How do you handle contradictory thoughts?

In practice, four strategies can be applied:

1. Change our behavior.
2. Justify our behavior by changing the conflicting thoughts or adding new thoughts.
3. Change our values or self-image or reduce or exaggerate their importance.

How do you recognize cognitive dissonance?

Signs you might be experiencing cognitive dissonance include: Discomfort of unclear origin, confusion, feeling conflicted over a disputed subject matter, people telling you you’re being a hypocrite, or being aware of conflicting views and/or desires but not knowing what to do with them.

What does it mean to challenge thoughts?

Enter thought challenging… It involves looking at the whole picture and weighing it up. Thought challenging will help you consider things from a more objective perspective, rather than just assuming that your thoughts are the facts or “the truth” (even though some thoughts really do feel like they are facts!).

How our contradictions make us human?

While most humans struggle to maintain a sense of psychological unity, contradictions produce destabilizing breaches in the self. Whether conscious or unconscious, these fissures nourish creative inspiration, which can be interpreted as a way to resolve or sublimate internal oppositions.

How do I stop negative self thoughts?

How to Minimize Negative Self-Talk

1. Catch Your Critic.
2. Remember That Thoughts and Feelings Aren’t Always Reality.
3. Give Your Inner Critic a Nickname.
4. Change Negativity to Neutrality.
5. Cross-Examine Your Inner Critic.
6. Think Like a Friend.
7. Shift Your Perspective.
8. Say It Aloud.

How do I challenge my thoughts?

Start with mini-challenges for your brain:

1. Brush your teeth with the hand you don’t usually use.
2. Take a different route to work or the store.
3. Eat a bite or two of dinner with your eyes closed.
4. Listen to a new kind of music.
5. Do 60 seconds of jumping jacks (or any physical activity).

Why is it good to contradict yourself?

Contradicting yourself leads to solutions. Because your mindset will not be fixed or seriously limited, how you view others, life, and the world will change. As a result, you will be able to draw connections between viewpoints that clash, learning from opposite sides and all angles.