Once in a while, it's important to "clear" our minds of negative thoughts. One of the effective ways to do that is to write those thoughts down on a piece of paper and thrown the paper away.
Although it sounds silly, this mechanism really works, claim experts who conducted several separate experiments in their study on this matter.
- Of course, even if you throw the thoughts in a garbage can or put them in the recycle bin on the computer, they are not really gone -- you can regenerate them. But the representations of those thoughts are gone, at least temporarily, and it seems to make it easier to not think about them - said the study leader, Richard Petty.
He added that the technique has a cathartic effect, and can be applied several times a day to soothe and calm oneself.
So, start writing your unwanted thoughts and throwing them away and let me know how you're doing.
I personally like it very much. I have been sick for few weeks now and it started taking it's toll. I started feeling down and depressed and decided to conduct this little experiment on myself.:) And it really works for me. I kind of feel cheerful now. So go ahead try it. It never hurts to try, right?:)
It really sounds silly but I'll give it a try. If it worked for others it might work for me too.:)
ReplyDeleteYes. I certainly recommend. And bottom line you don't have anything to lose. Let us know the results of your little experiment.
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