Our Thoughts is a response to a situation, it create Emotions and instigates our Behaviors.
Our thoughts sometimes cause us to react negatively to a situation, or create negative views and believes about ourselves or others. Most people have experienced a Negative Thought at one time in their life but it does not have long-term effects on their lives.
Negative Thinking Patterns develop overtime for those suffering with their mental health, they are unhealthy views on how we see ourselves and the world around us.
Negative Thinking Patterns can be difficult to recognize, because they have been instilled into our thought processes typically beginning from a young age, reinforced overtime through trauma, abuse, addiction, difficult situations and challenges.
Negative thoughts will come and go, Negative Thinking Patterns are the long-term effects on someone's mental health.
Negative Thinking Patterns have the potential to lead to further complications with mental health, addictions and recovery.
By taking the time to understand more about our mental health, with practice and patience on ourselves, and others, we can recognize and respond better to our Negative Thinking Patterns. Leading us to feeling good about our behaviors and better about ourselves.
These are common negative thought processes of someone struggling with Negative Thinking Patterns:
EMOTIONAL THINKING
Most common Negative Thinking trait, most people have experienced this at some time or another. Believing our thoughts based on our emotions. I feel this way, so it must be true. Often times related to jealousy, or how we are feeling about someone else actions towards us. Typically triggering other negative thinking and unhealthy behaviors.
BLACK & WHITE THINKING
All Or Nothing. The inability to see 'grey areas', it is a very committed thought. It is the always and never self-talk. Everything is either good or bad. You see the world from two extremes. Things are either amazing, or horrible. Nothing in between.
BIG FISH THINKING
Taking one situation and using it as negative bigger overall view on yourself. Blowing this up way bigger than they are. "I did not catch any fish today so I must be a horrible fishermen. I will never catch a fish again." "My boss is upset with me so they must want to fire me."
FOCUSING ON THE NEGATIVE
Only focusing on the negative information and nothing positive. Almost looking for a reason not to be happy. Typically using "but's" and "If's" in dialogue. "This was great but I did not have that" creates a very negative outlook on the world.
BEATING YOURSELF UP
Disqualifying anything positive about yourself. Understanding something positive, typically acknowledging it but dismissing it with negative believes about yourself. Believing you do not belong, or deserve to be where you are or any praise for it.
ASSUMING MENTALITY
Believing you know what someone else is thinking. Jumping to a conclusion. Viewing the world negatively, almost like it is against you. Example, your friend does not call you so you assume they are mad at you. Assuming the worse case scenario. Creating a lot of Anxiety in yourself. Assuming that your current situation reflects your future. I am single so I will never find love.
EXPECTATION THINKING
Should Have, Should Not - Focusing on expectations of yourself and others. Often time leading to feelings of guilt, remorse or anger. When we focus on what we should have done or should not have done we tend to beat ourselves up about the past or future. When we focus on should or should not have of others we tend to create anger and resentment inside of us. Often times leading to us pushing others away due to our negative behaviors associated with negative thoughts.
MAKING IT PERSONAL
Believing that you are the fault of everything around you. Taking everything personal and putting blame onto yourself. Someone did not enjoy the party so it must be my fault, or something I did. This creates a lot of negative thoughts of your self-worth and value to this world. You are not a burden on others.
HELPLESS MENTALITY
An extreme negative outlook on life. Thoughts of having no control, unable to move forward or improve your life. Feelings and Thoughts that the world is out to get you. Nothing good ever happens to you. If something is good it is quickly dismissed with negative information and beliefs. Something bad is always about to happen or has happened.
ATTACKING MENTALITY
Judging every experience by a perceived way you should be treated. Judging and retaliating against others because of how they made you feel, based on thoughts that you had. Having anger and resentment towards others due to a self-believe of yourself and how you should be treated. The world is not fair.
ALWAYS BEING RIGHT
A common trait of a perfectionist or someone believing like they do not belong. Having to proof they are always right, the notion of being wrong sickens them. Always having to have the last word, or a point to prove. It becomes an intellectual battle that must be won. We see this often times on social media with people being unable to "agree to disagree".
I AM SPECIAL MENTALITY
Always having to have the upper hand. The spotlight, center of attention. Someone tells you a story, you have to tell a bigger one. If someone has an experience than you have to tell one that is more dramatic, diminishing how they feel or what they believe. A friend tells you they are tired. You have to tell them you have not slept all night. This continues to feed into a negative view about yourself believing your situation to worse than others, that you are special and deserve special attention. -- when you do not get it, it creates a vicious cycle with other negative thinking traits.
By taking the time to understand more about our mental health, with practice and patience on ourselves, and others, we can recognize and respond better to our Negative Thinking Patterns. Leading us to feeling good about our behaviors and better about ourselves.
We all experience negative emotions associated with most mental illnesses at some point in our lives.
Some people experience them more intense, more often and are unable to control them. Anxiety is a perfect example of this, we have all experienced anxiety in our lives. By taking the time to understand more about our own mental health we will help to reduce the stigma and change the conversation.
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