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]]> By: Kailey (SnackFace) http://ohsheglows.com/2010/07/29/learning-how-to-dismiss-negative-thoughts/comment-page-3/#comment-93404 Kailey (SnackFace) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:32:15 +0000 http://ohsheglows.com/2010/07/29/learning-how-to-dismiss-negative-thoughts/#comment-93404 Hey Angela! I was just catching up on your posts and absolutely had to comment on this one! I've read Eat, Pray, Love about four times now, and every time I read it, I find something else that speaks to me. This passage specifically helped me in one of my darkest times. Two summers ago, I finally wanted to recover from an eating disorder for no one else other than myself. I was praying every day and eventually saying affirmations every morning. One of them was "I will not harber unhealthy thoughts anymore" (although, I changed the wording around to "I will no longer harber unhealthy thoughts" for flow's sake). When I read that passage initially, I was like, "YES!" For years I had believed that I could choose my attitude, so why was I having such difficulty being nice to myself and my body? Anyway, I believe that because I repeated that phrase to myself so many times I was able to believe more and more in myself every day, shedding negativity along the way. Thanks for bringing up such an important topic! Hey Angela! I was just catching up on your posts and absolutely had to comment on this one!

I’ve read Eat, Pray, Love about four times now, and every time I read it, I find something else that speaks to me. This passage specifically helped me in one of my darkest times. Two summers ago, I finally wanted to recover from an eating disorder for no one else other than myself. I was praying every day and eventually saying affirmations every morning. One of them was “I will not harber unhealthy thoughts anymore” (although, I changed the wording around to “I will no longer harber unhealthy thoughts” for flow’s sake). When I read that passage initially, I was like, “YES!” For years I had believed that I could choose my attitude, so why was I having such difficulty being nice to myself and my body?

Anyway, I believe that because I repeated that phrase to myself so many times I was able to believe more and more in myself every day, shedding negativity along the way. Thanks for bringing up such an important topic!

]]> By: Michelle @Eatingjourney http://ohsheglows.com/2010/07/29/learning-how-to-dismiss-negative-thoughts/comment-page-3/#comment-93308 Michelle @Eatingjourney Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:58:11 +0000 http://ohsheglows.com/2010/07/29/learning-how-to-dismiss-negative-thoughts/#comment-93308 I am learning and harnessing this. I love what she says about how this is hard because it's like an old habit. We are our habits and changing them is hard at times. However, the bliss you get when you do..far surpass the stagnation of not. I am learning and harnessing this. I love what she says about how this is hard because it’s like an old habit. We are our habits and changing them is hard at times. However, the bliss you get when you do..far surpass the stagnation of not.

]]> By: marijke http://ohsheglows.com/2010/07/29/learning-how-to-dismiss-negative-thoughts/comment-page-3/#comment-93306 marijke Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:29:52 +0000 http://ohsheglows.com/2010/07/29/learning-how-to-dismiss-negative-thoughts/#comment-93306 Angela, I saw this news article and I immediately thought of you! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1298819/Julia-Roberts-I-gained-10lbs-filming-Eat-Pray-Love-Italy.html Angela, I saw this news article and I immediately thought of you!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1298819/Julia-Roberts-I-gained-10lbs-filming-Eat-Pray-Love-Italy.html

]]> By: Nanna http://ohsheglows.com/2010/07/29/learning-how-to-dismiss-negative-thoughts/comment-page-3/#comment-93304 Nanna Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:26:53 +0000 http://ohsheglows.com/2010/07/29/learning-how-to-dismiss-negative-thoughts/#comment-93304 Dear Angela Thank you so much for taking up this incredibly important subject. This is exactly what i needed to hear. Sometimes, when I'm caught in a spiral of negative thoughts, I get so lonely and sad and can't help comparing myself to the people i know who always seem happy, thinking that they have no idea what it feels like to struggle like this with yourself. This of course makes me even more depressed.. The problem is, most of us are somehow trained to always put up a smile, to always make it seem like we're fine, even when we're not. This makes it easy to get the idea that everyone else is so strong and happy, because you can't tell whats really going on behind the smile. Reading your post and these comments makes it perfectly clear, how common it is to experience negative thinking. To help myself accept and not get carried away with selv pity next time I am overwhelmed by negative thoughts, I will look at these comments, and take comfort in the fact, that I am not struggling alone. Thank you so much for your openness and honesty and for a blog that continually inspires, amuses and teaches me. Nanna from Denmark Dear Angela

Thank you so much for taking up this incredibly important subject. This is exactly what i needed to hear. Sometimes, when I’m caught in a spiral of negative thoughts, I get so lonely and sad and can’t help comparing myself to the people i know who always seem happy, thinking that they have no idea what it feels like to struggle like this with yourself. This of course makes me even more depressed.. The problem is, most of us are somehow trained to always put up a smile, to always make it seem like we’re fine, even when we’re not. This makes it easy to get the idea that everyone else is so strong and happy, because you can’t tell whats really going on behind the smile. Reading your post and these comments makes it perfectly clear, how common it is to experience negative thinking. To help myself accept and not get carried away with selv pity next time I am overwhelmed by negative thoughts, I will look at these comments, and take comfort in the fact, that I am not struggling alone.

Thank you so much for your openness and honesty and for a blog that continually inspires, amuses and teaches me.

