westiegirl
Gold Member
I must admit I'm not mentally in the best of places at the moment. There's been a lot going on in my life recently and it seems to have ground me right down.
People tell me that a Positive Mental Attitude will help and soon things will start to get better.
Thing is that I've never been one for a PMA, for me the glass has always been half empty. I'm a born worrier (even remember excessive worrying from infant school days). I recently read a book on worrying that theorises that worrying is a defense mechanism - I know it is for me - if I think negatively and things go wrong, well at least I'm prepared for it, right? If things go well then that's a bonus
So here's the question, is it possible to become a positive rather than a negative person? I've read lots of books, listened to CDs and yet I still see the glass as half empty
Has anyone done a 180 on this and changed their negative thinking - permanently and without having to do it consciously? I don't ever see myself as being able to change (see, half empty). Maybe I'm just a self fulfilling prophecy
People tell me that a Positive Mental Attitude will help and soon things will start to get better.
Thing is that I've never been one for a PMA, for me the glass has always been half empty. I'm a born worrier (even remember excessive worrying from infant school days). I recently read a book on worrying that theorises that worrying is a defense mechanism - I know it is for me - if I think negatively and things go wrong, well at least I'm prepared for it, right? If things go well then that's a bonus
So here's the question, is it possible to become a positive rather than a negative person? I've read lots of books, listened to CDs and yet I still see the glass as half empty
Has anyone done a 180 on this and changed their negative thinking - permanently and without having to do it consciously? I don't ever see myself as being able to change (see, half empty). Maybe I'm just a self fulfilling prophecy