It’s easy to get wrapped up in negative thoughts, especially if you’re surrounded by people who are sending out their own negative thoughts.

Negative thinking not only causes your stress levels to go up, but it affects your health as well.

When you’re steeped in negativity, your body responds in kind.

Negativity can increase your risk for depression, weaken your immune system, increase your blood pressure, and cause your body to release more cortisol, which leads to inflammation.

Keep reading to learn 3 ways that you can defend yourself against negativity and promote positive energy in your life and your body.

1. Armor Up

When you start the day, you must wear your proverbial armor.

This means that before you step outside your door, make sure that you’re ready to deflect the negativity that can come at you during the day.

When you do this, you train your brain to be happy and positive, which sets the tone that your body responds to.

Giving yourself armor against negativity also allows you to take control of your own emotional state, which makes you more resilient when you inevitably encounter negative energy over the course of your day.

2. Don’t Give Negativity Your Energy

It can be very easy to get wrapped up in negativity.

When something happens to you that makes you upset or angry, these negative emotions often dominate the positivity you’ve set up for yourself.

It’s okay to feel—we’re only human, after all. However, it’s important that you don’t allow these emotions to rule over you to the point where they bring you down.

Instead, allow yourself to feel angry and upset for 5 or 10 seconds, and then let it go.

Another way to deal with negativity is to ensure that you’re only talking about the problem 10% of the time and using the other 90% to discuss solutions.

When you do this, you can take back your power in the situation and move toward a resolution.

3. Reflect The Positive Energy You Want In Your Life

You might have heard that like attracts like. This is true for positive energy and thinking.

Training yourself to think in a positive manner will help you attract more positive energy.

This will make it easier to surround yourself with positivity in your life.

When you’re met with a bad situation, instead of looking at it with pessimism, change your point of view and look at it as a challenge instead.

By doing this, you’ll train yourself to be mindful, and seeing the benefits of a situation will be easier.

You’ll meet more people who are positive, and your body will respond to that positivity, which can help you feel more energized.

In addition, you’ll be able to deal with stress much more effectively, which will allow you to experience less anxiety and get a better night’s sleep.

Say Goodbye To Negative Thinking Today!

Don’t let yourself get wrapped up in the drama. Negativity is easier to feed into than positivity, so choosing positivity requires a mindful choice that will become easier with practice.

When you practice mindfulness and positivity, it’ll be harder for negative situations and thoughts to bring you down.

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