negative thinking

Synonyms

pessimism fatalism cynicism negativity hopelessness negative feedback negativism

Antonyms

enthusiasm encouragement optimism buoyancy positivism positivity
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Examples

Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will. Zig Ziglar

Negative thinking patterns can be immensely deceptive and persuasive, and change is rarely easy. But with patience and persistence, I believe that nearly all individuals suffering from depression can improve and experience a sense of joy and self-esteem once again. David D. Burns

What I think I have in common with the school of deconstruction is the mode of negative thinking or negative awareness, in the technical, philosophical sense of the negative, but which comes to me through negative theology. Harold Bloom

I've never responded well to entrenched negative thinking. David Bowie

For many, negative thinking is a habit, which over time, becomes an addiction... A lot of people suffer from this disease because negative thinking is addictive to each of the Big Three - the mind, the body, and the emotions. If one doesn't get you, the others are waiting in the wings. Peter McWilliams

Negative thinking is always expensive--dragging us down mentally, emotionally, and physically--hence I refer to any indulgence in it as a luxury. Peter McWilliams

Words in the phrase

negative thinking

Close letter words and terms

negative temperature coefficient thermistor negative theology negative thinker negative transfer negative utilitarian negative utilitarianism