The health benefits of positive thinking
Researchers continue to explore the effects of positive thinking and optimism on health. Health benefits that positive thinking may provide include:

Increased life span
Lower rates of depression
Lower levels of distress and pain
Greater resistance to illnesses
Better psychological and physical well-being
Better cardiovascular health and reduced risk of death from cardiovascular disease and stroke
Reduced risk of death from cancer
Reduced risk of death from respiratory conditions
Reduced risk of death from infections
Better coping skills during hardships and times of stress




You see all that chit? Good stuff right? Don't do this:

Identifying negative thinking
Not sure if your self-talk is positive or negative? Some common forms of negative self-talk include:

Filtering. You magnify the negative aspects of a situation and filter out all the positive ones. For example, you had a great day at work. You completed your tasks ahead of time and were complimented for doing a speedy and thorough job. That evening, you focus only on your plan to do even more tasks and forget about the compliments you received.
Personalizing. When something bad occurs, you automatically blame yourself. For example, you hear that an evening out with friends is canceled, and you assume that the change in plans is because no one wanted to be around you.
Catastrophizing. You automatically anticipate the worst without facts that the worse will happen. The drive-through coffee shop gets your order wrong, and then you think that the rest of your day will be a disaster.
Blaming. You try to say someone else is responsible for what happened to you instead of yourself. You avoid being responsible for your thoughts and feelings.
Saying you "should" do something. You think of all the things you think you should do and blame yourself for not doing them.
Magnifying. You make a big deal out of minor problems.
Perfectionism. Keeping impossible standards and trying to be more perfect sets yourself up for failure.
Polarizing. You see things only as either good or bad. There is no middle ground.




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I see posts daily that echo the negative thinking examples above. Life is too short for that nonsense.

Agreed brother…. can’t even imagine walking through life as a negativecel.

Just ate. Its still cold, but gonna go for a run in a bit. Always feel GOOD afterwards.

C25k. Next week will be week 4, halfway through. Can't wait till I can run 3 miles without stopping

10/10 post. OP is the only positive poster here even despite how bad it's gotten. Would rep if I wasn't on spread.

I've tried for many years to become a positive thinker but my default state is negative, even when I was a little kid srs. Can sometimes make it a couple days being optimistic but it never lasts

Im drinking alone in my hotel room rn, feeling pretty positive

"Stay up, Cain, don't die"

In. Had a lazy Saturday. Pretty much just watched some shows.

A'vin a drink and a few tokes rn. That's a good Saturday for me lol.

Happy Saturday.


EDIT: Solid notes on maintaining a healthy state of mind. Good stuff.

Life in the top 10 happiest country in the world, checking in

I try really hard to be positive, or at least show the illusion of it, but man do I have a hard time.

All you can do is what you can. A little bit of better than nothing. Just try to stay cognizant of your mental state, and catch yourself when you notice yourself falling into those negative patterns. You'll be alright breh.

OP, gimme gimme that butthole

The power of positive resolve..

In after butthole sniffer

I sincerely wish I could join you in this, but there’s too much going on for me to think positively or negatively. I just do.