3 Steps To Negativity Detox

Are you caught in a negativity loop? Are negative thoughts constantly assaulting you? Is the constant stress and strain making your mind fragile and weak? Here are 3 steps to negativity detox that you can use…

As Mark Manson says, “In the same way the excess of junk food damaged our bodies in the 20th century, the excess of stress and negative thinking, has damaged our emotions and minds in the 21st century”. And it’s only getting worse.

It’s time to make a change. It’s time we preserved and enhanced the most important gift of human race, our minds.

Therefore, collectively let us all commit to a ‘Negativity DETOX’! And here are 3 simple, practical steps to do it.

#1: Social Media Detox

Three billion people, which is around 40% of the world’s population, use online social media – and we’re spending an average of two hours everyday reading, sharing, liking, tweeting, and updating on these platforms.

Most often news on social media is dramatic, emotionally charged, and often inaccurate. Most articles get their clicks by poking at your hot buttons, and not for their authenticity or utility.

Many of them add no value to you, other than spread anxiety, fear, insecurity, or hopelessness.  It’s super important to LIMIT your exposure to this kind of assault on your mind! Some questions to ask yourself today…

1. Are you choosing reliable sources of Information?
2. Do you focus on getting the bare minimum facts you need to stay informed on a daily basis, or do you get tempted into dark deep stories that trigger fear and insecurity?
3. Is your social media exposure adding value to your life? Or has it become an addictive distraction?

It’s time to reclaim your mental sanity and emotional well-being by limiting your exposure to social media to 30-45 minutes each day and consciously choosing what content to focus on.

#2: Negative People Detox

Review all the people in your life and ask yourself two questions:

1. “Is being connected with this person adding value to my life?”
2. “Does this person/group help me grow?

If the answer isn’t a YES, then you need to emotionally distance yourself from such people. Stop letting them affect you. Unfriend them if needed. Your emotional energy is precious. Hence, don’t allow anyone to drain you of it. Get ruthless in eliminating negative people. This is your mental health we’re talking about here.

#3: Thoughts Detox

Is your mind feeling cluttered? One of the things we recommend highly, to free up space in the mind is to do a brain dump. Firstly, get a piece of paper. Secondly, write ANYTHING that comes to mind. Let go of the information you don’t need in your brain by simply writing it down. Put down your to-do lists, so that you don’t have to hold them in your brain. Thirdly, bring awareness to any negative or anxious thought patterns you may be having and write it down as well.

The process of writing, can be a HUGE release.

Also, identify what calms your mind instead of overwhelming it (deep breathing, listening to a podcast, reading a book, walking, cooking…). Take 5 short breaks in the day and do something that calms your mind down. Do this consciously and watch your energy levels skyrocket!

Lastly, there’s an old Cherokee story I heard a while ago 

And it goes like this…

“A fight is going on inside me,” An old Cherokee man said to his grandson.

“It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.” 

He continued, “The other is good – he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you – and inside every other person, too.”

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf will win?”

The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”

This doesn’t need much explanation. In conclusion, every day we have a choice of what we choose to feed our minds. I hope we all have the wisdom to consciously choose wisely. 

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