Negative Thinking

Most people go through periods of distress and psychological and internal anxiety, including students and trainees, whether in schools, universities or institutes, and these periods are accompanied by negative and dark thoughts, which may sometimes lead to catastrophic results, such as mental illness or suicide, and may lead to self-isolation or may lead to The harm of society and individuals, so the reasons for this thinking and ways to get rid of it must be clarified.

Reasons for negative thinking

• Constant criticism; By parents and colleagues in the school or university and the environment in which he lives, this is one of the most important things that negatively affect the human being, whether in the process of education, work or life in general.
• Self-isolation, avoiding society and the environment in which he lives, will increase your fears, and make you think negatively in all areas of life.
• Magnifying and amplifying the negative things in the human personality, focusing on them and making them a problem for him.
• The problems and negatives that the individual acquired from childhood, and remained with him until adulthood, these cause problems and constant anxiety for some individuals, make him a prisoner of these problems, and hinder his thinking about his life and reaching his goals.
• Disorganisation of time, and the presence of a lot of free time for the individual; This makes him focus on himself and his problems, and makes him limited in thinking, and thus will negatively affect the process of education and achievement in life.
• Lack of confidence, whether in oneself or the abilities that the individual possesses, this matter causes internal confusion and defective thinking, and thus leads to lack of focus.
• Accompanying negative people and colleagues is one of the things that increases the negative thinking of the individual, and makes him greatly affected, because friends in general; They affect each other either positively or negatively.
• Not accepting advice and fear of criticism, or observations directed at one’s mistakes, this causes excessive sensitivity to every word that carries the meaning of guidance and advice, and thus will make a person live in constant fear and dread of doing new things, or trying to change his life.
• comparing yourself to others, especially those above you; This causes negative and dark thoughts about yourself and your abilities, and will make you limited in your life, whether at home, school or work.
• Poor upbringing by parents, and the presence of family problems within the family, this generates negative thoughts, and makes life dark and melancholy, especially for children and adolescents under the age of 18.
• The absence of motivation and purpose in human life, his preoccupation with his mistakes and pitfalls, focusing on them, and self-blame for the foregoing events.
• Watching programs and movies that carry negative thoughts, or promote dark thoughts in life, as these may negatively affect a person’s thinking, and he may become like them and try to imitate them and become a method in his life, and it may be difficult to get rid of them in the future.

Ways to get rid of negative thinking

• Changing the environment surrounding the individual and organising your life and not interacting with the negative, this step is important to eliminate negative thinking, and start a normal life full of positivism.
• Socialising and not self-isolating, focusing on the people who bring you comfort and joy, trying to get out of the house daily and socialising to feel socially safe and away from isolation.
• Try to relax and accept the self as it is, and not to exaggerate the negative things in your mind and life. Problems exist with everyone and not just you, so try not to exaggerate and intimidate them so that you can solve and overcome them and thus overcome negative thinking in your life.
• Getting rid of negative thoughts and not focusing on them and striving towards positive thoughts that serve your ambitions and goals, so it is important that you set your own goals and priorities, strive to reach them and always think about them.
• Write down your strengths, focus on them, try to develop them, develop yourself in the areas you love, and try new things that may highlight your strengths.
• Help others and give help to everyone you see in need; This brings reassurance and inner calm, enhances positivity and brings happiness, and thus keeps you away from negative thinking, and this may become part of your daily life plan.
• Be careful to ignore and forget and take it as a way of life, especially in the problems that confront you and that cause stress and psychological anxiety on you. The easiest way is to ignore them and continue with your life and strive towards your goals.
• Exercise, meditation and yoga; And constantly trying new sports, these things bring comfort to the soul, rid you of negativity and inspire optimism.
• Be sure to follow new programs, movies and series that have a positive nature and are not without laughter and fun, and try to watch some comedy from time to time, as this is important for you to stay happy and positive.
• Read new books and develop yourself in the field of culture, even online, and gain knowledge and experience; In order to increase your self-confidence and enhance your cognitive abilities, and thus increase the capacity of your culture and your self-confidence, especially when you sit with others and engage in cultural dialogues with them.
• learn a new language; Language opens many doors for you, and makes you acquire a strong culture and skill, and this is one of the most important factors for gaining self-confidence and avoiding boredom and negative thoughts.
• Try new things to forget the negatives in your life, such as cooking, some arts, sports, and skills. This is one of the most important things to avoid dark and negative thoughts; Because it will open a new door for you to get busy and try to focus on, thus forgetting your negatives, worries and problems.
• As we noted; Negative thinking can be changed and turned into positive, but it needs several factors, including; The strength of determination, persistence, and self-challenge on the part of the individual who suffers from negative thoughts and psychological anxiety, and a person must not give in to the fears he has and try to overcome them, so as not to destroy his life and kill his goals, and thus the person’s achievement will be limited and limited to regret and regret for what has passed, and focus on Negatives of himself and ignoring the positive things in his life.