How to interact with your unhelpful thoughts? Therapist shares tips

From labeling them as just thoughts to counteracting them with gratitude, here are a few ways to interact with unhelpful thoughts.

Published on: Jan 23, 2024 3:24 PM IST

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Often, we deal with unhelpful thoughts that make us feel agitated and disturbed. Knowing how to address them in a healthy manner can help us cope with such emotions. "Change your relationship with your thoughts by responding with understanding, acceptance, and self-compassion," wrote Therapist Andrea Evgeniou. Here are a few ways to interact with our unhelpful thoughts. (Unsplash)

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Instead of letting the thoughts take over, we should recognise them and label them as just thoughts.  (Unsplash)

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We should learn to practice, to be patient with our thoughts and know that with time it will get better.  (Unsplash)

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Instead of letting unhelpful thoughts get to us, we should counteract them with thoughts of gratitude.  (Unsplash)

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We should respond to unhelpful thoughts with compassion and understand that they originate from a place of insecurity.  (Unsplash)

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We should observe our thoughts instead of getting attached to them and learn to grow distance with unhelpful thoughts.  (Unsplash)