When they analysed patterns of brain activity in the MPFC, the researchers found that optimistic people seemed to have ...

A study of 20,000 anxiety disorder patients shows how negativity bias affects brain structure, cognitive function and mental health, supporting the view that mental illness is brain illness.

Strategies to break free from negative thought patterns by recognizing triggers, using defusion techniques, and reshaping your mindset.

Should you stop being so positive or start being less negative? What is best for your mental health? Here's what a clinical psychologist has to say.

New research claps back at the belief suppressing negative thoughts is detrimental to mental health, finding instead less anxiety and depression.

Positive triggers are any stimuli that bring about positive emotions. Learn more about these triggers and how they can affect people here.

A new study has challenged the commonly held belief that consciously suppressing negative thoughts is bad for our mental health, finding that people who did so had lower levels of post-traumatic ...

A new study argues that, for some people, suppressing negative thoughts and worries might be a more successful strategy.

The commonly-held belief that attempting to suppress negative thoughts is bad for our mental health could be wrong, a new study suggests. Researchers trained 120 volunteers worldwide to suppress ...

Positive thinking cultivates optimism and uncovers opportunities, while negative thinking motivates us and can preempt potential misfortune.