Life can turn into a constant battle against yourself, but you will get nowhere while you are constantly fighting your negative feelings and thoughts.

Once you are trapped in a negative spiral of stress and anxiety, your daily life is all about fighting against yourself and your pessimism. You are probably making life far more difficult for yourself than other people would ever manage. You won't be able to win the battle if you try to push your negative feelings away by force.

Learn to stay calm and relaxed, even with your fears. Don't forget that the negative, critical voice in your head is just thoughts that you have become entangled in and that are not true.

If you find yourself in a phase of negative and anxious thoughts, let your bad thoughts pass and then consciously steer your thinking in a positive direction. You are the boss of your thoughts, you have power over them, not the other way round. Don't let your negative inner voice boss you around, but learn to master and control it.

A little healthy self-criticism is helpful so that you can learn from experience and avoid certain situations. However, self-criticism should only occupy a small part of your thinking. You should not fill your head with fears of possible dangers and thus prevent yourself from moving forward in life.