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The Positive Power of Negative Thinking
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 5:09 pm
by Cayenne
Re: The Positive Power of Negative Thinking
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 6:40 pm
by buckethead
Great read. Thanks for posting this
Re: The Positive Power of Negative Thinking
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 7:36 pm
by DrDonkeyLove
I'm beginning to see a downside to every type of thinking and may just give it up entirely.
Re: The Positive Power of Negative Thinking
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 7:49 pm
by dead man walking
stick to fault finding and you can't go wrong.
Re: The Positive Power of Negative Thinking
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 8:19 pm
by Thud
I'm so far ahead of the curve on this one it ain't funny.
Re: The Positive Power of Negative Thinking
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 8:51 pm
by The man in black
Interesting. Positive thinking is awesome, positive thinking without any awareness of reality is delusional.
Re: The Positive Power of Negative Thinking
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 8:56 pm
by Blaidd Drwg
Re: The Positive Power of Negative Thinking
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 4:49 am
by cleaner464
This would work a whole lot better for most of you -
Re: The Positive Power of Negative Thinking
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 5:39 am
by Protobuilder
Not being controlled by your fantasies and dwelling in a place other than here isn't the same as negative thinking.
According to research by the psychologist Gabriele Oettingen and her colleagues, visualizing a successful outcome, under certain conditions, can make people less likely to achieve it.
Same kind of thing:
http://www.psych.nyu.edu/gollwitzer/09_ ... tions_.pdf.
Re: The Positive Power of Negative Thinking
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:41 pm
by dead man walking
cleaner464 wrote:This would work a whole lot better for most of you -
thanks, but not a helpful suggestion.
my disorder is not merely "borderline."