Once you’ve determined the negative patterns in your head, you can begin to change them. For a few more days, take some time to argue with any negative thought you might have. For example, if you think to yourself, “Oh, I can’t do that,” challenge yourself. Ask yourself why you think what you do. Ask yourself what proof you have of not being able to do something. You want to begin to weaken the negative thoughts you have in your brain. And the more you weaken these thoughts, the less you will think them overall. You may even find yourself stopping the negative thoughts before they have a change to occur.
Anyone Can Change
While you may think of yourself as a pessimistic person, realize that anyone can change. Simply by recognizing the thoughts you have in your head, you can begin to see that you are simply choosing to think negatively. And from that point on, you can choose to think positively. In the end, it’s not that your thoughts are controlling you; you are controlling your thoughts – for better or for worse. Today, realize that you can change and that you will change when you make the effort to do so.
The more positively you can think, the less stress you will feel. When you are able to see options instead of obstacles in your mind, you will begin to see that stress is something which does not have to control you.