How to deal with negative thoughts

Self-stigma is the judgement people put on themselves. It can lead people into believing that they aren’t capable of things such as getting a job or going into further education.

Sara suggests ways to help stop negative thoughts about yourself:

• Imagine it comes from the voice of someone you don’t like
• Imagine yourself as a child; if you wouldn’t say those things to yourself as a child, don’t say them to yourself now
• If you can, try to think of your thoughts as purely electricity and remember that you don’t need to listen to it