Ewya Magazine Ewya Magazine Issue 1 June 2016 | Page 21

Positivity After becoming cognitive of your thoughts consider the following: • Do you agree with your critical intruder? • Would you be proud of your thinking if your best friend could hear what you were thinking? • Would you call your friends the names your critical intruder calls you? • Are you happy with what your sub-conscious mind is bringing into your life? You are living in your current circumstances because of what you were thinking yesterday, a week ago and a year ago. It’s time to stop blaming others for the misfortunes in our lives. We should take a long hard look at ourselves, when we acknowledge our faults we can move beyond them and change the circumstances we are living in. by Candice Wilson For many of us we have an abuser living in our heads, this voice talks down to us, insults us and tells us we can’t or won’t achieve our goals. You would do everything in your power to escape an abuser if you had one in your house, therefore I encourage you to escape the one that is always with you, taunting you and abusing you, more than any other person ever could. It is in taking this action that your life will miraculously change. The best way to fully understand how to challenge your abuser is to have a Thought Diary. See the example below. Completing a Thought Diary everyday helps you to become cognitive of your thinking all the time. You will become aware of how these thoughts make you feel and behave. After recording your thoughts for a period of time, you will be able to notice trends and circumstance that cause you to think negativity. In the next edition we will look at the next step to removing negative thoughts, challenging them and altering your thinking. Send us 2 weeks of your Thought Diary and stand a chance to win a personal session with specialist life coach and cognitive behavioural therapist Candice Wilson. The winner will be published in next month’s edition. Ewya June 2016 - 21