Negative Attitude & Stress

I got into a great discussion about Attitudes.  First; What are you Telling Yourself???  When you look at  things as negative you will perceive things as more stressful.  For instance if you tell yourself something is ‘difficult’ or ‘unfair’, it becomes more stressful to deal with than if you tell yourself it’s a ‘challenge’, or even a ‘test’. Using self-talk that is optimistic rathrer than pessimistic has stress management benefits, productivity benefits and even health  benefits that have been proven by research.   Experts tell us that a great majority of our (self-talk) is negative or limiting.  We are causing ourselves more problems when we use limiting speech or negative thoughts.

If you say “I can’t handle this”, you more likely you can’t.  This is because your subconscious mind tends to believe the thoughts it hears. You can limit your abilities by telling yourself you “can’t”, or“this is too hard” or that you “shouldn’t even try”. If you think you Can’t do something it tends to be a self fulfilling prophesy.  Another study showed that optimists at age 25 were significantly healthier at ages 45 and 60 than those who were pessimists.  Other studies have linked a pessimistic explanatory style with higher rates of infectious disease, poor health, and earlier mortality.   Improve your health by having a POSITIVE ATTITUDE.  <>< Mark

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