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Focusing inward on problems and negativity is a great way to increase the feelings of negativity and hopelessness. Instead, ignoring the how and why of a crap
by programminggeek 10y ago
Focusing inward on problems and negativity is a great way to increase the feelings of negativity and hopelessness.
Instead, ignoring the how and why of a crap situation and simply working to improve your situation will improve your outlook on it.
Do stuff to make life better and you will feel better as if by magic. Just ignore the problems until they manage to disappear on their own.
One step in front of the other.
1 > 0.
- Nomentatus 10y agoI do believe there's research on PTSD showing this, if you could find it you might reverse being voted down. But there's evidence in favor of the opposite of the action you propose - people who see their problems and reversals as external and don't bother too much about them are much less prone to depression, according to the data. That doesn't mean they are successful or nice, of course.
- DanBC 10y ago> Focusing inward on problems and negativity is a great way to increase the feelings of negativity and hopelessness. Repeating an earlier comment: the entire point of modern evidence based therapies is to help people avoid focusing inward on problems and negativity.
- pekk 10y agoPeople with real problems like major clinical depression, severe anxiety that prevents them from leaving the house, schizophrenia, etc. aren't going to be suddenly cured now that you have told them "1 > 0" and all they have to do is put "one step in front of the other." "Just ignore the problems" doesn't work for people who have problems which are, you know, actually serious.