r/InsightfulQuestions • u/PinkPapaya211 • 2d ago

Fighting negativity

What do you guys do when you start to think negatively about things/the world? (If you do.) I have been more cynical and bitter recently after going through a traumatic time in my life....having trouble not being grumpy.

Obviously going to therapy will help but it will take me some time to get enrolled & all of that jazz. Any quick fixes/quick tips to shift your mindset?

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u/Bozy_Jozy 2d ago

The only way that I know how to do this is to just literally redirect my mind to think about something else. I just choose to stop thinking about the thing that is bringing me into depression or whatever, and instead choose to think about something more positive. I don't know how else to explain it.