A lot of good advice and great insights in this convo. Adding my "Yes and" here, because your tip most closely matches my own. > Thinking negative thoughts ..

A lot of good advice and great insights in this convo. Adding my "Yes and" here, because your tip most closely matches my own. > Thinking negative thoughts ... is a habit you can break. ### How you talk changes how you think. ### At some point, exhausted by my own negativity, completely out of ideas, I decided to just fake being happy. I labeled everything "phenomenal". Like a catch phrase. Followed by effusive positivity. Yes, it started out as mostly sarcastic. Imagine my surprise when I woke up one day, said "I feel phenomenol!" and actually meant it. My transition took about 3 years. It was so slow and subtle, I didn't realize it was actually happening. I've since some stuff which validates my own experience.