COGITATION PROCESS | MindsetOpediaDMHC Blogs

If we contemplate a time in our lives when we may have become entangled in a predicament where you acted imperfectly, consider a more versed reaction. By reason you are responsible for your own behaviours, it is likely that your reaction is a heretofore mastered deportment. None can make you angry, jealous, irritable or sad even in a tensed emotive surroundings.

When a situation is unbearable there has to be pensive cogitation as to how one can deal with such episodes. Although it could be strenuous to take a less emotional stand when faced with irksome situation, it is helpful when you pay heed and act wisely with care, inspite of unbearable circumstances it is better to react positively, taking a slant on positive approach gives a sequel effect. When you consider life is filled with a series of challenges, some more difficult than others, it is important to take a decisive approach to issues. It would take time before someone realises that they have a problem and then seek help.

Thoughts are incredibly powerful and dominant it can act against you without your knowledge, your cerebration represents you and fuels the detrimental scenarios hence lead to habits and negative thinking which speedily reigns your mindset to a great extent. For anyone who wishes to improve their life, negative thoughts will only provide an obstacle, blocking the way of self- development. In fact, negative thinking will adequately hamper the process of change, it is self- limiting and causes disinterest in life. Some people act to heights, it's all or nothing so these extremes of thoughts can lead towards common problems such as depression or anxiety and can also lead towards addiction. Depth of thoughts open up the individual to self- criticism or even false judgements.

For an individual who is curbed by negative thoughts, it's important to identify those thoughts and understand the nature of its existence in the first place. For example :

• Calamitous expecting things will turn bad.

• Elimination of any positives in life as if they are not considered or exists.

• Mental telepathy where believing others think in a certain way.

• Classifying of self and others as if the situation is not in their control.

• Reacting to feelings that one bad thing will lead to another, and many more of such thoughts....

It's a part of human nature that the focus is more on negative facets in life, rather than how great life is and focusing on the positives.

Creating a thought diary can be incredibly beneficial. It's worth trying this out for yourself, recording any depressing situation especially those that you have a mental image that you wished you dealt with differently. Record any present position or, if clear, envision any participation that have happened in the past. Start making notes of some simple involvement originally and then once you have gained ground beyond these bearings, record those that were more problematic.

These steps will help you improve your thoughts and make the positive change within you, and adopt more positive alternative :

• Make a note of the experience.

• Record your initial thought in regards to the position.

• Read through the results and then begin to identify the core reason for your actions at that time, then choose from the list of common negative thought types.

• Consider where the negative thinking started was it through fear or as a result of a genuinely fixed belief?

• Now that you have a reason behind your thoughts, challenge these thought processes. What can you learn from it? Did you see the whole picture?

• Now begin to consider the short term and the long term consequences if you do not change your pattern of thinking.

• Now when you identified the thoughts you had, it's time to begin thinking in an alternate aspect.

• Create a series of affirmations that highlight a healthier thought pattern.

• With this in mind consider actions that would endorse this new positive thinking.

• This exercise will serve to reinforce positive thinking and over a period of time, little by little your positive thinking will increase. If you feel optimistic its a good start, if not go back and screen the entries, search, be honest and feel better again.

Don't get shuddered when challenged with psychological dilemma, that affect clarity of mind. It can only clear away by changing our mindset and diagnosticate by modifying negative patterns in life. Taking a factual path in a firm demeanor, contribute to emerging results.

By,

Alice Preetha

President

WICCI - DMHC