Negative Self-Talk: The Tight Jeans Effect :

There are times in all of our lives, when we’ve had enough with our situation, our day, or our life. Our mind seems to fill with negative thoughts.

The same is true about our bodies. There are days when nothing positive comes to mind (Maybe it all starts with tight jeans. I hate it when my jeans feel tight. It makes me want to rip them off and put on a pair of sweat-pants for the day.).

There are other ways you might show your negative feeling about your self-image. You might say: “I hate pictures.” Or, “I hate my arms.” Or, “I hate puddles which show my reflection…”

No matter how this thinking starts, you can turn around your thinking, and avoid negative self-talk.

A Challenge
What other negative thoughts or behaviors could be holding you back? When we put all of our focus on a problem area (in life, or on our body), it begins to consume us.

This is a challenge to change the way you think about life and the way you look at your body. Negative self-talk is damaging to your spirit and it teaches people how to treat you.

If You Say So...
If you constantly say: “I have big thighs. I have big thighs. I have big thighs.” Pretty soon, everyone’s attention will be on your “big thighs.” Instead, try to draw attention to your best qualities.

This is a challenge, which you owe to yourself. Regardless if you believe in all of this “psycho-babble” (as some of you might see this…) you can fill your world with positive thoughts and cut out the negativity.

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