Think Positive (CBT).

Given an example of glass being half full or half empty. Modern day life stress can impact life to varying degrees to the point it can cloud realistic thinking. When under severe stress people think negatively and feel anxious about unnecessary worries. But when stress is over this can be replaced with usual self of realistic optimistic thinking approach. However in certain vulnerable cases where stress is severe or prolonged with multiple negative life events this may not happen. It can lead to continuous negative thinking which can affect emotional well being, affect behavior and can lead to further deterioration in work performance.

Hypothesis is when somebody feels depressed negative thinking becomes severe and at all the time, like NEGATIVE VIEW OF SELF, NEGATIVE VIEW OF THE WORLD AND NEGATIVE VIEW OF FUTURE. Cognitive Behavior therapy is based on this hypothesis of negative thinking process and helps to replace it with positive thinking and can result in the improvement in feelings, emotions and performance.

Following exercise may be helpful in this regard. Whenever there is situation which leads to negative thinking and gives rise to the sadness or anxious emotions and leads to the automatic negative thoughts (pessimistic thoughts). If at that time someone try to take a step back and try to think realistically and with rational approach, the feeling of sadness or anxiety might decrease and help the person feel better.

Now having knowledge of this is great, but when somebody fall in negative thinking cycle it is hard to think rationally and realistically. How ever with practice some one can learn skills to do that while under severe stress and still can think optimistically and positively. If still you can not do it yourself ask the help of therapist who can help learn the skill and be helpful in future situations. For someone’s New years resolution can be of learning this
skills and make difference in life.