Positive thinking is psychological pop. News of health, medicine and longevity

Anton Yasyr

How often do you have to complain about your life? Two, five, maybe ten times a day? Whichever answer you choose, the very presence of complaints about life and the desire to express these complaints is a signal that you tend to think negatively. A person may not even show his dissatisfaction to anyone, than to give others the impression of a confident and optimistic person, but the feelings and negativity in his soul are so strong that he miraculously restrains himself.

You can object: “But we have such a life - an economic crisis, unemployment, cataclysms, shortages of goods! How can you not become a pessimist? Let me assure you that this is more of an excuse than an objective reason. A person manifests himself as a pessimist not because he has many problems, and not because circumstances have developed in the country, but because he is such in himself. Many people live and do not understand that optimism is just that “magic wand” that gives a person the strength to cope with any, even the most difficult problems.

To prove the above, it suffices to conduct a simple experiment. If two people, an optimist and a pessimist, are placed in the same, unusual for them conditions of existence, when their life shifts from their schedule, then their reaction to what is happening will be radically opposite. Imagine that an optimist and a pessimist are told that they are being fired from their jobs and that today will be their last working day in this company.

Pessimist: “Oh no! What to do? I gave this company 10 years of my life, and they do the same to me! Where will I go now, who needs me now? I have nothing to feed my family, we will die of hunger! I know it's the government's fault, they didn't create jobs! Also, commodity prices are constantly rising. Everything, my life has no meaning…”

Optimist: “Yes, now the search for a new job is becoming relevant. Well, nothing, for 10 years of work in this company, I have accumulated considerable experience and knowledge that will help me find a job with decent pay. Specialists of my level are always needed, life does not end there. Moreover, changes are always for the better, and I stayed too long in one place - it's time to improve my skills. Let’s see what other companies offer for work today.”

Will it surprise you that an optimist will find a new job within a week, while a pessimist a month later will sit and mourn his previous job, blaming everyone who is not lazy for his failures.

According to a sociological survey of Internet users from around the world, conducted by one of the leading sociological sites, 21.57% of Europeans consider themselves optimists, 18.95% - moderate optimists, and another 16.99% of Internet users consider themselves more optimists than pessimists. In total, it turns out that almost 58% of Europeans consider themselves optimists! Even if this is true, most of them are clearly not in the countries of the former USSR. It so happened that our person has developed a pernicious habit - to be constantly dissatisfied with something. Moreover, the real “talent” lies in the ability to assert during the next complaint that a person is an optimist ... Those who are more modest in their self-esteem call themselves moderate optimists. What could it be? Probably something like self-hypnosis.

In fact, in order not to consider himself an optimist, but to be one in real life, a person must begin by changing his worldview, changing his own reaction to the events taking place in his life, and developing positive thinking in himself. In the example, we considered an experiment with an optimist and a pessimist. So, the main difference in the reaction of these people to unpleasant changes in their own lives lies in the form of the reaction, expressed as a question.

Question of a pessimist: “What do I need this for? What am I guilty of?"

The question of the optimist: "What can I do to change the situation."

Pay attention - the question of an optimist involves finding an answer to a specific question, as a result of which certain actions are subsequently carried out by a person. A person acts, and does not sit idly by and does not wait until the situation resolves itself - so you can wait for an eternity. Unlike an optimist, a pessimist is always looking for the guilty in everything, trying to protect himself in his own eyes and not fall under the reproaches of others. Sometimes such behavior causes laughter, since a mature, accomplished person from the outside begins to look like a child whose toy was stolen, and now he complains to his mother that Vova (Vasya, Petya) did it.

Of course, as you understand, pessimism has nothing to do with success and positive thinking. So, first of all, you need to decide what positive thinking is. Positive thinking is the main component of success and personal growth, the ability of the human mind to concentrate on positive thoughts in any given situation. It is not difficult for a person with positive thinking to see the best qualities in people, to find something good even in the most negative situation. Positive thinking is not a way of perceiving the world, it is a real art, which few people know.

Through positive thinking, a person shows a kind attitude towards people and the world around him, a person thinks about the good and believes that life is a wonderful fairy tale, and this faith comes from the heart, and is not imposed on human consciousness. If a person is led into deep hypnosis and forced to “think positively” through the repeated repetition of the phrase: “My life is wonderful and amazing,” then this will not be positive thinking. Positive thinking is a conscious choice of a person, it cannot be imposed by either society or the government. A person with positive thinking believes in the success of any business he undertakes, otherwise he simply does not start it. Such a person radiates a smile, it is pleasant for people around him to be in his company, as they know that you can always rely on a positive person, that his word is the law, and he does not scatter promises just like that.

Recently, statements have become more frequent that positive thinking is a bluff, a person’s self-deception, that a person puts “rose-colored glasses” on himself in order not to notice the seriousness of the problem, to get away from it. However, these statements are mostly an attempt by negative-minded people to impose their opinions on others. Often such people do not fully understand the true essence of the concept of “positive thinking”, endowing it with the features of indifference. But a person with positive thinking tends not to ignore the existing problem, but to look at it from a different angle, based on faith in one's own strengths. In this he is fundamentally different from a negatively minded person who does not believe in himself and does not take decisive action.

