In my series of posts on dealing with Adversity I wrote the last time about Pessimism and its foundational thought patterns. Now we shall see what happens emotionally when we allow our self talk to be so Pessimistic. The APART acrostic cummarizes my process.
Adversity
Pessimism
Anger is the result of negative thinking because that is why we call it Stinking Thinking. Such negativity stinks because it leads to emotional destruction, and it can be changed. We have a choice whether to fill our minds and hearts with Pessimistic Ideas or not. The Bible tells us to "Stop being conformed to the world's ways of thinking and acting by renewal of the mind."
Since Pessimism invariably leads to Anger and Bitterness it is never a good idea to chronically think about disaster, problems and helplessness. Sometimes the anger we feel will be turned inward and the result is depression and anxiety. At other times it is turned toward others and we start the Blame/Shame projection of our own misery onto others.
So, either way, Pessimism and Anger are destructive.
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