An automatic negative thought (ANT) is a common type of thought all individuals have in reaction to situations. For individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and other ...

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 ...

Don't think about a pink elephant for the next minute. Could you do it? Most likely not — that pink elephant was probably on your mind. Psychologists have long used this example to illustrate that ...

Mental health professionals have long believed that facing fears reduces depression and anxiety caused by negative thinking. However, new research suggests that suppressing negative thoughts may work ...

The commonly-held belief that attempting to suppress negative thoughts is bad for our mental health could be wrong, a new study from scientists at the University of Cambridge suggests. Researchers at ...

Contrary to what is commonly taught in psychotherapy, blocking out negative thoughts might not be so bad for your mental health after all. Learning to suppress bad thoughts may actually improve mental ...

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The commonly-held belief that attempting to suppress negative thoughts is bad for our mental health could be wrong, a new study from scientists at the University of Cambridge suggests. Researchers at ...

India, Jan. 27 -- Today at least one out of ten is being the victim of catastrophising (expecting the worst outcome), overgeneralising (believing that a single failure defines overall ability) and ...

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