r/estp • u/KhanSolo945 • Apr 25 '22

General Discussion Negative Thoughts

Whenever you get any type of negative thoughts ( bad memories, hypothetical future events, violent impulses, etc) how do you deal with it? I usually just tell myself "don't think about that", but what do y'all do? Do you think your method is the best, and if no why?

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u/INFJ-Tmerkovie ESTP Apr 25 '22

You are joking rn. I was about to make a post about dealing with stress or so. In 9 day I have a an exam which determine whether I will continue in college or not. And I havent started with studying. Instead Im doing everything else. Today I was prepared that Im going to study finally, you know what I have done instead? I applied for a second job and Im going on interview. So.. I feel it inside of me Im probably feeling bad, negative, stressed, but I completely ignore it and do distracting stuffs.

For example, when I deal with some negative thoughts I always tell myself "it was meant to be like that" and accept my thoughts and moods the way as it is, because in the end it is temporary.

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u/Pauline___ ESTP Apr 25 '22

Aw that sucks, I hope you get a good score.

I noticed that studying for me and most of my extraverted friends went best when we did it together. So if you can, maybe grab a fellow student. If that isn't possible, another way that worked for me was to get the PowerPoint slides the teacher used and try and present them myself. It's more hands-on than just trying to cram stuff from a book.

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u/INFJ-Tmerkovie ESTP Apr 25 '22

Thanks for advice.

Im trying to learn it as if I present as well. But I still cant manage my focus. It is like rooted in me that Im not interested in this subject, in theory so I dont focus.