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	<title>Comments on: Thinking Positively Can Make You Feel Worse</title>
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		<title>By: LeeMan</title>
		<link>http://donklephant.com/2009/07/08/thinking-positively-can-make-you-feel-worse/comment-page-1/#comment-713447</link>
		<dc:creator>LeeMan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Part of your problem is that you weren&#039;t persistent with the positive thinking. Not so much  positive thinking, but more empowered thinking. I like that word better. 
But people that had bad beliefs and thoughts about the world around them for years built up, it will take ALOT of consistensy, YES, You will feel worse in the beginning, YES, you might get more depressed, but that&#039;s all short term. Why, because all your old beliefs/ thoughts are being challenged. 

Look at you guys above, your comments aren&#039;t helping Anything (and I wanted to say sh*t) Walk around with those beliefs and see how life works out for you. High value things like a Powerful optimistic carefree attitude WONT COME EASY. Nothing worth going after comes easy. and this is the Hardest thing you will ever have to do in your life. But it can be done. 

Here was my experience, when I started letting positive thoughts enter my mind, it felt awesome at first, then, like the next day, I felt awkward, negative, like shit. What do you think is going on there? Its like a war in your head, man its like taking a fresh man, and sending him into a hardcore prison cell. He&#039;s most likely going. To get his a$$ kicked, and thwillys will feel stronger than ever. But eventually,  the man will learn to start fighting, he has no choice. And they will move him to another prison, and he has more power, makes a few friends. Becomes the dominant thoughts in your mind. And more and more positive thoughts will take over, and your life will turn around.  Months, up to a year to start permeating Your being. That&#039;s depending on how messed up you are. Fact. 

Try it, force it, kill the resistance, and smooth it out. As for negative people and situations that come around (and they will) , use the phrase &quot;that means nothing&quot; &quot;that is meaningless &quot; over and over in your head until you are detached from the negative. Remember a lot of people feel like crap and aren&#039;t happy with their lives. And they are Quick to pass that negative energy on, its ok, because there. ARE different,  better people that motivate and uplift. You have seen these people before.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Part of your problem is that you weren&#8217;t persistent with the positive thinking. Not so much  positive thinking, but more empowered thinking. I like that word better.<br />
But people that had bad beliefs and thoughts about the world around them for years built up, it will take ALOT of consistensy, YES, You will feel worse in the beginning, YES, you might get more depressed, but that&#8217;s all short term. Why, because all your old beliefs/ thoughts are being challenged. </p>
<p>Look at you guys above, your comments aren&#8217;t helping Anything (and I wanted to say sh*t) Walk around with those beliefs and see how life works out for you. High value things like a Powerful optimistic carefree attitude WONT COME EASY. Nothing worth going after comes easy. and this is the Hardest thing you will ever have to do in your life. But it can be done. </p>
<p>Here was my experience, when I started letting positive thoughts enter my mind, it felt awesome at first, then, like the next day, I felt awkward, negative, like shit. What do you think is going on there? Its like a war in your head, man its like taking a fresh man, and sending him into a hardcore prison cell. He&#8217;s most likely going. To get his a$$ kicked, and thwillys will feel stronger than ever. But eventually,  the man will learn to start fighting, he has no choice. And they will move him to another prison, and he has more power, makes a few friends. Becomes the dominant thoughts in your mind. And more and more positive thoughts will take over, and your life will turn around.  Months, up to a year to start permeating Your being. That&#8217;s depending on how messed up you are. Fact. </p>
<p>Try it, force it, kill the resistance, and smooth it out. As for negative people and situations that come around (and they will) , use the phrase &#8220;that means nothing&#8221; &#8220;that is meaningless &#8221; over and over in your head until you are detached from the negative. Remember a lot of people feel like crap and aren&#8217;t happy with their lives. And they are Quick to pass that negative energy on, its ok, because there. ARE different,  better people that motivate and uplift. You have seen these people before.</p>
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		<title>By: Political Pragmatist</title>
		<link>http://donklephant.com/2009/07/08/thinking-positively-can-make-you-feel-worse/comment-page-1/#comment-505426</link>
		<dc:creator>Political Pragmatist</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:25:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The point was missed.  Mindfulness and meditation can help in ways most people do not realize.  I know it works.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The point was missed.  Mindfulness and meditation can help in ways most people do not realize.  I know it works.</p>
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		<title>By: rachel</title>
		<link>http://donklephant.com/2009/07/08/thinking-positively-can-make-you-feel-worse/comment-page-1/#comment-505125</link>
		<dc:creator>rachel</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Think of it this way: optimists mostly get unpleasant surprises.</description>
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		<title>By: Chris</title>
		<link>http://donklephant.com/2009/07/08/thinking-positively-can-make-you-feel-worse/comment-page-1/#comment-504675</link>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>isn&#039;t this what the secret was?  think positive?  also my mother in law always tries to act positive even when in reality things are shitty, and I don&#039;t know a more miserable person right now.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>isn&#8217;t this what the secret was?  think positive?  also my mother in law always tries to act positive even when in reality things are shitty, and I don&#8217;t know a more miserable person right now.</p>
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		<title>By: gerryf</title>
		<link>http://donklephant.com/2009/07/08/thinking-positively-can-make-you-feel-worse/comment-page-1/#comment-504496</link>
		<dc:creator>gerryf</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:26:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So, are you saying you&#039;re pessimistic about optimism being bad for you or your optimistic that pessimism is good for you?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So, are you saying you&#8217;re pessimistic about optimism being bad for you or your optimistic that pessimism is good for you?</p>
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		<title>By: Trescml</title>
		<link>http://donklephant.com/2009/07/08/thinking-positively-can-make-you-feel-worse/comment-page-1/#comment-504374</link>
		<dc:creator>Trescml</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:49:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>We are all dead in the end.</description>
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		<title>By: michael reynolds</title>
		<link>http://donklephant.com/2009/07/08/thinking-positively-can-make-you-feel-worse/comment-page-1/#comment-504088</link>
		<dc:creator>michael reynolds</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m not good enough, I&#039;m not smart enough, and dog-gone it, people can&#039;t stand me.</description>
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