again part of being human. It is normal to have such thoughts about any situation. As mentioned above, with practice, you will learn to focus and entertain only those thoughts are healthy enough to be acted upon. Whenever you feel overwhelmed by thoughts, just bring your focus back to your breath and take a few relaxing breaths. You will automatically be able to focus on the task at hand and do what is required. Whatever you feed your mind through your sense organs will be replayed to you as thoughts. Be conscious of this. Take care of the content you feed your mind - the kind of books you read, the websites you visit, the kind of music you listen to, the kind of food you eat, the kind of company you keep ( "You are an average of five people you spend most of your time with" ) Ask yourself : Where would I like to see myself ten years from now? What should I do today to reach there ten years from now? What would I do if I knew I wouldn't fail? What would I do if I weren't afraid? No matter how impossible the answers might seem, I want you to know that you can and will make them possible. Take the first step. The rest will follow. A beautiful future awaits you. Take ownership of every time, take responsibility for it and confidently work towards your dreams and aspirations. One day you will thank these dark moments for being the fuel for your success. Please set aside time for exercise daily and make sure you eat healthy every time. Our challenges that seem to threaten our very existence are the ones that serve as fuel for our evolution. Have faith in yourself. You are capable of dealing with this. You are going to do just fine. Take care.

You have to try and focus less on problem. More on solution What you can do not on what you cannot Take therapy Consult with me or any psychologist for therapy and counseling online or in person for stress management All the best