luneloving:

something I’ve recently learned: if outright positive thoughts are too difficult for you, you can try something called “bridge thoughts” which are essentially thoughts that aren’t really inherently negative or positive. things like “maybe im not as embarrassing as i think I am”, “maybe im not as ugly as i think” or “maybe someone could possibly find me likeable”. if you try to go from “everything is terrible and i want to die” to “i love life and i want to live!” cold turkey a lot of times its just ineffective. you need to take those small steps towards changing your mindset first, and then eventually you can say “i love life and i want to live!” and actually mean it.