I believe the answer is to find an appropriate outlet.
For far too long, we have focused so much on optimizing our happiness and productivity, yet no one honestly tells us how to deal with our negative feelings. Most suppress them, others lash out. But then there are some who sit down, reflect, and journal it out, some hit the gym, some paint, some go for a run, some ruminate. Trying to escape negative thoughts without giving them a chance to speak up invites a problem bigger than the one you started with.
We are all susceptible to negative thoughts, but how we deal with them ultimately decides the quality of our life.
Constantly doom scrolling, escaping into endless binge-watching, or drowning in harmful habits is one way of coping. Therapy is another. It really depends on the severity of your condition. But the least one can do is sit down with the negative thoughts and have a tête-à-tête, or let the thoughts flow while you journal, paint, write or create. They need an outlet, not suppression or ignorance.
