1Focus on the present not the past.
According to Dr. Dion Metzger, psychiatrist and co-author of “The Modern Trophy Wife” there is nothing that leads to negativity quicker than directing too much energy towards the past. “Mulling over what could have happened, what should have happened, or what would have happened usually causes negative emotions to develop as a result,” he told us. Apparently focusing on the past actually prevents us from being truly present in the current moment and from moving forward in our lives. Therefore, he says one major step to letting go of negativity is to “stop obsessing about what was and focus on what is yet to be.”