1.0Lifehacker Australiahttps://www.lifehacker.com.auThorin Klosowskihttps://www.lifehacker.com.au/author/thorinklosowski-usa/Follow Your Negative Thoughts To Their Absurd Conclusions rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="8r0h6bSUfp"><a href="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2016/06/follow-your-negative-thoughts-to-their-absurd-conclusions/">Follow Your Negative Thoughts To Their Absurd Conclusions </a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2016/06/follow-your-negative-thoughts-to-their-absurd-conclusions/embed/#?secret=8r0h6bSUfp" width="600" height="338" title="“Follow Your Negative Thoughts To Their Absurd Conclusions ” — Lifehacker Australia" data-secret="8r0h6bSUfp" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
/*! This file is auto-generated */
!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document);
</script>
https://www.lifehacker.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/16/yxx5ctf7ahpqxyo6k4eq.jpg?quality=75800450When you’re having a stream of horrible, negative thoughts, the natural reaction is to try to curb that terrible feeling and think of something positive. Speaking with the Wall Street Journal, clinical psychologist Dr Steve Orma suggests actually embracing those thoughts and following them to their ridiculous conclusions.