Negative thinking considers the weaknesses of human nature, the disadvantages of change, and how things can go wrong. Positive thinking considers the goodness of people, the advantages of change, and ...

Ever find yourself focusing on the bad in every situation? That’s a cognitive distortion called mental filtering, which is therapist-speak for you’re stuck in a negative thought cycle. Negative ...

All feelings come from our thoughts. If we feel happy, we are happy. If we feel sad, we are sad. My mentor and friend Dan Zelling M.D. said, “You can change your thoughts and thereby your feelings.” ...

We’re all familiar with well-worn catchphrases extolling the benefits of positive thinking: “It’s the thought that counts.” “What you focus on expands.” Or, “Whether you think you can or you think you ...

Do you often replay the bad yet always forget the good? Here’s the science behind negative thought spirals and how to find balance and resilience. Do you know why our brains can replay our most ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Harrison Monarth is an executive coach who covers leadership. Does your mind often return to an unpleasant or stressful event?

It’s no secret that our minds hold incredible power over our bodies, often in ways we don’t fully understand. The connection ...

A longstanding core belief of mental health maintains that people must confront their fears to ease the anxiety and depression stemming from those negative thoughts. Now a new study argues that, for ...

A new study has challenged the commonly held belief that consciously suppressing negative thoughts is bad for our mental health, finding that people who did so had lower levels of post-traumatic ...

The most common approach heading into a big competition is to think positively–visualize the best-case scenario, focus on improving times or beating opponents, and avoid worrying about negative ...