A lot of thoughts are positive and lots of negative. Self talk is such a powerful weapon that that it can give you motivation, encourage you to achieve your dreams or if it is negative, then it has the power to make your confidence down. Whatever we think in self talk, positive or negative Everything is influenced from our subconscious mind. Self talk or your internal dialogue reveals your thoughts, Beliefs, Questions and ideas. When our inner voice is positive, it is very cheerful and supportive, but when it becomes negative then it acts as a devil and gives rise to a lot of problems such as inferiority complex and low self-confidence.
Self Motivation Every positive self-talk we do is designed by our subconscious mind to motivate us and keep us away from the negativity of problems in our life. It means, Self talk is self-designed, which gives us a very good self-motivation which is very useful in our daily life. I can do it I’ll do it When you say this to yourself and work, then the chances of getting success are more.
Decision-making skills It has been observed that people who talk to themselves, take advice by themselves, their decision-making skills are better than those who do not self-talk. When we take advice by ourselves, criticize ourselves in constructive way, then it becomes our habit to organize thoughts and finding new ways to solve problems. And that's why when we’re in such situation where we have to take instant decision, There’s no Confusions and we’re able to take the right decisions. So this proves that self talk improves your decision making skills.
Concentration Enhancement Talking to yourself is also very beneficial in keeping you focused. Self talk keeps your mind focused and prevents it from getting distracted. By this you are able to focus more on any topic or any work and your concentration power increases.
Stress Buster One of the advantages of self talk is that it also serves as a stress reliever for you. Many times we find ourselves in such a situation or such problems, which we’re neither able to share with anyone nor we can solve. In such situation, if you’re a positive self talker, then you can handle such situations very well, and you can convince yourself that this problem is nothing in front of you. In such situations, self talk work as a shield for you which protects you from stress and negativity. Self talk proves to be very good for your mental health also So if you talk to yourself often, then it is not a problem but your quality. These were the benefits of self talk.
Disadvantages of self talk are only when you do negative Self talk or dysfunctional self talk. This negative self talk can damage our personality in many ways. Negative self talk can make your self-confidence low, frustration, You can’t focus on anything depression emotionally unstable, feeling hopeless, Can't trust your ability, Limited thinking And all these can have a very bad effect in your life.We can change this in positive self talk, so that all the disadvantages of it become benefits for us.
Don’t compare yourself Most of the negative self talk starts when we compare our life with others. You must have heard this many times, Everyone is best in their own. But when we start comparing our life with the life of other person, then we see everything that he has and we don’t, and we forget the things we have. As this comparison grow, negative thoughts inside us become more and make our thinking limited. So don’t compare yourself and always remember “You’re the best”
Believe in yourself Instead of questioning your own ability, trust your own capability and capacity, trust yourself. If you don’t believe in yourself, how will you make others believe in you ? And when you start Believing on Yourself…. Your negative self talk which is your weakness… It will become your strength by becoming a positive self talk.
Forget the past Past is also a big reason behind negative self talk. Remember that everyone makes mistakes in the past, but because of those mistakes, because of that past don’t ruin your present and future. Instead of being sad by remembering the past's mistakes, learn from those mistakes and assure yourself that you are not going to repeat them in future. We can’t change past so it’s better to learn from past and move on.
Criticism Now when this criticism is very Harsh, , then it comes in negative self talk but when this criticism is constructive then it comes in positive self talk. So you have to check how you are criticizing yourself .
Stay Away from negativity Keep yourself away from negativity .You have to remove negative people from your life because this negativity damages your inner voice. So stay with positive people as much as possible and stay away from negativity. So these were some points that can save you from the toxic effects of negative self talk. Spread positivity.