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Helping a friend by Rebecca Osborne
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  • Post category:Behaviour / Mental health
  • Post published:January 14, 2018

You can free yourself from the mental trap of thinking negatively toward others by thinking “People are doing the best they can.” Choose to believe that they are not purposely trying to hurt you.

Source: When Negative Thoughts Keep You Down: How to Break the Addiction @ tiny buddha: simple wisdom for complex lives

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