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- '''Overgeneralization.''' Believing that negative things always happen to you and positive things never happen to you.

- '''Overgeneralization.''' Believing that negative things always happen to you and positive things never happen to you.

- '''Ungrateful attitude.''' Discounting the good that happens in one's life.

- '''Ungrateful attitude.''' Discounting the good that happens in one's life. See also: [[Gratitude]] and [[Attitude]] and [[Mindset]]

- '''Magnifying.''' Making mountains out of molehills.  

- '''Magnifying.''' Making mountains out of molehills.  

- '''Saying you "should" or "must" do something when it isn't true or beating up yourself excessively for failing to do things'''

- '''Saying you "should" or "must" do something when it isn't true or beating up yourself excessively for failing to do things'''

- '''Perfectionism'''

- '''[[Perfectionism]]'''

- '''Polarizing all or nothing thinking.''' You see events/matters in starkly good or bad terms in terms of consequences when there is middle ground or bad/good aspects of events/matters.

- '''Polarizing all or nothing thinking.''' You see events/matters in starkly good or bad terms in terms of consequences when there is middle ground or bad/good aspects of events/matters.

- '''[[Rumination]]'''.

- '''[[Rumination (psychology)|Rumination]]''' is a type of repetitive negative thinking that involves focusing on mental distress, its causes, and consequences, rather than solutions. It can also be described as [[obsessive thinking]] that interferes with other mental activities.

== How to eliminate negative thinking ==

== How to eliminate negative thinking ==

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"To eliminate negative thinking, focus on practicing [[Mindfulness (Psychology)|mindfulness]] to become aware of your thoughts, actively challenge negative beliefs, replace them with more realistic [[Positive thinking|positive ones]], practice [[gratitude]], and reframe problems to see situations from a different perspective; essentially, learning to observe your thoughts without judgment and consciously shift your focus towards the positive aspects of a situation."<ref>[https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+eliminate+negative+thinking&sca_esv=72803c584f5851ef&sxsrf=AHTn8zro7FJuil0RxZRhbeCcDUGVHoL3PQ%3A1738465884147&ei=XOKeZ8bYCNC9ptQP9aKi-QM&ved=0ahUKEwjG9umLgqSLAxXQnokEHXWRKD8Q4dUDCBI&uact=5&oq=how+to+eliminate+negative+thinking&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiImhvdyB0byBlbGltaW5hdGUgbmVnYXRpdmUgdGhpbmtpbmcyBhAAGAcYHjILEAAYgAQYkQIYigUyBRAuGIAEMgUQLhiABDIFEAAYgAQyBBAAGB4yBBAAGB4yBBAAGB4yBhAAGAUYHjILEAAYgAQYhgMYigVIrTRQmA5YnjJwAXgBkAEAmAHXAaABrw6qAQYwLjEzLjG4AQPIAQD4AQGYAg2gAosMwgIKEAAYsAMY1gQYR8ICBxAjGLACGCfCAggQABiABBiiBMICCBAAGAcYCBgewgIKEAAYBxgIGAoYHsICCBAAGAUYBxgemAMAiAYBkAYIkgcEMS4xMqAH-oEB&sclient=gws-wiz-serp How to eliminate negative thinking]</ref>

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*[https://www.verywellmind.com/cognitive-biases-distort-thinking-2794763 List of Common Cognitive Biases]

*[https://irrationallabs.com/blog/cognitive-biases-and-academic-research/ 16 Critical Cognitive Biases (Plus Key Academic Research)]

*[https://thedecisionlab.com/biases A list of the most relevant biases in behavioral economics]

*[https://gustdebacker.com/cognitive-biases/ Cognitive Biases (2024): Complete List of 151 Biases - Psychology]

 

== Book ==

 

''See also:'' [[Bible memorization]]

 

== See also ==

== See also ==

*[[Pessimism]]

*[[Pessimism]]

Opposites:

Opposites: