DO STRONG feelings—perhaps sadness, anger, or resentment—consume you? If so, you may have little time or energy to pursue what is truly important to you.
- Write down your feelings in a journal.
- Express your feelings to a close relative or friend.
- Challenge your feelings. For example, ask yourself, ‘Is there really evidence to support such a negative view of myself?’
- Do not hold on to anxiety, anger, or resentment. Redirect your energies to something more productive.
Bottom Line: Often, negative feelings are not the result of our circumstances but of how we view them.