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Originally Posted by faerie_moon_x
I hadn't heard this. It is interesting.
Oddly, there is a Canadian study showing that "the power of positive thinking" doesn't work out for everyone. What they found out is that some people need to express that negativity, and thinking positively doesn't turn things around but makes them feel worse.
I wasn't able to find the original article, but here's a recent one that discusses it.
Trigger! Description of a recent suicide appears in this link.
Self-Help Suicides and the Danger of Positive Thinking - Businessweek
Either way, it would be interesting to see more research on the whole subject. |
****Could be a trigger for negative behaviors***
Thanks for sharing Faerie. I did find some information that "thinking" your way to happiness does not work for those who are clinically depressed and I think this is the kind that goes with bp.
The article was interesting. I remember a similar happening years ago with a man who attended several of our education conferences as a motivational speaker. He made you feel like you could conquer the world. Like the people in the article, he committed suicide.
Oops, I'd better put a trigger warning!