If you are a person who has decided once and for all to be a supporter of positive thinking, suddenly come across statements regarding the harmful effects of positive thinking on a person, then just look at those people who are campaigning to be opposed to a positive outlook on life. Do you see them as successful people who have achieved high professional ranks, created strong families and ensured old age for themselves and a future for their children? No and no again! Most often, these people live “paycheck to paycheck”, always dissatisfied with life, their work, their family, and at the same time they are trying to teach someone something. Run from such teachers. Turn your eyes to truly successful individuals, among whom you are unlikely to meet people with negative thinking, because such people do not achieve success, they break down at the first problems.

It should be remembered that thoughts are material, and if you, hoping for an improvement in the current situation, boldly go forward, what will you get? That's right - an improvement on the current situation! Here's the secret to positive thinking - positive people get positive. The same force of attraction operates when communicating with people. If a person comes towards you and looks in your direction, and you, looking at him, think: “What are you looking at? What do you need? ”, then your question will involuntarily be reflected in your facial expression, your facial expressions and gaze, and the person will turn away from you, feeling the negative energy emanating from you in a powerful stream. However, as soon as you answer the interlocutor with a friendly friendly look, you will immediately receive this look in return. Smile at someone you meet and they will smile back at you.

Through positive thinking, a person increases his own self-esteem by saying to himself: “Yes, I can! I am the best". In this way, a person shows love for himself, and without this, love and acceptance of you by other people is impossible.

Benefits of positive thinking. So, you are standing in the way of choosing a model of your own thinking. Your choice is extremely simple - either positive (successful) thinking or negative (unsuccessful) thinking. Let's try to make your choice easier by giving the main advantages of positive thinking:

1. Self-confidence. When a person thinks positively, he begins to believe that he can achieve everything. Positive thinking contributes to the realization of the great potential inherent in every person, but not found its manifestation.

2. Attracts good things into a person's life. When a person thinks good things, he gets good things. Our life is what we think about it. If a person develops a positive attitude in himself, he will attract the attention of other people. Remember, no one wants to spend time with insecure people who constantly complain about their circumstances.

3. Effective stress management. When problems come, the pessimist begins to get nervous and worry, spending the last of his strength on this. A person with positive thinking, before being killed in grief, is able to take a sober look at the situation and find the right solution. When stressful situations arise, a person’s positive thinking allows you to replace negative thoughts with positive ones, to imagine that the situation has already been successfully resolved, which will keep the nervous system intact.

positive thinking- a concept used in seminars on motivational personality development, as well as in related literature. Synonyms are "new thinking", "correct thinking", "power thinking" or "mental positivism". The concept of "positive thinking" is not synonymous with positive psychology. But, at the same time, positive thinking largely relies on it, being, as it were, an applied continuation of it (although as a system of concepts, positive thinking arose earlier - positive psychology is associated with the names of Martin Seligman, Michael Fordis and a number of other authors who worked in the 1970s -- 2010s, while positive thinking has its roots in the nineteenth century). Modern authors "on positive thinking" willingly quote the luminaries of positive psychology, seeing in their works a theoretical substantiation, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, a practical "scientifically substantiated" confirmation of their concepts. The method of "positive thinking" basically comes from the fact that applying it through the constant positive influence of conscious thinking (for example, with the help of affirmations or meditative visualizations) achieves a lasting constructive and optimistic mood in thoughts and thereby increases their satisfaction and quality of life.

Faith is central to some of the writings on the subject. In this case, we are not primarily talking about a religious and transcendental faith, but about the conviction that things that a person considers “truth” tend to come true in his life. Often, however, the edge of the transition to esotericism is difficult to see.

From an ideological point of view, the method of positive thinking shows itself as a way of deconstructing a false or non-existent negative reality and its influences that arose only as a result of false ideas or - in a monistic / esoteric sense - positive / correct use of the "laws of the forces of the cosmos". While in specialized groups and communities, positive thinking is seen primarily as a method of recovery, popular literature offers it as an assistant in life, promising income maximization, health and happiness. Numerous tricks should keep mental optimism (positive saying on the calendar; a short phrase on the phone; subliminal messages with subthreshold influence).

Often, the principles of positive thinking are used by authors of business and educational literature (for example, R. Kiyosaki), as well as business coaches and popularizers of the most positive thinking in relation to various sets of technologies that are close in spirit to life hacking practices and designed to bring a constructive and creative component to work and business processes.

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Positive thinking arose in the second half of the 19th century under the influence of a spiritual impulse that came primarily from R. W. Emerson and his "Transcendentalists", which was then developed by Quimby, R. W. Trine, P. Mulford and others in America. In Europe, "mesmerism" developed (F.A. Mesmer published his first works back in the 70s of the eighteenth century) and the Coue method.

In Japan, you can call the name M. Taniguchi. In Germany this topic was dealt with by O. Schellbach (Institute of "mental positivism" since 1921), whose records of "soul-phony" can be considered as prototypes of subliminals and, above all, by K. O. Schmidt. Nowadays, there is a tendency to reduce theoretical development and at the same time spread stories about successful falls from houses and practical guides to positive thinking (Joseph Murphy and his student Erhard F. Freytag, Dale Carnegie, Norman W. Peel).

