Understanding the power of thinking

Understanding the power of positive & negative thoughts 

 Positive thinking can be understood in terms of explanatory style is how you explain situations and events; how you interpret them makes sense and meaning of how and why things do and don’t happen. 

When you interpret an event, a situation or circumstances in a positive way, you take a favourable view of past, present or future events, situations and circumstances. You’re likely to look for the best in other people, and view yourself and your abilities in a positive way. But if things do go wrong when there are problems you don’t dwell on them. I know it’s hard when you suffer from anxiety disorder but there is a way to overcome it. Instead you look for the positive solutions and you look for silver lining you recognise that often, challenges and difficulties have a positive aspect to them. For example I faced many things in my life if I can do it so can you.

The practice 

What you think and say to yourself can influence you can and can’t do, as shown be this exercise.

Part 1:

Ask the person to stand and extend their arm horizontally, at shoulder level. 

Ask them to think of a time when they failed something.

Ask the person to continue thinking these thoughts. Tell them you are going to stand behind them and attempt to pull their arm down. 

Part 2: 

Now ask the person to hold up their arm shoulder level. This time, ask them to think of a time when they succeeded at something. Then ask them to think positive thoughts. Ask them to repeat the positive thoughts while you attempt to pull down their arm ask them to resist. 

The more likely we are strong and resist the force of negativity we will overcome the negative impact it has.