She suggests writing them down to help discover where they came from, so that they can be changed into positive truths. Louise L. Hay, writes in her book, YOU CAN HEAL YOUR LIFE, that looking into the mirror and saying positive things about ourselves is a powerful tool. Louise points out that someone looking us directly in the eye gave much of the negative information we received as a child. We can reverse those messages by looking ourselves in the eye and saying positive things about ourselves. Change Destructive Thinking With Cognitive Therapy Cognitive therapy is an exercise used to recognize and stop self-defeating thinking.
Negative feelings can follow the negative thinking, which can cause inappropriate behavior.
Generally, negative consequences follow inappropriate behavior. Analyzing and changing the negative thinking following a trigger can prevent inappropriate behavior and the subsequent unpleasant consequences. The thinking following a trigger can be very personal negative beliefs that have nothing to do with the current situation. When they are analyzed rationally they can be changed to more realistic thinking. Based on Drs.