On the other hand, there is a clear inheritance of the traditions of Protestant ethics, the components of which are, among other things, the cult of common sense, "rational organization of work" (M. Weber), the concept of personal responsibility for one's own well-being, the conscious use of someone else's positive experience and attitude to failures as the only effective way to gain experience.

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Although the concept of positive thinking is criticized and seen as not fully valid, modern neuroscience has indications that everyday thinking patterns have a medium to long-term effect on brain activity. In addition, to achieve a short-term therapeutic effect, for example, to relieve pain, suggestion and self-hypnosis are used.

The use of positive thinking is problematic when the person himself is considered the culprit of misfortune and suffering. The social components of such a human condition are left out of consideration by this very individualistic method. In practice, teachers of positive thinking in such cases recommend working on a change of point of view (to some extent - even a life paradigm, convincing "adepts" that more depends on them than they think). The work goes in the direction - "I myself am the source of everything that happens to me." In this case, this does not imply the development of ideas of self-accusation and self-abasement - on the contrary, the belief in the ability to change for the better both one's approach, one's views, and one's life circumstances is activated, usually we are also talking about a greater altruistic orientation of the individual.

Some meditation teachers have criticized positive thinking for being a further manipulation of the mind and thereby interfering with the natural process of spiritual development.

Psychologists and psychiatrists warn that this method can harm labile and depressed patients, and in people who are not prone to critical thinking, lead to a loss of contact with reality. The loss of reality may arise as a result of avoiding critical questions and, as a result, partial silence about existing weaknesses. As a result, there is a neglect of the various qualities of a person, the structure of his personality, as well as the interaction between the psyche of the individual and the social environment. An experiment by Joan Wood and colleagues from the University of Waterloo showed that participants with low self-awareness only uttering positively connoted sentences significantly worsened their mood, optimism, and willingness to take part in any activity. People with good self-awareness, on the contrary, benefited from autosuggestion, but the effect was barely pronounced.

Oswald Neuberger, professor of psychology at the University of Augsburg, sees a closed case in the positive thinking method: " If you are not successful, then you yourself are to blame, because you obviously did something wrong. And the "coach" remains impeccable.» Thus, the problem of mistakes is individualized, failures are personalized, and any blame is removed from the economic and social system.

Colin Goldner, head of the Critical Psychology Forum, criticizing " psycho- and social-Darwinian madness”, carried out by motivational trainers, diagnoses the increase in “ lack of thinking and awareness» in people who « trivialized hypnotic suggestions" and " pseudo-dialectical blessings", caught in the trap of chatter" third class guru» .

On the other hand, the concept of personal responsibility for one's own well-being as the ability to influence the course of events, inherent in the methods of positive thinking, can in some cases induce a person to take an active life position and get out of depressed states.

The essence of positive thinking is to see in life not obstacles and shortcomings, failure and need, but to perceive it as a chain of positively resolved opportunities, favorable desires that should be cultivated in oneself and in others. However, not everyone can accept the principles of positive thinking, although it is necessary to strive for this.

One of the important places in the theory of positivism is occupied by the work of Norman Vincent Peel - "The Power of Positive Thinking". The practice described in it is based on the interweaving of religion, psychology and psychotherapy.

Peel's philosophy is based on faith in oneself and in one's powers and abilities, given by God. Faith in the human spirit, which is the source of human strength and the awakening of which is necessary to achieve accomplishments, contributes to success.

Usually people spend their lives in constant confrontation with troubles and in their striving to the top do not stop complaining about the difficulties that accompany their path. There is even such a concept - bad luck, but along with it there is also strength of mind. And there is no reason to constantly give up, complaining about the circumstances and not showing the potential for struggle inherent in everyone.

One of the ways available to the individual is to let the difficulties be controlled by the mind and eventually face the fact of their prevalence in life. If you follow the path of getting rid of the negativity of your thoughts, then each person is able to overcome obstacles that would otherwise break him. As Peel himself says, everything stated in the book is from God, it is he who is the Great Teacher of mankind.

First of all - faith in one's own strengths and talents, if personal abilities are not realized, then success cannot be achieved, in this case a feeling of inferiority, bordering on the collapse of plans and desires, will interfere. But it is the feeling of self-confidence that contributes to personal growth and the achievement of goals.

Peel's recommendations for changing the internal position are based on the technology of clearing the mind, which should be done at least twice a day. Fear and hopelessness, regret and hatred, resentment and guilt, all this should be disposed of and thrown away. The mere fact of the efforts made in this direction in itself brings relative relief.

However, emptiness does not exist, and here, new negative thoughts come to the place of remote negative thoughts, but so that they are not negative again, you need to strive to receive positive emotions so that thoughts are creative and positive.

To do this, during the day you should cultivate in yourself pacifying images that would have a positive effect on the soul and personality. Such images include the impressions of contemplating the sea surface in the moonlight or the silence and tranquility of a centuries-old pine forest, for example. Articulation helps images, because every word has power. By pronouncing the word "calm", for example, a person is quite capable of causing inner peace. Prayers and passages from the Holy Scriptures have tremendous power, by reading them you can achieve true peace.

