Negative thinking can quickly turn into depression

Negative thoughts make you feel bad, anxious, sad, hopeless, guilty and angry. Instead of being overwhelmed by these feelings, stopping such thoughts early can save millions of people from depression.
We all think negatively from time to time: “It will never work out, “I am not liked”,”I’m no good”, “Life has no meaning” “Nothing goes the way I want it.” An occasional negative thought doesn’t bare much impact on one’s overall well-being but consistently thinking in a bad or negative way does.

Negative thoughts are automatic. They just pop into the head without any effort. It does not fit all of the facts, unhelpful because they make it difficult changing one’s view point and sometimes, it can be difficult to switch off. But negative thinking could be a warning sign of depression, even when patients don’t exhibit other emotional expressions or bodily symptoms associated with depression.

Stopping such thoughts early can save millions of people from mental illness because over time, these thoughts can become more and more common in a person’s thinking, especially in a stressful and tough situation.

Researchers in a new study found that negative thinking actually was a warning sign for clinical depression—even when patients don’t exhibit other emotional expressions or body symptoms associated with depression. If individuals with negative thoughts are identified early and the thought is reversed, such can be prevented from developing depression. 


The physical, mental and emotional effects of negative thoughts on health are tremendous. “Thinking about bad aspects of things, instead of its good side is certainly not good for one’s health and personality. Having negative thoughts affects a person’s drive to succeed. It does not help a person to thrive. People with negative thoughts do not have good friends and over time, it affects their mental health status.