How To Release Negative Energy in Three Easy Steps

Anytime you have pent up negative energy, it needs to be replaced with a surge of positive energy in order to reverse the feeling of being drained.

We all have our fair share of bad days, and you may find your own mood affected by it.

But with a few simple tricks, you can avoid letting that black cloud expand and hang over you, and increase your own positive energy.

So how can you NOT be one of those people?

How Negativity Arises

In order to experience the feeling of negative energy in the first place, it is either brought on by your thoughts or from outside negative energy. You have to be the judge to decipher which of the two you're allowing to consume you, or both.

If it comes from outside of you, you have to look at the negativity you're associating yourself with. It can be as simple as engaging in conversations with negative people, family members, coworkers, and friends.

It doesn't necessarily have to only be linked to people you know in order to affect you personally. Social media is also a key component known for bringing down peoples energy. Facebook and Instagram recent came up with a new way to help with social media addiction by adding a new timer widget on both sites.

This is the reason it can have an adverse affect on your energy level. This happens when we see negative things and images depicted on social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and especially the news with daily depictions of tragedies.

If you haven't properly learned to protect your energy, you are allowing outside occurrences to easily drain you of your energy without your consent.

The Power of Energy

Releasing negative energy is moreso about the negative energy you accumulate within yourself. You may seem a little perplexed by this.

If the source of the negativity is so ingrained in you that you don’t notice it, how do you stop attracting the wrong people, the wrong situations, and the wrong feelings?

You know the saying, like attracts like.

In order to stop attracting negative circumstances and people to you, you must first take a look at the negative energy that you emit in order to to gauge the level of negative energy within you.

Here's a list of things you may do to bring negative energy; as you read them, ask yourself, do you do these sometimes, all of the time, or none of the above?

• Do you often discuss what’s wrong in the world more than what’s right? This includes the ‘terrible’ weather, ‘horrible’ traffic, ‘idiotic’ government, ‘lousy’ economy, ‘stupid’ in-laws, etc.
• Do you criticize or make fun of others (style, weirdness, hair, eating habits etc.)?
• Do you complain or whine to people when things aren't going your way just for the heck of it?
• Are you attracted to drama and disaster (can you unglue yourself from the TV when there’s a news story of a disaster and can you avoid getting involved in the lives of dysfunctional celebrities?)
• Do you blame others or point the finger?
• Do you feel like a victim? Do you talk about people doing things to you?
• Do you believe that you have no control over most of your results?
• Will you be grateful when things finally start going right for you?
• Do you feel like things are always happening to you?

You may not see these things as a problem, and if so, therein lies the problem. In the case of there being an unwillingness to accept the energy that you put out into the universe, it will be hard to accept these things can be true at first.

How Negative Energy Affects Your Life and Three Ways to Clear It

1. Do not dwell on the negatives, stuff happens. It’s how you respond that matters. If you choose to be victimized by what happens, your negative energy will gain momentum.

Instead, try to stop thinking about it if there’s nothing you can do to improve it (if a thought comes up about that situation, do not allow it to continue—force yourself to think about something else).

Do not talk about it any more than you absolutely have to. Don’t give it energy!

Find the blessings and lessons in the situation. This may take some time, but if you stay busy looking for them, you won’t dwell on how something negatively impacted you.

2. Do not speak of your problems, diseases, illnesses, or worries, it will cause illness and dis-ease to manifest itself in your body.

The more energy you give to what is wrong, the more it persists. Yes, we all need to vent once in a while, but if you vent, or even when you’re just thinking about what’s wrong, here are some tips to try instead:

Try not to think or say: “I’m so sick, I feel like I’ve been run over by a truck! I don’t know how I’m going to get through the week!”

Instead think or say: “I caught some bug but I’m taking good care of myself and I’m feeling better every day!”

Don’t think or say: “This job is horrible! I hate my boss and nobody appreciates me!” Do think or say: “I’m looking for a better job, and in the meantime I’m trying to learn as much as I can so I benefit in my next position."

3. Love and accept yourself. As you are. NOW. This is positive energy flowing beautifully.

It’s easier to beat yourself up about what’s going wrong with you, but how much energy do you give to your positive qualities and attributes?

Instead of speaking negativity into the Universe, try speaking more positivity. Do that more often. For every negative comment you make about yourself, give yourself FIVE compliments. Write it down and make it a habit; eventually it will stick and you will see a change in your mindset and the things around you in less than a week!

You have the power to control your mood. Use these positive-energy-boosting exercises as well as the embedded articles and videos every single day. Before long, you will be the high-vibrating ray of sunshine that brightens everyone’s mood!

How Energy Is Attracted to Us

Keep in mind that everything you put out will be exactly what you receive in return. Everyone you meet or start a relationship with will be your mirror. So, it's in your best interest to always be that which you seek!

If you want someone who is mature, then you must match that energy and not play childish mind games or act like you're interested when you're not really into them.

If you want someone who lives on their own, you cannot still be living at home with your parents just to save and complain about the people you continue to meet that live with someone and don't have their stuff together.

If you want to find someone who is truthful and doesn't cheat, then you cannot have secret outings with a steady fling you refuse to cut off or hide those who you have lined up in your top five in your phone the instant your significant other disappears. These are games that adults should have gotten out of their system a long time ago!