‘I’m a Psychotherapist, and This Is How To Use Thought-Flipping To Break Out of Negative Thinking’
Thought-flipping isn’t about submerging yourself in toxic positivity. I love magical thinking, but if you try to turn “this pandemic will never end” into “this pandemic is cancelled and tomorrow I can do whatever I want,” you’re going to be seriously disappointed. Rather, the thought-flipping technique is about grounding yourself with a baseline of reality and evidence. Flipping negative thoughts to positive ones instead provides a direct counterattack.