People act as if what they talk about doesn’t matter.  They don’t understand that what they say expands into their life.  No reasonable person would take a handful of toxic waste and put it into their mind.  Nevertheless, when you talk about negative things, that’s exactly what you do.

Every time you tell other people what’s wrong with your life, and how your problems are driving you crazy, you put toxic waste into your mind.  You are sowing the seed of your own destruction.  Every bit of negative palaver insinuates itself into your memory banks and makes you feel worse.  If you spend enough time talking about negative things, you can make yourself sick.

Talking and complaining about your problems doesn’t make them go away.  Instead, it makes them grow stronger.  When you talk about negative things, it increases their power.  It’s like giving them an injection of anabolic steroids.  Their strength increases until they overwhelm you and take over your life.

When people start talking in a negative manner, it’s time for you to leave.  Their negative thoughts are dangerous.  If they get into your mind, they will ruin your life.  Negative talk will never make your life better, and negative talkers are your mortal enemies.

Turn on your Good Finder and repeat its positive message to anyone who will listen.  Every positive word you speak creates a double blessing.  The positive message goes into the memory banks of the person with whom you are talking and blesses their life.  It also goes into your own memory banks, and makes you into a more positive person.

You have dozens of opportunities to put positive things into your mind by saying positive things.  When you meet other people, you can tell them what a privilege it is to be a child of God and to be able to call God your Father.  You can tell them the most powerful force in the universe is God’s love.  It heals your damaged emotions and washes the toxic waste out of your mind.  You can tell them there is no limit to how good their life can become when their heart is full of God’s love. 

When you sit down with your family at mealtimes, you can discuss all the good things happening in your life.  When you talk to your children, you can remind them they are also God’s children.  You can tell them God loves them and has a powerful positive plan for their life. 

If you turn on your Good Finder, and tell the world what you find, the positive things you talk about will expand into your life, and you will become a more positive person.

The Law of Positive Self-Talk states, “You change the way you think and feel by changing what you say when you talk to your mind.”  You have a lot of things to discuss with your mind, and when those things are positive, you actually install a Positive Operating System.  This isn’t rocket science; it’s just common sense.  When you talk to yourself, you need to be talking about positive things.

Think about the times when you have talked to other people about the problems in your life.  Negative talk makes you sink into a quagmire of negative thoughts.  If you find yourself in the pit of depression, you need to stop digging; you need to stop all the negative talk that makes you sink deeper into the pit.

That’s exactly what therapists do for you.  They help you work your way out of the quagmire by changing what you say when you talk to your mind.  A therapist helps you change the inner dialogue so it turns positive. 

Self-talk is a two-edged sword that cuts both ways.  Negative self-talk digs a hole and takes you into the pit of depression.  Positive self-talk cuts through the jungle of negative thoughts and installs a Positive Operating System.

Think of your self-talk as an elevator that lifts you up or takes you down.  Negative self-talk takes you down and installs a Negative Operating System.  When you ride the elevator down, there’s no limit to how bad your life can become.  Each new stop takes you further into the world of mood disorders and depression.  You can ride the negative elevator all the way down to a terminal destination called suicide.

When your self-talk is positive, you ride the elevator up and your life gets better.  In fact, there is no limit to good your life can become when you have a Positive Operating System controlling your mind.

When you are stuck in a negative quagmire, it’s even more important to talk about positive things.  If you talk about negative things, you will only sink deeper into the sludge and muck.  If you talk about positive things, you will start to walk and talk your way out of the mess you are in. Every positive word you speak will be another step you take toward a positive destination.

Positive self-talk is a gift from God.  He has given you the power to install a Positive Operating System; all you need to do is talk about positive things so they can expand into your heart and mind.

Excerpt from :

Zero Tolerance To Negative Thinking : Good-by Depression - Hello Positive Mind

David J Abbott M.D.