To control your internal state, you should have hobbies, because only after immersing yourself in some positive activity, a person can get rid of the feeling of fatigue. Otherwise, energy flows through the hopelessness of idleness and idleness.

The absence of positive life events leads to the degeneration of the individual and vice versa, the deeper the immersion in a significant type of activity, the more positive energy and the less opportunity to get bogged down in minor troubles. There is a simple formula for overcoming adversity with the help of prayers and positive ideas.

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Stressful situations overwhelm the modern life of most individuals. It is often difficult to cope with existing emotional stress. One of them is the way of cultivating positive thinking. It is this that will allow you to maintain inner peace and harmony.

The first thing that is necessary for mastering positive thinking is the realization that each person creates his own house of happiness.
The second thing that should not be avoided is the desire to understand all the problems that haunt and gnaw.
The third principle of positive thinking involves setting goals and priorities. Clear goals and mental, in detail, modeling of their achievement are important. A powerful tool is the mental visualization of goals.
The fourth principle is a smile: "Laughter prolongs life."
The fifth principle is the ability to appreciate what is “here and now”, every moment is unique and will never happen again.
The sixth principle is optimism. Not the optimist who sees everything exclusively in a rosy light, but the one who is confident both in himself and in his abilities.

Positive thinking is an art

Spiritual balance, mental balance, they are promoted by true art - positive thinking. One of the greatest planetary forces in reality is the power of thought. Man is able to evolve to the greatest heights by the power of his own thought.

If the thought process is directed towards the negative, then instead of development, there will be a degradation of the personality, as intense as the person is active in his fall. The power of positive thinking is hidden in the insubordination of a person who cultivates it in himself, the influence of anger and hatred, greed and pettiness, fear and meanness, that is, negativism in any of its manifestations.

The mastery of positive thinking is based on the human perception of oneself as material beings, consisting of flesh and blood, capable of satisfying not only physiological, but also psychological needs through the human body. Each individual reacts to his environment in a unique way, and it is precisely this reaction that will be the basis of his future. This postulate indicates that it depends only on the individual himself what future awaits him, joyful or some other.

Positive thinking is based on three main conceptual principles:

energy exchange;
the eradication of mental pollution;
interdependence of body and mind.

The exchange of energies lies in the fact that literally every emotion felt by an individual retains quite definite traces on his subtle body, subsequently influencing the line of his future thoughts.

In this regard, emotions are divided into those that give energy and those that take it away. To acquire harmony, one should plunge into a meditative state, give the mind the opportunity to modify thoughts in a positive direction, transform anger into mercy, sadness into gratitude.

It is practically impossible to eliminate completely unfavorable thoughts, but it is quite possible to achieve their transformation into favorable thoughts. There is an opinion that bad emotions clog the brain, among them swagger and jealousy, irascibility and gluttony, self-interest and lust, envy and recklessness.

First of all, it is necessary to get rid of them, because they are the projection of shortcomings on the physical and spiritual health of a person. The experiences of each person are reflected in himself and in the world around him, therefore, the statement about the interconnectedness of the human body with the thoughts generated by the brain should be accepted as an axiom. And in this connection, the emergence of the newest reality is possible.

The basis of the art of positive thinking is supposed to be the position of practice, broken down into twenty-eight days of unfolding thinking power. One such cycle may be enough to develop the internal capacity to bring about the desired changes. The author of the technique advises to use Thursday as a start - the day of well-being in the framework of the Bon teachings. Practice ends on Wednesday.

According to the essence of positive thinking and the practice that accompanies it, one will have to plunge into a meditative state, focus on a problem situation and - its mental destruction. You can deal with a problem in completely different ways, you can break it, burn it, crush it. The brighter the image of its destruction, the better.

It is quite possible that after the mental destruction of the problem, negative emotions associated with it materialize in the brain, but you should not pay attention to them, they will soon simply disappear.

positive thinking- this is a type of mental activity in which, in solving absolutely all life issues and tasks, an individual sees mainly advantages, successes, successes, life experience, opportunities, his own desires and resources for their implementation, and not shortcomings, failures, failure, obstacles, needs etc.

This is a positive (positive) attitude of the individual to himself, to life in general, to specific ongoing circumstances in particular, which will have to happen. These are good thoughts of the individual, images that are the source of personal growth and success in life. However, not every individual is capable of positive anticipation, and not everyone accepts the principles of positive thinking.

The Power of Positive Thinking N. Peel

Peel Norman Vincent and his work on the power of positive thinking among similar works is not the last. The author of this work was not only a successful writer, but also a clergyman. His practice of positive thinking is based on the close interweaving of psychology, psychotherapy and religion. The book The Power of Positive Thinking by Peel is the basis for the rest of the practices on the power of thought.

Peel's philosophy is to believe in yourself and your thoughts, to trust in your own abilities given by God. He believed that self-confidence always leads to success. He also believed that the great importance of prayer lies in the ability to generate creative thoughts and ideas. Sleeping in the human spirit are all the sources of strength that are necessary for the development of a successful life.

Throughout life, people are defeated day by day in the struggle with life circumstances. They strive all their lives to the top, while constantly complaining, always with a feeling of persistent discontent, invariably complaining about everyone and everything. Of course, in some sense, in life there is such a thing as bad luck, but along with this there is a morale and strength that a person can control and anticipate such bad luck. And people, in general, simply retreat before life circumstances and difficulties, without having any reason for this. Of course, this does not mean that there are no difficult trials and even tragedies in life. Just don't let them take over.

