Why Positive Thinking is Tiring?
Posted on February 18, 2017 by Sen Shan, One of Thousands of Life Coaches on Noomii.
The flaws of positive thinking and why it can be so ineffective after the initial few days. Read to understand how counterproductive it is to the goal
Applying techniques of positive thinking over the negative thoughts is akin to pushing the accelerator hard without taking the legs off the brake. Depending how hard the legs are pushing on both the pedals the car could make progress sideways screeching or crash after a distance or it could burn lot of rubber without budging or simply stress the engine. This is what happens in most of our real lives. This is why applying positive thinking techniques without removing legs off the brake can be very tiring and troubling in the long run.
The negative thoughts and self doubts stem from fear that looms the space of the mind. One attempts to do away with them by infusing positive thoughts. Injecting positive thoughts forcibly doesn’t mean the disappearance of negative thoughts. Unknowingly you have just added fuel to the fire. Positive thinking is like a painkiller it numbs the pain but doesn’t remove the cause of the pain. It is a temporary distraction but as the drug wanes out it needs another shot. Obviously this process would weaken the mind soon. This is the reason why many drop practising soon after they begin enthusiastically but helplessly wish to be positive.
What is not a natural expression of one but an act to cover one’s shortcomings would eventually tire the mind. If one is naturally a person with awesome energy filled with enthusiasm and positive outlook of life one wouldn’t be applying techniques. It would be an effortless expression of that person. It would be their innate character.
The focus should be on removing your legs off the brakes. It is lot easier. There is inertia of life that would propel you towards your great destiny if you learn to drop your mental blocks of fear. It is this fear that causes one to press hard onto the brakes and not allowing life to make strides. The stagnation and the crippling madness make one try harder – ending up feeling disappointed and depressed.
Positive vibe is a beautiful part of the human mind. It can be very natural. Forced laughter is not going to make a stale joke funny. For life to be filled with positive energy one need not constantly keep filling water in a leak riddled bucket but instead fix the holes. Delve within identify the mental blocks of negativity and drop them. Let the wolf cloaked as a sheep not nurtured. In the absence of gloom and insecurity in the mind a natural serenity would dawn. One wouldn’t need techniques to cope. One would naturally be positive, successful and blissful in life.
The key to your greatness is within you. Discover yourself…soon.
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