How Can Positive Self-Talk Build Confidence and Resilience?

The words we use about ourselves can have an impact on our mental health. Things like negative self-talk can perpetuate an irrational narrative leading to intrusive thoughts, anxiety, depression, burnout, alcohol / substance use and more. This can affect relationships and careers.

Taking a proactive approach to shift self-talk towards positive themes can make a significant difference and help to stop the negative progression. This involves decreasing and ultimately stopping negative self-talk and reframing thoughts into positive goals and ways to achieve them. Develop some positive simple statements or mantras and say them to yourself throughout the day while taking deep breaths. Considering journaling to further explore and gain insight into where the negative thought patterns stem from and how best to deal with them. These and other actions can lead to more self-confidence and resilience in the face of challenges.

If you’d like to learn more about these strategies or other topics, contact me for a free consultation. Take care and be well. Rich Lombino, Therapist & Lawyer