How many sunny thoughts can we produce each day? The answer should be countless billion ones. But the truth is unfortunately different for many of us. The mind settles down into familiar, defeatist or defeated patterns, and we keep thinking along those tracks. How much such negative thinking is pushing us into disease has been well documented in recent times, but now, a definite thought and emotion pattern in a certain personality type has been identified as a major contributor to heart disease, strokes and a whole host of illnesses. Learn more about the type D personality and why you should take care not to be like this kind of person.
Its all very well to know that we should not get into the trap negative thinking, or should manage our emotions better. But what are some of the things that could be standing in our way? Well, addiction to some of the commonest substances like caffeine, nicotine, alcohol and sugar could be producing changed patterns in our brain that in turn affect out thinking. 
Or, we could be reaching out more for such substances when we are anxious or depressed, and reinforce the cycle of depressed thinking. Dr. Daniel G. Amen's book, aimed at helping people overcome anxiety and depression, shows startling images of people's brains taken using SPECT or single photon emission computerized tomography. With this, it is possible to perceive that prolonged drug use, alcohol abuse and high caffeine intake can actually produce changes in brain structure that are like major damage, or literally a 'hole in the head'. When this happens, is it any wonder if people's thoughts and emotions turn upside down?
The war against negative thinking can only be won by complete freedom from substance abuse.
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