Thinking Positively Can Make You Feel Worse

Courtesy Donklephant  Wed, 07/08/2009 - 7:09am

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In America, we tend to laud the optimist and shun the pessimist.

Not surprisingly, we are inundated with bromides about positive thinking and self-affirmation. But, turns out, all that stuff might not work.

A new study published in Psychological Science argues that forcing positive thoughts can have negative consequences.

I’ve always thought self affirmations were a load of crap. Of course, I get itchy anytime someone tries to convince me that the world is roses and...


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