How they perceive what is going on around them affects how they feel. In other words, they feel sad and lonely because they think they are inadequate and abandoned. This kind of thinking can start a vicious cycle of negativity and self-doubt. What you need to know about negative thinking Negative thoughts tend to be automatic . They are based on the low opinion of themselves that depressed people have, rather than being based on reality.
Negative thoughts are unreasonable and serve no useful purpose.
They make you feel worse and get in the way of getting what you really want out of life. If you examine them carefully, you ll probably find that you ve jumped to a wrong conclusion. The more a person believes these negative thoughts, the worse the person feels. You see certain events in an extreme way. For example, if you are having some everyday problem, you start to think it will become a disaster.