Negative thinking is a mindset which can be changed easily if we can identify the reason and wish for it. There are several reasons of someone being negative.
Such as, growing up in a house where negativity is usual or common, chances are the child will grow up that kind of mindset and approach towards life.
Whether through practicing affirmation or reduce complaining, letting of bad experiences to writing down thoughts, there are many ways.
Making some conscious changes and adopting new habits, you can reduce the burden of negativity.
So, it’s a very good idea to balance the negative approach with some positive stuff. Eventually you will start to look at the positive aspects of the world.
In this blog, we are going to explore 12 practical and easy ways to stop being a negative person.
Let’s dive in.
12 practical ways –
1. Practice affirmation
Practicing affirmation is one of the best ways to stop being a negative person. Trying to affirm thoughts and words in the negative time helps us to be a positive person.
There are many reasons behind being a negative person. First you need to find out your negativity level. Whether you are thinking negative thought all the time by yourself or you react negatively according to any situation.
For example, if you are thinking negative thought by yourself, you should try to change them into positive words.
Such as, instead of saying “I always mess things up on an important event”, try to change the line in a positive tone “I handle important events with confidence and learn from each experience to improve more.” The later statement focuses on growth and helps to maintain a positive mindset.
2. Challenge negative thinking
Identifying and challenging the negative thinking pattern is an important process if you want to stop being a negative person. Thinking negatively about things for long time can cause several mental health issues.
Such as, anxiety, depression and so on. When you start to identify and face them, also challenge them, you’ll eventually be better at handling stress and difficult situations.
If you practicing this, you can be emotionally strong, which helps you to stay calm in difficult situations without being negative.
3. Practice gratitude
Including gratitude into daily life is a simple yet powerful way to nurture positivity and happiness.
Gratitude means recognizing and appreciating the good things in our lives. It could be any achievement, both small and big, or any relationship you have. There are different ways to practice gratitude.
Such as, regularly writing down things you’re grateful for, or just saying ‘thank you’ to the universe or God for everything you have. There are other ways but these two are the most common practices.
By practicing gratitude, you can train your mind and shift your focus from negative aspects to positive aspects. It can enhance your mental well-being as it gives a positive and fulfilling approach towards life.
4. Reduce complaining
Constant complaining is a usual way of making you a negative person. When someone is only looking at the problematic or deficient side of things, rather than the good, they are likely training their mind to be a negative person. We must reduce complaining and look at the positive side of things.
Also, complaining leads to unhappiness and dissatisfaction for the one who is doing it and for those around them. They may create a negative image about you. Later, some misunderstandings could happen due to the overly complaining nature.
That is why we must reduce complaining because it decreases productivity and increases toxicity, which make you a negative person.
5. Focus on solution
Focusing on solution is indeed a good way to remove negativity. If you keep focusing on the problems, failures and setbacks, you’ll attract only bad memories and events.
Instead, we must look at the solutions to overcome the bad phase. This practice will help you to build a positive outlook towards life and stop being a negative person.
6. Be compassionate
Buddha said that ‘If your compassion doesn’t include yourself, it is incomplete’. Compassion is not only being kind to others, but also being kind to ourselves. It helps us to deal with negativity.
For example, you’re having a rough day at office. You didn’t do well in your presentation and you are constantly blaming yourself for not being up to the mark.
Now, instead of being harsh, if you approach yourself with compassion and kindness, it will be an understanding step. Because you’d do that to a friend in the same situation, right?
7. Reduce negative media consumptions
Overconsumption of negative media makes us hopeless and demotivated. Most of the media things we come across, both online and offline, make us think that we are not good enough. Or filling our mind by the depressive thoughts. Which leads to negative thinking about ourselves.
Also, a lot distorted media exposure is happening for a while now. Not everything we see in the media are true, mostly are not. And to be honest, it’s a major productivity killer.
Instead of focusing on things which are essential for you, you might find yourself stuck in a loop of negative media and miss out the good, fulfilling events happening in our lives.
8. Be around positive people
If you keep yourself in a circle of positive people, you’ll be more likely to transform into a positive person. Their positive vibes, thoughts, discussion influence you to change your negative thinking. Positive people have the ability to inspire the people around them.
When we are surrounded by those who focus on the bright side of life, chances are we adopt a similar perspective. This helps to improve our mental well-being.
9. Let go of the bad experiences
Letting go of bad experiences is a good way to stop being a negative person. If you keep recalling past traumas, bad memories, your mind will be full of negativity.
When you hold those negativities for long time, they can affect your mind, emotions, thoughts, behaviours in a negative way.
Bad memories, traumas or experiences can provoke feelings of sadness, anger, or regret and leaves a lasting effect on our personal and even professional life. Also, those negative emotions make one a negative person as they start looking things on a negative aspect.
Letting go of such memories is essential for getting emotional peace and fulfilling life.
10. Write down your thoughts
Writing down thoughts is an important tool which helps us to stop being a negative person. Writing makes us reflect on our thoughts clearly. It gives us clarity of mind.
When we write things, we also understand our thought patterns. Also maintaining a journal on a daily basis has several benefits.
If you are writing about the things you’re grateful for, it shifts your focus from problems to solutions.
11. Focus on the good things
Focusing on the good things help us to build a positive mindset. This practice improves mental health, relationships, and overall well-being.
Focusing on the good can also enhance productivity. It motivates us to do more good things.
When someone focuses on their strengths and all the achievements no matter how small, they are more likely to set new goals and try to achieve them.
Focusing on good things is one of the practical ways to stop being a negative person.
12. Do more of what you love
Doing things we love give us purpose, and make us happy. If you keep yourself busy with the things you love, it keeps you occupied. Which helps to keep our mind less engage in bad things.
Engaging in activities we are passionate about, are good source of emotional boost.
Doing things we love enriches our personal lives positively and the that positivity influence our social and professional lives.
Conclusion
As we have come to an end of this blog, I hope you get to know about some ways to stop being a negative person.
If you find yourself in a situation of being a negative person, you can easily apply these ways to make them correct by yourself. We don’t choose to be negative.
Most of the time, it is our situation which make us negative. Negative in the sense of thoughts, vibes and so on. If I ask you, what’s one recent negative thought you had, and how did it influence your behaviour? what will be your answer? Let me know in the comments.
Take care.
Make the most of your day.
Until we meet again.