Individuals have two life paths. One is to allow one's own mind, obstacles and difficulties to be controlled until they become the prevailing factors in individual thinking. However, having learned to get rid of the negative from his thoughts, refusing at the level of the mind to contribute to it and passing the power of the spirit through all thoughts, a person is able to overcome the obstacles that usually force him to retreat.

The effective methods and principles described in the book, as Peel said, are not his invention. They are given by the greatest Teacher of mankind - God. Peel's book teaches practical application of Christian doctrine.

The first and most important principle of positive thinking, described in the work of N. Peel, is based on faith in oneself and one's talents. Without a conscious belief in one's abilities, a person cannot become a successful person. Feelings of inadequacy and inferiority interfere with the realization of plans, desires and hopes. And the feeling of self-confidence and self-confidence, on the contrary, leads to personal growth, self-realization and successful achievement of goals.

It is necessary to develop in oneself creative self-confidence and self-confidence, which must be based on a solid foundation. In order to change your thinking in the direction of faith, you must change your inner position.

Peale recommends in his book that you use mind clearing technology at least twice a day. It is necessary to clear your mind of the fears, hopelessness, failures, regrets, hatred, resentment, guilt that have accumulated there. The very fact of a conscious effort to purify the mind already gives positive results and some relief.

However, clearing the mind alone is not enough. As soon as it is cleared of something, it will immediately be filled with something else. It cannot remain empty for a long time. A person cannot live with an empty mind. Therefore, it should be filled with something, otherwise the thoughts that a person got rid of will come back. Therefore, you need to fill the mind with healthy, positive and creative thoughts.

During the day, as recommended by Peel in his writings, one should practice carefully selected calming thoughts. You can remember pictures of the past creative and positive attitude, for example, the brilliance of the sea in the moonlight. Such soothing pictures and thoughts will act on the personality as a healing balm. You can supplement soothing thoughts with the help of articulation. After all, the word has a significant power of suggestion. Each word can contain both healing and, conversely, illness. You can use the word "calm". It should be repeated several times. This word is one of the most melodic and beautiful. Therefore, by saying it out loud, a person can cause a state of inner peace.

Also, it is important to read prayers or passages from Holy Scripture. Words from the Bible have extraordinary healing power. They are one of the most effective methods for acquiring peace of mind.

It is necessary to control your internal state in order not to lose vital energy. A person begins to lose energy in those cases when the mind begins to get bored, i.e. tired of doing nothing. A person should not be tired. To do this, you should be carried away by something, some activity, immerse yourself in it entirely. A person who is constantly doing something does not feel tired.

If there are no pleasant events in life, then the individual is destroyed and degenerates. The more the subject is immersed in any type of activity that is significant for him, the more energy will be. There simply will not be time to get bogged down in emotional turmoil. In order for an individual's life to be filled with energy, emotional errors must be corrected. Constant exposure to feelings of guilt, fear, resentment “eats up” energy.

There is a simple formula for overcoming difficulties and solving problems through prayer, which consists of prayers (reading prayers), positive ideas (painting) and realization.

The first component of the formula is the daily reading of constructive prayers. The second component is painting. An individual who expects success is already set to achieve success. Conversely, an individual who assumes failure is likely to fail. Therefore, one should mentally depict success in any undertaking, and then success will always accompany.

The third component is implementation. To guarantee the realization of something significant, you must first pray to God about it. Then imagine the picture as an event already taking place, trying to clearly keep this image in mind. It is necessary, as it were, to transfer the solution of such a problem into God's hands.

Peel also believed that many people create their own misfortunes. And the habit of being happy is developed by training individual thinking. You should make a list of joyful thoughts in your mind, then you need to pass them through your mind a number of times daily. Any wandering negative thought should be immediately stopped and consciously crossed out, replacing it with another, joyful one.

Positive mindset

The modern life of an individual is filled with stressful situations, anxiety and depressive states. Emotional loads are so high that not everyone is able to cope with them. In such situations, almost the only way to resolve is a positive way of thinking. Such thinking is the best method of maintaining inner peace and harmony.

The first thing to do in order to master positive thinking is to understand one important thing - each person creates his own happiness. No one will help until the person himself starts to act. Each subject himself forms an individual way of thinking and chooses a life path.

The first principle of a positive mindset is to listen to your inner voice. It is necessary to deal with all the problems that gnaw in order to think positively.

The next principle is to set goals and prioritize. The goal must be presented clearly, so that the future seems simple and clear. And then you need to mentally model the future in great detail. Visualization is an ideal tool to help you realize your goals.

The third principle is to smile. After all, not without reason, it has long been known that it is laughter that prolongs life.

The fourth principle is to love the difficulties encountered on the path of life. Difficulties were, are and will always be. Despite everything, you need to learn to enjoy life, to enjoy it.

The fifth principle is the ability to live here and now. You need to appreciate every fraction of a second of life and enjoy the current moment. After all, there will never be another moment like this.

The sixth principle is to learn to be an optimist. An optimist is not a person who sees only the good. An optimist is a person who is confident in himself and his abilities.

