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Why Is Negative Thinking Detrimental and How Do I Combat It? Part II
Why Is Negative Thinking Detrimental and How Do I Combat It? Part II

You may have read part one to this blog series, which began discussing the detrimental nature of negative thinking and offering interventions and suggestions for getting out of the unhealthy spiral. Part II shares some continued things that you can do to work against this corrupt thought process.

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Life with a Glass Half Full: The Benefits of Optimism
Life with a Glass Half Full: The Benefits of Optimism

Are you pessimistic? That’s okay, life can be disappointing at times. However, 8.6% of the things we worry about, or things that we are pessimistic about, never happen. Even when they do happen, we are more resilient than we think and recovery isn’t as bad as we imagine.

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