Nanna from Denmark

]]> By: zoe http://ohsheglows.com/2010/07/29/learning-how-to-dismiss-negative-thoughts/comment-page-3/#comment-93303 zoe Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:16:04 +0000 http://ohsheglows.com/2010/07/29/learning-how-to-dismiss-negative-thoughts/#comment-93303 negative thoughts are so powerful. but so are positive ones! i am finally starting to see the truth in this. i've spent the majority of my life as a pessimistic person. my negative thoughts bred negative situations. i felt unhappy with myself and every aspect of my life for a long time. i only recently started to believe in the healing power of positive thinking and how beneficial positivity truly is. i feel lighter and freer since abandoning my negative attitudes. honestly though, some days i simply cannot shake the negativity that seems to wrap itself around me. but i found a way to combat that horrible bully called negativity: whenever a negative thought crosses my mind (i.e: "ugh, i'm so fat" or "ugh, no one likes me" or "ugh, i'm not smart enough/pretty enough/worthy enough"...it's usually about appearance. this is the main source of my negativity and anxiety) i immediately force myself to replace the negative thought with a positive one. i remind myself how ridiculous and untrue that thought is. i review all the beauty in my life. there is so much more to life than my appearance. i am a whole person, not just a body. negative thoughts are so powerful. but so are positive ones! i am finally starting to see the truth in this. i’ve spent the majority of my life as a pessimistic person. my negative thoughts bred negative situations. i felt unhappy with myself and every aspect of my life for a long time. i only recently started to believe in the healing power of positive thinking and how beneficial positivity truly is. i feel lighter and freer since abandoning my negative attitudes. honestly though, some days i simply cannot shake the negativity that seems to wrap itself around me.
but i found a way to combat that horrible bully called negativity: whenever a negative thought crosses my mind (i.e: “ugh, i’m so fat” or “ugh, no one likes me” or “ugh, i’m not smart enough/pretty enough/worthy enough”…it’s usually about appearance. this is the main source of my negativity and anxiety) i immediately force myself to replace the negative thought with a positive one. i remind myself how ridiculous and untrue that thought is. i review all the beauty in my life. there is so much more to life than my appearance. i am a whole person, not just a body.

]]> By: Megs http://ohsheglows.com/2010/07/29/learning-how-to-dismiss-negative-thoughts/comment-page-3/#comment-93299 Megs Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:05:53 +0000 http://ohsheglows.com/2010/07/29/learning-how-to-dismiss-negative-thoughts/#comment-93299 After reading the blog and comments I switched to my home page and found this: http://www.thatsfit.ca/2010/07/29/you-can-choose-how-you-deal-with-stress Hope it helps! After reading the blog and comments I switched to my home page and found this:

http://www.thatsfit.ca/2010/07/29/you-can-choose-how-you-deal-with-stress

Hope it helps!

]]> By: Sahar http://ohsheglows.com/2010/07/29/learning-how-to-dismiss-negative-thoughts/comment-page-3/#comment-93291 Sahar Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:17:27 +0000 http://ohsheglows.com/2010/07/29/learning-how-to-dismiss-negative-thoughts/#comment-93291 This was my favorite quote from the book! It really resonated with me because I have been harboring such negative thoughts recently. I am really trying to put this into practice in my daily life and so far it's working. Thanks for posting this! This was my favorite quote from the book! It really resonated with me because I have been harboring such negative thoughts recently. I am really trying to put this into practice in my daily life and so far it’s working. Thanks for posting this!

]]> By: Jaclyn T http://ohsheglows.com/2010/07/29/learning-how-to-dismiss-negative-thoughts/comment-page-3/#comment-93280 Jaclyn T Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:15:21 +0000 http://ohsheglows.com/2010/07/29/learning-how-to-dismiss-negative-thoughts/#comment-93280 I was once told to treat yourself like a good friend....because that is was you are! When a negative thought comes in, instead of spiralling down with it, think of what your advice would be to a friend and follow it. Ex.: if you think "I am so unattractive," imagine how you would advise a friend having these thoughts. IT WORKS! I was once told to treat yourself like a good friend….because that is was you are! When a negative thought comes in, instead of spiralling down with it, think of what your advice would be to a friend and follow it. Ex.: if you think “I am so unattractive,” imagine how you would advise a friend having these thoughts. IT WORKS!

]]> By: Jennifer http://ohsheglows.com/2010/07/29/learning-how-to-dismiss-negative-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-93279 Jennifer Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:09:37 +0000 http://ohsheglows.com/2010/07/29/learning-how-to-dismiss-negative-thoughts/#comment-93279 Nicole, I was diagnosed clinically depressed nine years ago. After five years of anti-depressants and not feeling anything (think emotional monotone), I got tired of it and started psychotherapy (after a time lapse). (Only people close to me knew of the depression - the rest of the world believed I was happy and nothing was wrong because of the face I put on.) In the last three plus years, I have come to learn that I held such big assumptions of what I 'should be' or what I 'should do' that I wasn't actually connected to myself. This lack of emotional connection and multiple assumptions led me to anger, sadness, guilt and disordered eating. I still have work to do and will probably be in therapy the rest of my life, but I have come so far and am proud of myself! I strongly urge you to see a therapist, even just once, and see how you feel. Take care of yourself and don't let too much time (and life!) pass. All the best, Jennifer Nicole, I was diagnosed clinically depressed nine years ago. After five years of anti-depressants and not feeling anything (think emotional monotone), I got tired of it and started psychotherapy (after a time lapse). (Only people close to me knew of the depression – the rest of the world believed I was happy and nothing was wrong because of the face I put on.) In the last three plus years, I have come to learn that I held such big assumptions of what I ‘should be’ or what I ‘should do’ that I wasn’t actually connected to myself. This lack of emotional connection and multiple assumptions led me to anger, sadness, guilt and disordered eating. I still have work to do and will probably be in therapy the rest of my life, but I have come so far and am proud of myself! I strongly urge you to see a therapist, even just once, and see how you feel. Take care of yourself and don’t let too much time (and life!) pass. All the best, Jennifer

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