Today, there are a huge number of methods, recommendations for achieving positive thinking. However, the most effective is the training of positive thinking, which allows you to learn in practice self-control, a better understanding of others. Positive thinking training helps to acquire such a significant personality trait as cordiality, helps to learn to look at life more positively.

Psychology of positive thinking

Every day, all people experience different emotions and feelings, they think about something. Each thought does not pass without a trace, it affects the body.

Scientists have proven that the intensity of thoughts of different emotional coloring, a change in the mood of individuals can change the chemical composition of the blood, affect the speed and other signs of the work of organs.

In the course of numerous studies, it was recorded that negative thoughts reduce the efficiency of the human body.

Aggressive emotions, feelings that cause irritability and discontent have a detrimental effect on the body. Very often people mistakenly think that for happiness they only need to solve all the pressing problems. And they try to solve them, being under the influence of negative emotions or even in depressive states. And, of course, problems are almost never solved.

As practice shows, in reality everything happens the other way around. To effectively solve problems, you must first achieve a stable positive emotional state and attitude, and then overcome obstacles and solve problems.

When a person is under the influence of negative emotions, his consciousness resides in the area of the brain responsible for the negative experience experienced by the individual and the negative experience experienced by all his ancestors. In this zone, there simply cannot be answers to questions and solutions to problems. There is only hopelessness, despair and dead end. And the longer the person's consciousness stays in this zone, the more the individual thinks about the bad, the deeper he gets bogged down in the quagmire of negativism. The result of this will be a hopeless situation, a problem that cannot be solved, a dead end.

For a positive resolution of problems, it is necessary to transfer consciousness to the zone that is responsible for the positive experienced individual experience and the experience of ancestors. It's called the joy zone.

One of the ways to transfer consciousness to the zone of joy are positive statements, i.e. affirmations such as: I am happy, everything is going well, etc. And you can come up with a statement that will fit the individual preferences of the individual.

If you try to stay constantly in a positive mood every day, then after a while the body will rebuild itself for recovery, find ways to solve problems.

Intense and constant positive emotions in the human body include programs aimed at self-healing, healing, the proper functioning of all organs and systems, a healthy and happy life.

One way to train yourself to think positively is to keep a diary, in which you should write down all the positive things that happened during the day.

You can also use the practice of N. Pravdina in the formation of positive thinking, based on the power of the word. Pravdina considers positive thinking as a source of success, prosperity, love, happiness. In her book, The ABC of Positive Thinking, she tells how you can permanently free yourself from the fears lurking in your mind.

Pravdin's positive thinking is such an attitude of an individual towards himself, in which he does not force himself to be a victim, does not reproach himself for his mistakes, does not constantly fray past failures or traumatic situations, communicates with others without conflicts. This attitude leads the individual to a healthy and happy life. And the book "The ABC of Positive Thinking" helps the subjects to realize all the greatness and beauty of life without negativity, to fill life with inspiration and joy. After all, the way of thinking determines the quality of life. Pravdina proposes in her writings to take responsibility for one's own life. Such a transformation should begin with the words that people utter.

The main thing is to understand that a good attitude towards oneself and love generates similar vibrations in the Universe. Those. if an individual thinks of himself scornfully, then his whole life will be like that.

The Art of Positive Thinking

Positive thinking is a kind of art that can give each individual a mentally harmonious and healthy state, as well as peace of mind. The power of thought is the greatest force on the planet. A person becomes what he thinks about. By giving direction to the thought process in the direction of the positive, the individual is able to evolve to crazy heights. The reverse trend will be seen if the individual's thinking is directed in a negative direction, i.e. such a person may not follow the path of progress, but the path of degradation. Positive thinking is when the mind is not affected by angry states, the influence of hatred, greed and greed or other negative thoughts.

The art of positive thinking in Tibet is based on people's perception of themselves as material, as creatures of blood and flesh, but in fact they are consciousness used by the human body to express itself, satisfy mental and physiological needs. Each subject reacts completely differently to the environment and circumstances. It is this reaction that is the basis of the future. That is, it depends only on each individual what awaits him - problems or happiness, joy or tears, health or illness.

In the Tibetan art of positive thinking, there are several basic concepts of positive thinking. Tibetan positive thinking is based on three main concepts such as energy metabolism, mental defilements, and body-mind interconnection.

The concept of energy exchange implies that absolutely every emotion leaves a trace in the subtle body of the individual, which subsequently affects the further direction of human thoughts. Therefore, emotions are divided into those that give energy and those that take it away. In order to minimize the emotional impact and acquire harmony, you should plunge into the state of meditation and invite your mind to transform them into positive ones. So, for example, to make mercy out of anger, and gratitude out of sadness.

It is impossible to completely eliminate all negative thoughts, but it is possible to transform them into positive ones. Tibetans believed that negative emotions pollute the brain. These include greed, envy, anger, arrogance, jealousy, lust, selfishness and imprudent actions, thoughts. It is from them that you should get rid of in the first place. Since all pollution affects a person in terms of mental, physical, spiritual health. All human experiences affect the individual in particular and the surrounding world as a whole. Therefore, it should be taken as an axiom that the human body and brain are quite closely interconnected. In this connection, a completely new reality is born.

