I also think that you are right in like kind of acknowledge the negative thoughts but not to "indulge" in/on them and try to focus on something positive. I used to fall into that "self-help trap" of positiv thinking, and just think positive all the time, and that kind of made me take unwise decisions, that later caused a lot of suppressed negativity to float up to the surface at the same time. Always being too positive (you know kind of like that guy in that Jim Carrey film "-Yes man!") Makes you take a lot of unwise regrettable decisions. But I also heard that optimistic people live longer lives, because they don't worry and stress all the time about everything, so I guess there is a certain balance to it...
I also think that you are right in like kind of acknowledge the negative thoughts but not to "indulge" in/on them and try to focus on something positive. I used to fall into that "self-help trap" of positiv thinking, and just think positive all the time, and that kind of made me take unwise decisions, that later caused a lot of suppressed negativity to float up to the surface at the same time. Always being too positive (you know kind of like that guy in that Jim Carrey film "-Yes man!") Makes you take a lot of unwise regrettable decisions. But I also heard that optimistic people live longer lives, because they don't worry and stress all the time about everything, so I guess there is a certain balance to it...
/FF