5. Cultural or Social Influences

Telling a trusted friend what you're thinking about can often lead to support or a good laugh when the negative self-talk is ridiculous. Even saying some negative self-talk phrases under your breath can remind you how unreasonable and unrealistic they sound, and remind you to give y...

It's the type of stress we force on ourselves through the way we manage our expectations, time, relationships and emotions. A few examples:

• Putting pressure on yourself to excel at something within an unrealistic timespan.
• Negative self-talk after not be...

The way we present ourselves to others cannot be changed by others. We have to want to change for the better ourselves, for our self.

Unrealistic expectations of others can be shown by shouting, getting frustrated easily, angry or u...