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Re:Suppressing negative thoughts may be good for mental heal... by manuelmoreale on Friday September 22, 2023 @02:43AM (#37608681)
The fleeting part is essentially what certain types of meditation are all about.

Negative thoughts and emotions have to actively be fueled by something in order to persist.

And if you spend some time by simply observing those thoughts from a non judgmental stand point they’ll quickly disappear.

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Re:Suppressing negative thoughts may be good for mental heal... by soared on Friday September 22, 2023 @08:45AM (#37611282)
> Negative thoughts and emotions have to actively be fueled by something in order to persist.

I don’t think that’s true right? Negative thoughts and emotions occur naturally. If you’re statement we’re true then positive thoughts have to be fueled by something to persist. So then what is fuel - any stimulus at all?

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