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Understanding Negativity

 

"The more you use your inner strength, the more it will grow. It is only your fear of darkness that makes you stumble."

You may not think when we speak of negativity that it affects you. You may say to yourself, "I'm not a negative person; I try to be a positive person. It's just that things just seem to go wrong through no particular fault of my own and I don't understand why. It's other people."

But all of this happens because negativity is affecting you. You just don't realize it. You don't see it coming and you don't know how to fight it head-on before it gains the upper-hand. You see, you have the know-how to combat it, but first, you have to be able to identify it.

Negativity comes in so many forms and guises and we are going to try to highlight as many ordinary situations you may come into contact with so you may get an idea of exactly what we mean.

See if you recognize any of these:

You feel life is unfair?
That it's okay for everyone else because they're not like you.
That the world is doomed and full of evil so what's the point.
You feel that you're not good enough.
That something terrible is going to happen.
That you need people to like you to make you feel worthy.
That you hold yourself back because you feel you will make a mistake.
That you have good intentions for growth or change, but always change your mind.

Do you ever think:
I am useless.
I always fail.
I am not like others.
I don't deserve to be happy.
I always fail because that's the way I am.
I am not strong like other people.
Do you feel lethargic and bored with your life?
Are you always getting ailments or diseases?
Are you always tired?
Do you need alcohol or drugs to make you happy?
Do you feel insecure in relationships?
Do you feel unloved?
Do you feel insecure and trapped?
Do you hate your self image?
Do you follow others who think you are successful?
Do you look to see who you want to be by watching others?
Do you feel like you aren't connecting with your journey of life?
Do you feel depressed, suicidal even?

The list is endless.

You see, you may not have realized that any of these emotional states of being can be caused first and foremost by negativity. You may put these symptoms into boxes of their own, such as depression, paranoia, addiction, obsession, low self-esteem, lack of confidence, insecurity etc., but not have actually pinpointed the cause, because maybe nothing overwhelmingly awful had happened to you to bring it on. Maybe something has and then it is obvious, but we must deal with the more subtle and less apparent reasons for clarity.
Negativity is like a drug in itself, except it's infectious as well as addictive. The more you come into contact with it the more it becomes entrenched into your personality without you realizing it. The bright and cheery person you used to be can become a distant memory and true happiness can seem to be unachievable ever again.
It is because the more negativity you have, the more you get, because it is like a magnet. It attracts more to itself. It is self-perpetuating energy.
But, the good news is that negativity is only able to exist if you give it your attention. If you don't feed it and give it strength by succumbing to the effects, it can get nothing from you and it goes away. And in our books we explain how you may achieve this.

 

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