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OnThe Verywell Mind Podcast, Amy Morin, LCSW, shares the “Friday Fix”—a short episode featuring a quick, actionable tip or exercise to help you manage a specific mental health issue or concern.

Sometimes ourthoughts are extremely negative. In those instances, it’s important to reframe those thoughts with more realistic ways of thinking.

But sometimes our negative thoughts aren’t exaggerated. They’re a realistic portrayal of just how difficult life is.

When your thoughts are accurate, reframing doesn’t work. Instead, it’s an opportunity to look for the good things going on around you—even when they’re occurring alongside some not-so-good things.

No matter how difficult your circumstances might be, there may also be some positive things happening, but you might not be noticing them.

When life has thrown you some serious curveballs or yourmental health is declining, it’s tough to see the positive things going on around you.

But noticing the bad, however, is easy. You might findyour brain automatically focuses on the worstthing that happened or it might constantly predict negative outcomes.

Those kinds of thoughts affect how you feel and how you behave. If you aren’t careful, your thoughts can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Fortunately, there are steps you can take to look for the good in life.

It’s important to note though, that looking for the good isn’t the same astoxic positivity. So, in today’s episode of The Verywell Mind Podcast, I explain how to look for the good in life in a healthy way.

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Reviews and ratings are a great way to encourage other people to listen and help them prioritize their mental health too.

For media or public speaking inquiries, contact Amyhere.

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