Stop letting your mind play tricks on you!
I believe that the key to a happy and fulfilling life is to focus on the good. When we think good, do good, we feel good - it's as simple as that. And by doing good, we also help make the world a better place.
You live a happier and more fulfilling life, it starts by shifting your focus from negative outcomes to positive ones. It's time to start living with intention.

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Do you ever find yourself over-planning and worrying about potential negative outcomes? While it's important to be prepared for anything, at times we may focus so much on the worst-case scenario that our minds start playing tricks on us. This causes us to catastrophize, which takes us down a path where we find ourselves living through those experiences. If this becomes more than just an intellectual thought process then you'll find yourself feeling tension throughout your body along with other signs of stress.


If you're someone who over-plans and worries about potential negative outcomes, it's important to be aware of the fine line between preparing for the worst and catastrophizing. Catastrophizing is when we allow our minds to take over and convince us that something bad is going to happen. This can lead to a lot of anxiety and stress, both mentally and physically.


If catastrophizing is causing you a lot of distress, professional help may be necessary. A therapist can assist you in learning how to manage your thoughts and feelings in a more productive way. Over-planning can lead us down a path of catastrophizing, where we allow our minds to take over and convince us that something bad is going to happen. This can cause a great deal of anxiety and stress, both mentally and physically. If you find yourself over-planning and worrying about potential negative outcomes, there are a few things you can do to stop catastrophizing:


There are a few things you can do to stop catastrophizing:


- Acknowledge your thoughts without judgment. Just because you're having a thought doesn't mean it's true or will happen.

- Challenge your thoughts by asking yourself what evidence you have to support them. Are you basing them off of fact or fear?

- Practice mindfulness and focus on the present moment. This will help you to stay in the here and now instead of letting your mind run away with itself.

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We need to be careful not to over-plan because at the same time, we don't want to catastrophize. It's important that we have plans and know what could go wrong, but if we focus too much on the negatives then it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Let's stop over-worrying and start focusing on the positives. When we do this, our minds will thank us and we'll feel better in general. How has catastrophizing led you astray in your own life? What can you do instead to focus on the good?

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There is a fine line between over-planning and catastrophizing. While it's important to have plans, at times we may focus so much on the potential negative outcomes that our minds start playing tricks on us with our own fears as though they were actually happening in real-time. This causes us to start catastrophizing which takes us down a path where we find ourselves living through those experiences. If this becomes more than just an intellectual thought process then you'll find yourself feeling tension throughout your body along with other signs of stress such as increased heart rate.

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