Wendi, this post is a breath of fresh air - thank you!
I have always tried to MAKE myself be positive, feeling guilty every time I say to myself 'If I do X then this awful Y will happen'... but this post of yours is so, so wise, and I shall be pondering it for a while! 😊
Thanks, Rebecca! I’m glad you found it helpful. I was intrigued by this perspective on negative visualization. It is similar to a practice recommended by ancient Stoics like Seneca. My way of negative visualization tends to be the unhelpful kind I briefly mentioned- ruminating about a worst-case scenario I consider a certainty that I cannot avoid when that’s not true. But there are times when imagining the worst can be very helpful, as in the examples I listed.
Useful? Wendi, it’s amazing! And precisely because on the strength of your post I’ve given myself permission to tackle this sometimes from a negative angle ON PURPOSE. That’s so valuable - thank you so much! 😘
You’re very welcome, and thank YOU for letting me know just how valuable this post was for you. Likes, comments, and shares are the only way for me to know which posts resonate with and help readers the most, so I can write content readers appreciate!
Wendi, this post is a breath of fresh air - thank you!
I have always tried to MAKE myself be positive, feeling guilty every time I say to myself 'If I do X then this awful Y will happen'... but this post of yours is so, so wise, and I shall be pondering it for a while! 😊
Thanks, Rebecca! I’m glad you found it helpful. I was intrigued by this perspective on negative visualization. It is similar to a practice recommended by ancient Stoics like Seneca. My way of negative visualization tends to be the unhelpful kind I briefly mentioned- ruminating about a worst-case scenario I consider a certainty that I cannot avoid when that’s not true. But there are times when imagining the worst can be very helpful, as in the examples I listed.
Useful? Wendi, it’s amazing! And precisely because on the strength of your post I’ve given myself permission to tackle this sometimes from a negative angle ON PURPOSE. That’s so valuable - thank you so much! 😘
You’re very welcome, and thank YOU for letting me know just how valuable this post was for you. Likes, comments, and shares are the only way for me to know which posts resonate with and help readers the most, so I can write content readers appreciate!