Most people have an internal monologue, a voice inside that says all sorts of things we wouldn\u2019t utter outside of the safety of our brains. And this self-talk, as it\u2019s often referred to as, can actually play a profound role in our overall wellbeing. So, let\u2019s look at the effects of positive and negative self-talk and what you can do to make sure all those internal thoughts aren\u2019t wreaking havoc to our mental, emotional, and physical health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019ll start with negative self-talk. Now, before we get into it, I want to make a very important distinction. Just because self-talk calls you out a little bit doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s negative. It\u2019s important that we have somebody to keep us in check when we\u2019re not putting our all into achieving our goals or when we\u2019re not taking care of our bodies correctly; and sometimes the best person for that is ourselves. Wanting to better yourself isn\u2019t a negative; it\u2019s when those thoughts that are constructive turn destructive that problems can arise. For example, speaking to yourself in absolutes like \u201cI always mess things up\u201d, or \u201cI\u2019ll never be good at ____\u201d Maybe there\u2019s a little bit of \u201cI shouldn\u2019t go for that promotion, I\u2019ll never get it\u201d, or \u201cThey\u2019ll always see you as a failure\u201d. At this point you\u2019ve taken all truth from the scenario and are basing your life decisions or judging them off of your own opinions which are largely influenced by your fears, and sometimes your past failures. That\u2019s why negative self-talk is extremely toxic. It takes away your ability to see your potential, try anything new, or gain confidence in anything. It can give you a false opinion of what everyone around you may think about you, and truly paralyze you mentally. It can affect your relationships with others, often leaving you feeling alone or misunderstood. All of this emotional and mental stress can quickly lead to negative physical consequences too; from weight gain to high blood pressure and more. If negative self-talk is this powerful, let\u2019s look at the opposite end of the spectrum and see the power of positive self-talk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Positive self-talk isn\u2019t just affirmations and feel-good mantras. Yes, at times it is uplifting and encouraging. It may sound like \u201cI am capable of doing anything I put my mind to\u201d or \u201cI am beautiful just the way I am\u201d. However, sometimes positive self-talk may sound like \u201cI\u2019m going to ask for that promotion today because I know I bring more to the table\u201d or \u201cI\u2019m going to sign up for that 5k because I am strong and I can finish it\u201d. Positive self-talk doesn\u2019t just help you to feel better emotionally, it also can change your outlook on life and open you up to opportunities you never would have went for before because you never thought they were possible. If you think positive you will likely do positive and if something happens and things don\u2019t go your way you\u2019re not devastated because there\u2019s a positive outlook in the result. It\u2019s about rewiring your brain to see the positive, to push yourself with a strong sense of purpose behind everything. It also helps to ease stress and the physical side effects of it; so it\u2019s not just about the emotional and mental impact, but your physical health as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, your self-talk is likely wired to your personality. So, if you\u2019re naturally an optimist then you likely have more positive self-talk than negative. If you\u2019re naturally a pessimist, then you likely have more negative self-talk. That\u2019s not to say it doesn\u2019t cross over, but it\u2019s important to know where it originates so you can adjust accordingly and start being more conscious of those thoughts and from where they come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We are living in tumultuous times. There is so much uncertainty and division right now. If there\u2019s one thing you need, it\u2019s you <\/em>in your own corner, fighting for you<\/em>. So, what are a few ways you can turn your negative self-talk into positive self-talk?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Most people have an internal monologue, a voice inside that says all sorts of things we wouldn\u2019t utter outside of the safety of our brains. And this self-talk, as it\u2019s often referred to as, can actually play a profound role in our overall wellbeing. So, let\u2019s look at the effects of positive and negative self-talk […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1013,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[29,50,18,27,16,17,23,15,21,43,13,44,41,51,56,39,45,57,33,14,12,10,24,59,32,20,11,40,31,22,26,19,55,9,52,47,34,42,58,25,36,37,28,30,38,49,48,46,53,54,35],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rechargeyourselfmassage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1012"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rechargeyourselfmassage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rechargeyourselfmassage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rechargeyourselfmassage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rechargeyourselfmassage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1012"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rechargeyourselfmassage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1012\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1014,"href":"https:\/\/rechargeyourselfmassage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1012\/revisions\/1014"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rechargeyourselfmassage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rechargeyourselfmassage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rechargeyourselfmassage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rechargeyourselfmassage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}