Today on The Vibe Shifting Show we’re asking: is positive thinking bad? I’ve been noticing a lot of backlash pieces against the positive thinking movement cropping up over the internet over the last few months, so I thought it was time to tackle this one head-on and look at ways in which positive thinking can actually be detrimental because, believe it or not, there are studies out that do show that there are downsides to positive thinking.
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I spend a lot of time on my blog talking about the impact that a positive mindset and optimistic thinking can have in motivating you to keep moving towards your biggest dreams. In today’s episode, however, we’re going to look at four of the biggest pitfalls to positive thinking and how to avoid them. When we know what the potential pitfalls are, we can make it a point to avoid falling into the traps of positive thinking and still reap all the many benefits of positivity and optimism in our lives.
In my experience, despite the downsides to positivity, there are far greater benefits to maintaining an optimistic outlook on life. And one of the strongest benefits of positive thinking that I see is that it allows us to hope; when everything is bleak, looking for the positive in our situation keeps us from falling into that bottomless pit of despair and hopelessness. Optimism gives us the ability to believe in something better and galvanizes us to DO something to deliberately make the situation better.
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I totally agree. Very important stuff, and you are right, people do not understand vibration, yet live it, so, I wonder if maybe getting into all of this is detrimental at times? I mean trying to understand it does help and not detract, it does enhance one’s life, so I think it is good to get a better understanding of it, especially when life leads you to do so. Life takes you to where you need to be, so it is better to go with its flow.
Positive thinking is necessary as a survival mechanism. Otherwise, the brain would not work as it does, we would all be suicidal and not survive. It is necessary for survival. And so is not taking life too seriously. Also, I see this all the time, those who are positive move on in life. They face their feelings, and then move on and accomplish great things, so that is enough evidence that it is a good thing.
It’s detrimental when people start worrying about it — when you start fearing your own thoughts, for instance, nothing good ever really comes of that. Learning how it all works, though, can help be more deliberate about how you work with your own energy and vibration, rather than just unconsciously creating things on default mode. Optimists do indeed tend to move on and move forward in life — they are problem-solvers and don’t let the bumps in the road spell defeat. 🙂