In the art of Tibetan positive thinking, there is a twenty-eight day practice of increasing the power of thoughts. 28 days is enough to develop the internal potential that allows you to attract the desired changes. The author of this technique recommends starting the practice on Thursday. This is due to the fact that, in accordance with the teachings of Bon, this day is considered a day of well-being. And the practice should end on Wednesday, since Wednesday is considered the day the actions began.

The essence of the practice is immersion in a meditative state. To do this, you need to carefully relax in a sitting position on a chair or floor, then focus on your problem situation and imagine its destruction. Those. the individual who practices presents his problem and imagines destroying it. During meditation, the problem can be burned, torn, broken. This needs to be presented as clearly and vividly as possible. After the individual destroys the problem, many negative emotions that are associated with it will pop up in his brain, but you should not pay attention to them. The main thing is the destruction of the problem.

Often, the concept of positive thinking is misunderstood by us. In fact, this does not mean that you should be happy every day and, at the same time, smile all the time. Rather, it is a choice, a way of life, a philosophy that helps to look for the positive in any life situation. Of course, it is easy to enjoy every day when life flows smoothly and simply.

However, it's only when it starts throwing up problems, hardships, and even tragedy that your positive thinking is put to the test, A2news.ru says.

Positive thinking entails a positive life. This, in turn, implies the ability to improve. We call it a skill because this ability can be acquired in the same way as learning a language or playing musical instruments. For those who are optimistic by nature, it is certainly easier to do this, but everyone can become more positive, you just have to want to.

What is the opposite of positive? That's right, negative. In our society, this phenomenon is found in abundance, especially in the current atmosphere of fear, uncertainty about the future and uncertainty. Recently, one can often observe how young couples set themselves, first of all, the goal - to acquire a good apartment, house, other material benefits, to make a certain amount of money. How to Spot the Signs of Kidney Disease There is a theory that it is precisely because of the instability in the world around us that young people have become more insistent in their desire to have everything at once, without a long wait. The older members of our society tend to take the opposite view, being more conservative on this issue. They are ready for limitations and are not afraid of difficulties.

Neither of the two positions is correct. It is unwise to be too careful in your actions, but it is also impossible to forget about everything in the world on the way to the goal. Neither the first nor the second opinion is true when it comes to positive thinking.

The media play a big role in shaping the social attitudes of each of us. But, unfortunately, much of what we hear and see on television, radio, newspapers, magazines, the Internet brings us negative emotions. Of course, it is very difficult to maintain a positive attitude in the light of such a powerful onslaught of negativity. Many people choose to eliminate all media exposure from their lives for this reason, but positive thinking does not involve avoiding problems. It's about walking boldly through life and always having your own point of view, especially when you have to face the negative side of life.

So what is true positive thinking?

The truth about positive thinking.

In fact, positive thinking is more than just optimism. People who have it are able to easily challenge all problems and difficulties. The well-known expression that the glass can be half empty or half full perfectly characterizes the supporters of positive thinking. Two people can look at the same glass and see two completely different situations, depending on their point of view. We have a wonderful story that shows how this happens.

The father took his two young sons to the doctor because one boy was a complete pessimist and the other an absolute optimist, which worried the father very much. The doctor asked the man to leave his children with him for the whole day. The man agreed, and the doctor led the boys down the corridor. He opened one door leading to a room filled with every imaginable toy, stuffed animal, sweets and more. The doctor suggested that the pessimist stay there for a while, saying that the room could be fun. He then led the optimist into the second room, which was nothing but a huge pile of dung right in the middle. The doctor left the boy there. At the end of the day, the doctor entered the room where the first boy was supposed to play. The room looked terrible, toys were broken, scattered all over the floor, everything was a mess. The pessimistic boy was crying and telling the doctor that he had no more toys left! Then, the doctor moved into the next room, where he found the optimistic boy sitting in a heap of dung. When asked why he climbed there, the boy replied that, in his opinion, if there is such a large pile of manure, then there must be a horse somewhere nearby!

This story very clearly characterizes both pessimism and optimism. The pessimistic boy was unhappy despite all the blessings he was given, while the optimist looked for the good in the most terrible things.

Let's take another example. Two men, one of whom was an optimist and the other a pessimist, were on an air flight. The pessimist told a friend about all the potential dangers of such a trip - crime, airport security, the risk of terrorism, and so on. Since the optimist did not react in any way to this information, the pessimist finally remembered that the plane could explode! Without thinking twice, the optimist replied that it's okay! If this happens, they will already be much closer to heaven. Thus, the typical approach of a person who strives for positive thinking and life is to see the good side in even the most terrible events.

The concept of negativity.

Before we can consider changing negative thinking to positive, we must understand the nature of the former. The reason most people choose to have a negative mindset is because it is much more convenient and safer. Negativity is associated with fear and the need to control the world around us. Positivity is characterized by trust and the conviction that life is good. But trust is a risk. Many are afraid that life will bring them unwanted surprises.

Negative ego.

