[CHAT] Spring is Sprung! Spring cleaning for your brain.

Ah September, the beginning of spring. The sunshine is starting to come back, the

weather is warming up, and flowers are in bloom… You know how that sounds to

me? No, not like the beginning of the end for all of us fellow allergy sufferers, it

sounds like a pretty good time for some optimism!

Now most of us know that optimism is about having a generally positive outlook

on life, which when you say it like that sounds like a bit of a no-brainer that we

should all have a bit of it in our lives. Unfortunately, sometimes it can be pretty

difficult to be optimistic about things, maybe because there are bad or stressful

things going on for us or there are people around us who don’t make us feel good

about ourselves. Having moments in life where you feel sad, angry or worried

are totally valid and healthy things to experience, but they can become an issue

when they take over how you view the world.

In a world that in many ways in becoming increasingly cynical, some people even

think that being optimistic is a bad thing! These people say that being optimistic

isn’t realistic and that by trying to look at the positives we ignore the bad things

that are happening in the world. I agree that we can’t walk around happy and

smiling all the time, pretending that the negative things we feel and experience

aren’t there.

A little bit of optimism can go a long way though. Working to change our

thought patterns to be more positive through things like self-talk can be hugely

beneficial, especially for people experiencing mental health issues like

depression and anxiety.

Who's winning in your head, Optimist prime or Negatron? Want to learn a bit more about optimism and how we can have more of it in our everyday lives?  Awesome!!!

Come and join us at 8pm AEST on Monday the 14th September where we’ll chat about positive thinking and what it can do for our

mental health.