Online: Positive thinking

Get rid of negative thoughts

Are you someone who automatically thinks the worst? Always takes the pessimistic view? Or do you avoid situations as a result of fear, because in your mind those situations have escalated into life-threatening dangers? Catastrophizing can cause a great deal of stress. A catastrophizer thinks that something horrific or catastrophic is going to happen as a result of something he or she has done or has neglected to do. Catastrophizing could also stem from anxious concerns about the world or your loved ones. Would you like to exchange your catastrophizing for a more realistic view and positive thinking? If so, this learning journey is ideal for you.

Theme: Personal effectiveness
Stop assuming that the worst will happen
Reading time: 2 hours, exclusive of practice and assignments
Study time: 12 hours (estimated)
Total duration: 2-6 weeks

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Do you often think something terrible is going to happen? Do you sometimes blow things out of proportion, make them out to be much worse, far more serious? Then you're likely to be a catastrophizer. Everyone suffers from these kinds of thoughts from time to time. What about you? Is positive thinking not natural for you? Do you sometimes lose yourself both in private and work situations as a result? If so, this positive attitude course is exactly what you need.

You want to embark on this learning journey because you have to cope with stressful situations just like everyone else. Everyone suffers from stress sometimes, whatever part of the world they call home. Situations when your feelings get the upper hand. Situations when you do not behave as you'd like, in which you become angry, irritated, or just miserable. If you can't let go of the emotion, your worry, or you constantly blame yourself, you can really struggle. It demands a great deal of (negative) energy too. If this is the case, it's time to do something about it. And you can. You can take control of your emotions, regardless of whether you're used to showing them or not. Do you want to feel less insecure and appear more self-confident? RET (Rational Effectiveness Training) is a very effective method for helping you do so.

What will I learn?
Catastrophizing is the central theme in this positive thinking training course. You'll learn how it works and how to cope with it more effectively so that it's less of a problem for you. Your uncertainty will also decrease. You'll learn to systematically view situations by gaining insight into your thoughts and their impact. The main goal of the RET method is to change yourself by changing your thoughts. External influences can cause stress, but you are the most decisive factor with regard to your stress. The basic principle is: it's not the situations themselves, but the way you think about them that determine how you feel and how you behave. You'll find out exactly how it works in this positive attitude training course.

What will I do?
You're going to describe the catastrophizer in you and take the first steps: recognition and acknowledgement. Many people are a little embarrassed about these thoughts, but you're not the only one. To a certain extent you know it doesn't make sense, that it's exaggerated, but it's in your head and you struggle with it. It can make you deeply unhappy. If you keep these thoughts and emotions all to yourself, it's even more difficult. Real change naturally requires practice. With trial and error. In a way that suits you (and your environment) and with which you feel comfortable. The more you challenge yourself and practice, the better the result.

In this learning journey you're learn to guard against the pitfalls. You're going to begin practicing the RET method so that you'll be able to cope better with stressful situations. You'll be introduced to the basic principles, learn all about the basic emotions and how they come into play in RET. We will also discuss the related basic terms that play a major role in practice.

After this learning journey, you'll be able to:

recognize and acknowledge catastrophizing
turn negative thoughts into positive thoughts
say farewell to that little voice in your head

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Our online courses are written by our "masters." Each one of them is an expert in their field, and they all have many years of experience. Among them you'll find trainers, psychologists, coaches, authors, etc.

Marcel van Bronswijk is the master behind this learning journey. After training as a RET Supervisor at the Albert Ellis Institute in New York he is a proven expert in the field of Rational Effectiveness Training.

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