Most students occasionally have thoughts that are unpleasant, worrisome or critical. These thoughts, of course, make us feel bad. When such thoughts occur, despite knowing that they are not helpful, we may feel powerless to control them. There is a…
Become more optimistic. Work on strengthening your “sunny brain”!
Are you an optimist, looking on the bright side of things, or are you more pessimistic, always expecting that things will go wrong. Dr. Elaine Fox is a psychologist at Oxford University, who studies why different people have such a…
A positive way to decrease the negative emotions in your life.
Over the years, the field of psychology, has had a lot of focus on negative emotions – fear, worry, anger, sadness. But Barbara Fredrickson, a social psychologist, has focused her research for the past 20 years on the importance of…
Savouring the positive – where are you shining your flashlight?
Our lives are filled with many, many different experiences. At any given time, there can be many wonderful things going on in your life, at the same time as you are dealing with some “not-so-wonderful” things. What do you focus…