Every cancer survivor has days when negative thoughts take over. Why not use visualization of video games to get rid of the self-defeating ideas?
PUBLISHED October 03, 2019
Jane has earned three advanced degrees and had several fulfilling careers as a librarian, rehabilitation counselor and college teacher. Presently she does freelance writing. Her articles include the subjects of hearing loss and deafness, service dogs and struggling with cancer. She has been a cancer survivor since 2010.
She has myelodysplastic syndrome, which is rare, and would love to communicate with others who have MDS.
As a former counselor, I used cognitive therapy with my clients. The brain can’t handle two thoughts at the same time — although these thoughts can occur very close together. However, therapy works to replace negative thoughts with positive ones immediately. This may help a person gain self-esteem and hope.She has myelodysplastic syndrome, which is rare, and would love to communicate with others who have MDS.
Let’s concentrate for a little bit on the negative thoughts. We need to derail and destroy the bad before we replace with the good. I am a firm believer in visualization. Picture a train suddenly going off the tracks. You do not want an accident in real life, but you want them in your negative thoughts.
The next time your thoughts are going down a rabbit hole, get that train off the track and picture a new train chugging ahead happily with all the good things in life.
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