In nature, all opposites are balanced. Sometimes we observe the principle mentioned above first, sometimes last. However, in general, we move in waves between the two, embracing both sides of our nature. Most of us have been brought up to only show our positive side, and as a result, we do not reveal ourselves fully. The basis of the human psyche is both positive and negative. The latter is presented as the negative ego. It is, literally, our dark side, whose job it is to make us worry, doubt, anger, resentment, self-pity and hatred of others - the whole spectrum of so-called negative emotions. We say so-called because all emotions are actually healthy and should be expressed without judgment or limitation. What really matters is how we respond to them. In addition, there are certain means by which you can add optimism to yourself.

When the negative ego speaks in us, we still need to listen to it, as we have sufficient wisdom and strength in order not to commit bad deeds. In doing so, we simply become more resilient and stronger. This voice is suppressed by most of us, leading to many potential problems. In very severe cases, the dark side of our consciousness finally develops into a propensity for violence, crime, drug addiction and destructive behavior.

On the other hand, the reward of accepting yourself fully, both positive and negative, is an achievement that helps to free your consciousness. Give yourself the opportunity to be yourself. At the same time, one cannot do without struggle, self-doubt. This does not mean that you need to listen only to the positive side of consciousness, excluding the manifestation of the negative. However, if you let your negative ego control you, it can lead to problems like addiction, depression, and self-loathing.

How will all of this help you become more positive? The fact is that being at peace with yourself is the principle of positive thinking. As we wrote at the beginning, optimism in our lives does not allow problems to completely take over our mind.

Negative thinking is a completely different concept, the appearance of which in our lives is not at all desirable. When he does manage to get the better of your positive side of consciousness, make an effort to stop and immediately change your thoughts to positive ones. If you cannot do this, try to neutralize the influence of negative thinking. For example, when you think you could do something, the optimist thinks he can do it, and the pessimist thinks he won't. Thus, if by nature you are characterized by negative thinking, start your thought with the phrase - I am not going to think that ... Gradually you will be able to get rid of the influence of negative thinking.

proactive life.

Being positive is great, but you can take it to the next level. From positive thinking to prosperity thinking, which involves planning your life one step ahead, creating your own destiny, always expecting the best, not fearing the worst. This is required not only by the philosophy of optimism, but by the maximum confidence in oneself and life. This means living actively, not passively. Plan your goals and dream about them, wait for the result and believe that everything will work out.

Like any theory, positive thinking requires a lot of strength and determination. Moreover, you will always be surrounded by people who are ready to tell you about what a dreamer you are and that life is very cruel now, and you simply wear rose-colored glasses. Say that you create your own reality and life scenario, in accordance with your thoughts. It is much easier to complain and be a pessimist than to insist that everything will be fine, no matter the circumstances. You should never give in to the feeling of fear - never and never. The economy, climate change, terrorism - all the problems associated with these factors have their solutions, and you must be sure that you will find them.

Approval and engagement.

These two concepts accompany an active life and the creation of a positive existence. Affirmations literally mean our positive statements about life. Even though they are spoken aloud and mechanically perceived by us, affirmations have the power to help change thinking over time. Try to pick a specific area you want to work in and, if possible, write your own affirmations. Keep it as simple as possible, formulating them in the present tense and say affirmations constantly, like a mantra. In light of the current financial crisis, you can, for example, say that you are financially secure. Reality will indeed change following your statement if you believe in what you are saying and have made a firm decision to use this method.

Attractiveness is an expression of the energy you expend in changing your thoughts and expressing what you want to see in material form around you. Feeling grateful for what you already have is part of this energy. Anxiety is the exact opposite of positive energy and actually delays the achievement of a result. It's great when you set goals and want to achieve great things in the future, but it's also vital to stay in the present. Setting your goals too far in the future is a sure recipe for developing negative thinking and reinforcing feelings of fear. Enjoy life in the present moment, but not recklessly. Enjoy the small, simple gifts that make up your daily life, such as sunshine, the food we have, love, our family and friends, our home, and so on.

Unfortunately, both positive and negative are very unstable and grow in direct proportion to the energy that causes them. Therefore, it is very important to make a conscious choice and stay positive every day, under any circumstances. If this does not come naturally to you, then at the initial stage, difficulties may arise. However, remember that the key to learning is practice.

Sometimes, insecurity triggers a person's defense mechanisms. It happens that the influence of external factors over which you have no direct control, comes into conflict with the need to succeed in achieving the goal. Remember that only you are responsible for your own destiny, until the moment you yourself want it.

Here are ten tips to help you develop the skills of truly positive thinking:

Refuse negativity - consciously choose the predominance of positive thoughts over negative ones in all life situations.
· Avoid feelings of anxiety, no matter how difficult the situation you find yourself - relax, laugh and enjoy the fact that you just live.
· Stay in the present, which is always easy to manage.
· Face your fears about the challenges you are currently facing. Keep courage and believe that your problems can always be solved.
· Choose positivity as a way of life and practice it every day.
· Use affirmations to attract all the good things you would like to bring into your life.
· Be grateful for what you already have.
· Identify and then discard old principles that no longer serve a positive purpose in your life.
Accept yourself as you are and be at peace with everything that surrounds you.
Maintain a positive atmosphere around you. Hang out with optimistic people. If there is someone in your environment with a negative mindset, show them your beliefs and let the pessimist learn from your example, releasing their fear on the path to positive thinking.