I’ll be explaining why negative emotions are stronger than positive.
Why negative emotions are stronger than positive
You and I tend to feel stronger about negative emotions than we do positive ones because that’s how the human brain is wired.
It’s set up in a way to put more weight on negativity than positivity.
So when you’re mad about something you’re more likely to remember that before you do a time you were happy.
Why does the brain have a negative bias?
Our brains seem to have a bias towards negative thoughts as a mechanism to keep ourselves safe.
Research suggests that these ties to negativity could be done to motivate us to complete tasks.
There’s an odd perception in where negative things are the truth and it actually reminds me of a saying that’s been popularized.
“Nobody cares about the truth when the lie is more entertaining.”
It even carries over to politics where this psychology is utilized to push forward narratives that inspire action usually from fear.
When judgement’s a concern for someone fearing criticism that’s when negativity ends up being the thing focused on.
Psychology Today wrote an article that says “Your brain is simply built with a greater sensitivity to unpleasant news” and it only supports my point.
The best way to strengthen your ability to act logically is by monitoring the things that you feed yourself mentally.
That includes audios, visuals and text.
It’s important to keep that in mind because if we constantly move out of fear rooted in negativity it makes everything unpleasant.
That goes for people around you and most importantly yourself.
RealTalkAJ 
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