“ You are not your thoughts and feelings, 

                                                  They don’t have to bring you down ”

What if someone asks you how you feel about something? Do you answer in basically one word or are you most likely relating what you think? Let’s take this simple example.

“ How do you feel about this pandemic? ”

You’ll start to say something like “ It is devastating our world… ” But that’s not what you feel, that’s what you think. To relate your feeling and answer to that question, you might use something like “ I feel scared ” or “ I feel worried about our future ”

It’s a natural thing for someone to answer with feelings while another one answers with their thoughts.To strengthen your rational thinking it’s important to practice the difference between thoughts and feelings.

First and foremost, in standard situations feelings come before thoughts. Thoughts are ways of dealing with what we feel. Simply put, feelings lie behind the way you think. Our thoughts gradually develop and teach us how to manage our feelings and how to solve problems. It also helps us regulate and cope with strong feelings.