A Phycological practice to curb negative patterns. Learn the patterns and practice challenging them to yourself when they do arise.

1. Edwin Clerval
Jeff Ranbom
Online Source Positive Encouragement
March 7, 2016
Changing Negative Thinking Patterns
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It is correct to say that all individuals will at one point or another have a bad experience. Having
concerns and worries are not the same as going through a negative experience. In Phycology, concerns
and worrying are signs of negative thinking patterns. This is a pitfall for a human because it helps in
building stress, mental stress which could lead into bad feelings in your body. You would work well and
in some instances be considered unfit to work with negative thought patterns. Identifying the negative
thoughts and challenging them is a practice which can be helpful and can quell the stress and body
harm you could inflict on yourself. There are seven negative thinking styles which if you can identify with
any, challenging them and reversing the pattern should aid in correcting the phycological mistakes.
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"Emotional
Thinking: This is
thinking that
happens when
what you feel
controls what
you think...but
your feelings
can play tricks
on you."
"Over Generalization:
People who over
generalize believe
that because
something
happened once it
will happen
again."
Negative Thinking Styles
All or noting thinking: People who engage in
this kind of thinking see the world in all or
nothing terms. Things are either black or
white, but never (or rarely) grey
Emotional thinking: This happens when that
you feel controls what you think. Feeling are
important, but your feelings can play tricks on
you. In fact, if you are anxious most of the
time, your feelings are almost certainly
sending you the wrong message.
Over Estimating risk: This happens when you
assess the risk associated with a situation as
higher than it really is. This way of thinking
can lead to feeling alot of anxiety.
"Must" or "Should" Thinking: These are
unwritten rules or expectation for how you
ought to behave are based on myths rather
than fact. They are standards that you feel
you must or should live up to.
Self Blame: People who engage in this style of
thinking blame themselves when bad things
happen. They take responsibility for the things
they often had little or no control over.
Expecting the Worst: Some people always
expect the worst to happen. Many times their
fears are triggered by "what if" thoughts.
Over Generalization: People who over
generalize believe that because something
happened once it will happen again.