Central Coast Home & Lifestyle Magazine Summer 2016

Challenging Negative Self-Talk By Simon Matthews - Solutions 4 Life

I’m making small steps but small steps are better than no steps”. I sometimes encourage my own clients to set aside a particular time in the day to think or worry about something that’s on their mind. It only needs to be short – 10 minutes to write down what’s in your mind at that time and then come back to it the next day and write more positive ideas that challenge the negative ones. One of the most effective ways to interrupt this type of thinking is to reach out to a trusted friend – call someone and ask them to give you a realistic viewpoint about your situation. Social support from trusted friends and family is a great defence against spirals of negative thinking. If you feel like your negative thinking has got to a point where you’re having trouble controlling it or it’s having a significant impact on your mood, reach out to your GP to discuss the situation and talk about the ways in which a Psychologist may be able to help you. One last thought – make a habit for yourself of thinking positively. You only need to do it for 2 to 3 minutes a day. Write your positive thoughts down so that you can read them to yourself. Repetition helps - two to three minutes a day, every day of the week, is much better than 20 minutes once a week!

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