Sentences with phrase «downward negative spiral»

Staying in one spot and mulling over what you fear is what creates a downward negative spiral.

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Biggest failure: Allowing a negative situation to spiral downward, and then choosing to quit rather than salvage the situation through small, positive steps

It's such a downward spiral because when they sense you are stressed out, they know it has become a negative experience which makes it worse.

Negative parenting can lead to a downward spiral of misbehavior, punishment, retaliation, more punishment, and more misbehavior (Cavell et al 2013).

Unfortunately, these behaviors often compound each other, trapping the person in a downward spiral of negative thinking and low self - esteem.

When performance suffers because of test anxiety, it can be easy to fall into a downward spiral of negative thinking.

The result is a negative downward spiral, say the researchers, whereby those with low well - being turn to consumerist values, which impacts further still upon their state of mind.

He says: «Our results suggest that children who have low levels of well - being are particularly likely to become orientated towards consumer culture, and thus enter into a negative downward spiral.

Just as mindless eating plays a big role when it comes to weight gain, mindless «thinking» — that negative downward spiral of thoughts that trigger self - criticism and feelings of failure, regret, or shame — can just as powerfully give you momentum toward disaster.

(GRZEGORZ SLEMP / ISTOCKPHOTO / HEALTH) Cognitive - behavioral therapy (CBT) can help pain patients end the downward spiral of negative thinking that worsens pain.

At the same time, the consequent flow of loans into non-bubble markets would help prevent a downward price spiral in these areas and avert the risk of overshooting on the negative side.

Negative thinking can send the best of us into a downward spiral of anxiety, and this is not the right mindset to be in before an interview.

Once one person begin to have doubts about their level of emotional connection, it sows the seeds of discontent that can quickly turn into a negative downward spiral that can end in break - up, separation, or divorce.

Conversely, choosing court as the combative arena to resolve post divorce issues can lead to a downward spiral of negative energy, years of resentment and unresolved conflict which is likely to damage the physical and emotional development of children as they grow up, caught in the middle of two warring parents.

In these Marriage Coaching Programs you and your partner will become (more) conscious of both the positives and negatives that drive the relational dynamics in your marriage; you'll stop the emotional and relational downward spiral; and find new answers and acquire new skills to get your marriage back to being loving and strong.

Negative parenting can lead to a downward spiral of misbehavior, punishment, retaliation, more punishment, and more misbehavior (Cavell et al 2013).

Likewise, under stress, thinking can become defensive and distorted, and feed negative feelings in a downward spiral.

But for today, my hope is to cover the basics of what you can do to stop these negative downward spirals when they occur.

Conversely, negative cognitive - emotional patterns, including suppression of unwanted thoughts and self - critical rumination, lead to downward spirals in which attentional resources are hijacked by fears, imagined threats, and beliefs about personal inadequacy, leading to a restricted range of percepts, ideas, and actions.

While someone experiencing problems in their family might feel as if they are on a downward spiral, there are solutions to reversing negative trends.

One factor limiting a positive peer response is that negative reputations develop quickly within peer groups and, once established, are hard to dispel.37 Such reputations are used to defend ongoing exclusion or victimization of rejected children, even if the behaviors that initially led to rejection are no longer present.20 In addition, negative reputations often become self - fulfilling prophecies as rejected children with both social skill deficits and behavioral problems get caught in «a downward [spiral]» 38 (p385).