• DR.RAKESH PATHAK

Today, we live in societies where stress has become a ‘norm’. Managing stress has entered our daily routines and stress-free life only reminds us of our childhood fairy tale book. Can you think your way to a stress-free life? It is possible to reduce the amount of stress you feel by having positive thoughts about the things that happen in your daily life. Most of us have had someone say "Think positive!" or "Look on the bright side," when something didn't go quite right. As difficult as that may be to hear, there is some truth to it positive thinking canreduce your stress level, help you feel better about yourself (and the situation) and improve your overall well-being and outlook. The only problem is that it's not always easy to be positive and some circumstances make it more of a challenge than others. The good news: With a little work on turning around your negative thoughts, you can become an optimist. The positive frame of mind are huge. Optimists enjoy better health, stronger relationships, are more productive, and experience less stress, among other things. This is because optimists tend to take more risks. They also blame external circumstances if they fail, maintaining a "try again" mindset. Because of their Resilience optimists are more likely to succeed in the future and less upset by failure in general. Pessimists, on the other hand, tend to blame themselves when things go wrong and become more reluctant to try again with each negative experience in life. They begin to look at positive events in their lives as "flukes" that have nothing to do with them and expect the worst. In this way, optimists and pessimists both create self-fulfilling prophecies. When we understand how both outlooks view circumstances, it becomes clear how optimism and positive self-talk can impact our stress levels, as can pessimism and negative self talk. Negative events are less stressful when you see them as "not your fault" and less likely to recur. Similarly, positive events are even sweeter when you see them as evidence of more to come and see yourself as the master of your own fate. Because of the difference in behaviour, those who habitually practice positive thinking tend to experience more success, which can add up to a less stressful life. The reason that this is important is that many pessimists think they're optimists; however, optimism is defined by specific criteria. If you know where you lie on the optimism-pessimism spectrum, you'll have a better idea of what may need changing.

Positive thought, Negative thoughts, Optimistic, Resilience, self-fulfilling

"POSITIVE THOUGHTS AS A STRESS MANAGEMENT TOOL", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 8, page no.605-609, August 2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2008383.pdf

"POSITIVE THOUGHTS AS A STRESS MANAGEMENT TOOL", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 8, page no. pp605-609, August 2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2008383.pdf