{"id":52860,"date":"2021-10-27T13:25:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T17:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=52860"},"modified":"2021-11-08T11:43:56","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T15:43:56","slug":"negative-thinking-patterns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/negative-thinking-patterns\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Rewire Your Negative Thinking Patterns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do you often catch yourself ruminating about the bad experiences from your past? Why do people tend to focus more on the negative and take the positive for granted? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

People don\u2019t choose <\/em>to develop negative thinking patterns\u2014they\u2019ve simply developed the habit of dwelling more on the bad experiences in their lives. Psychologists refer to this tendency as negativity bias<\/a>. Research shows that you\u2019re hardwired to notice and dwell more on negative events than on positive ones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, you’ll learn how negative thought patterns<\/a> develop, and how you can rewire your mind for positivity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Your Negative Thinking Patterns Are the Result of Your Brain’s Hardwiring<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research shows that negative events have a greater impact on you than positive ones\u2014your emotional responses are stronger for negative events than they are for positive ones. In other words, negative events feel more important<\/em> to you than positive ones. Subsequently, negative events create a strong and vivid impression in your long-term memory, and they influence the decisions you make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consequently, you\u2019re more likely to notice, react to, and remember:<\/p>\n\n\n\n