The Hidden Effects of Negativity

It is easy to know the cause and effect when you see a scary or dark movie, then have trouble sleeping.  It is the same when we are unsettled after a disturbing conversation with a friend or loved one.

Our brain is unsettled and goes over the situation trying to find resolution in order to relax and sleep.  There are symptoms that occur when we are unsettled.  Besides insomnia, you may find anxiety, headaches or even a cold or flu can result.  These symptoms may prevail after trying remedies or other efforts to resolve the physical symptoms.

The first important thing to do is understand that you’re being affected by negativity and that negativity may have caused the symptoms.  This is an example of emotional, mental, or spiritual causes of physical ailments.

Challenging situations at work or home often allow negativity to creep into our lives without our cognitive awareness.  Sometimes the negativity in our lives comes from those closest to us who may be experiencing their own hardships. Remove your emotions from the equation and look at the situation objectively.  That sounds simple, but can be the biggest challenge.  A good question to ask is “What is the truth in this situation?”

Regardless of the source, your Higher Self needs these situations to be resolved.  The only way the Higher Self gets your attention is with physical symptoms, so your body is designed to heal physical symptoms once all levels are addressed:  the emotional, mental and spiritual levels and then the physical level.

Once realizing the cause could be unresolved emotions or negativity, it is important to feel objective about the situation.  Remove your emotions from the equation and look at the situation objectively.  That sounds simple, but can be the biggest challenge.  A good question to ask is “What is the truth in this situation?”

For example, you might meet someone at a party you have not seen in some time.  There may be some unresolved issues between you.  At the time, you do not speak of that, but realize that you have anxiety after the party for days.  You wonder, “Why am I so anxious?”  There may not have been anything in the current conversation that upset you.  Your unconscious may remember unresolved issues from the past.  Then you realize that seeing that person at the party could have upset you.  You ask yourself:  “What was my last experience with that person?  Was there anything unresolved between us after that time?  Perhaps they are upset as well.  What is the truth of our past relationship now?”

By going through this process, you will be more objective about what your anxiety was triggered about.  Consider that you may have an emotion from the past with this person that is unresolved:  anger, resentment, jealousy, fear.

What you are reacting to is from the past, not the present.  By asking – “What is the truth in this situation?”, you could be more objective and able to release the anxiety.

Similar situations can come up when people around you are being negative about their own situations.  They can get into a spiral of negativity that they cannot release on their own.  Instead of feeling negative too, it is important to keep your objectivity.  Take some space to be who you are and not caught up in their limiting beliefs.

It can be tricky, but taking a minute to yourself to feel your true feelings, can separate your truth from those around you.  Ultimately, staying neutral is the objective.  Listening and caring without being affected by others’ negativity takes time to learn and stay on top of.

You can picture the other person and their beliefs in a boat paddling away from you on the shore.  This image can help when you are trying to sleep.  As you see them willingly leaving you behind and looking forward in their reality to the future, it can release you from your concerns about them.

This is a big topic and I have really just introduced you to the hidden effects of negative energies.  It is important to be aware and sense your energy in order to stay positive when others are going through stressful and potentially negative times.

Once realizing the cause could be unresolved emotions or negativity, there are ways to begin working on resolving issues and removing negative energy from your life.

For some ideas on how to remove the negative energy, have a look at my blog post titled Strategies for removing negative energy.