The elimination diet

By sofs
@sofssu (23660)
December 13, 2015 10:41pm CST
The Elimination Diet: Remove anger, regret, resentment, guilt, blame and worry. Then watch your health and life improve. - Charles Glassman. I have been following the path of positive thinking and rule out negative, unwanted emotions from my life and I have seen my life improve from ordinary to awesome. I would also add jealousy and comparisons of self with others to the list to make life nearly perfect. I have often heard people tell me its impossible to think positive all the time.. It impossible only for those who think so.. its just a matter of habit and right thinking. Negative thoughts and emotions destroy our happiness and self confidence making life miserable. Have you ever tried this diet? How effective has this been for you?
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AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16676)
• Boston, Massachusetts
14 Dec 15
I tend to be a worrier and know that I don't have to worry so much, but it's hard to give up. I get worried if I don't worry enough.
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sofs
@sofssu (23660)
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15 Dec 15
@Rollo1 Hmm its just a force of habit. @Marilynda1225 LOL that is right..
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MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (91116)
• United States
14 Dec 15
@rollo1 sounds like you worry about worrying!!
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
14 Dec 15
No, I never tried, I try to be positive but there is nothing I can do to remove regrets.
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sofs
@sofssu (23660)
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14 Dec 15
@LadyDuck They are just thoughts.. which you can always ignore and let them fade into forgetfulness. It is just a thought habit.
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (189874)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Dec 15
Sounds nice, where do I sign up?
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sofs
@sofssu (23660)
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15 Dec 15
@celticeagle You are your own boss.. make the commitment to yourself.
purplealabaster
@purplealabaster (22085)
• United States
14 Dec 15
I am positive that I could not positively do this sort of diet. Is that positive enough for you?
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purplealabaster
@purplealabaster (22085)
• United States
15 Dec 15
@sofssu But how could it be negative, when there were several positives in there?
sofs
@sofssu (23660)
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15 Dec 15
@purplealabaster Absolutely not.. That is purely negative.
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Jekca
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
14 Dec 15
not very, I like to be prepared, being positive to me doesn't allow me room to have battle plans, and back up plans and other things that keep me sane
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sofs
@sofssu (23660)
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14 Dec 15
@Jessicalynnt Being positive doesn't mean you are not in sync with reality and you have no plans to handle eventualities. It just means that you cut out negative thoughts that tell you, you can't, its impossible and stuff like that.. you just replace them with why not and plan for those.
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Jekca
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
14 Dec 15
@sofssu AH, I gotcha, more like getting a handle on negative self talk, not so much negative perceptions of things that might happen?
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sofs
@sofssu (23660)
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15 Dec 15
@Jessicalynnt It is both, Being negative is foreseeing only doom and gloom. Being positive is to be practical see how you can handle stuff that goes wrong and move on. It is the ability to accept the negative with the positive as a way of life, not overly focused on the negative alone.
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susan
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
14 Dec 15
i'm glad its working for you...., I do practice positive thinking...and have found it a great help...
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sofs
@sofssu (23660)
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15 Dec 15
@sueznewz2 It has taken time, years I should say, but it surely works.. It is just another habit.. a thinking habit to be precise.
susan
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
15 Dec 15
@sofssu that's right..... it took me a while... but the biggest thing was monitoring my thoughts .... realising that I was thinking negative thoughts and then...making the decision to think something else....
Morning Girl
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
14 Dec 15
I've been doing all my best (by God's grace) to eliminate all the negative emotions. There are times I fail in one or two but so far so good.
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sofs
@sofssu (23660)
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15 Dec 15
@salonga I agree with you completely, I have seen amazing results in getting rid of negative emotions only in the light of God's word. Before which, I can only say I have tried hard.
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suzzy3
@suzzy3 (8341)
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14 Dec 15
Positive thinking does you good. Negative thoughts get you down. Get rid of the people who get you down. There are plenty of happy people out there .
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sofs
@sofssu (23660)
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15 Dec 15
@suzzy3 I basically believe its not possible to get rid of all negative people.. we could chose to associate more with positive people and not let the negative ones push our buttons.
Belle Starr (Iz)
@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
14 Dec 15
I have never knowingly tried the diet but I think I automatically try to follow it as part of my regular life.
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sofs
@sofssu (23660)
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15 Dec 15
@BelleStarr That is wonderful. When something become a habit we are on autopilot. That is the best way of life.
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Marlina
@marlina (154103)
• Canada
14 Dec 15
I try my best to be positive and not dwell on negative stuff. Not an easy task.
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sofs
@sofssu (23660)
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15 Dec 15
@marlina Not an easy task, but doable and gives excellent results.
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Sharon
@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
14 Dec 15
I've never tried it before but I can see how it would be beneficial.
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sofs
@sofssu (23660)
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14 Dec 15
@simone10 Would you want to try it sometime?
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Catherine
@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
14 Dec 15
I have never heard of this diet till now, and I think it could only be beneficial, I know that though I try to be positive and peaceful, I now and again slip up, I will keep on trying though.
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sofs
@sofssu (23660)
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15 Dec 15
@bluesa We all do.. it would be a blatant lie to say I don't. The important think is to pick up your thought life and get back on the chosen path again.
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MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (91116)
• United States
14 Dec 15
I try to remain positive and like to think of myself as optimistic rather than negative. I'm a glass is half full kind of person
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sofs
@sofssu (23660)
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15 Dec 15
@Marilynda1225 When you see your glass half full you tend to enjoy life more and see the possibilities life has to offer. Don't you think so?
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Mari Juana
@marijuana (570)
• Tel Aviv, Israel
14 Dec 15
Let's try to forget those negative emotions and just fill ourselves with all positive emotions .. To have a happy life is really simple- just fill our hearts with lots of love, kindness, joy happiness and peace :)
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Shellyann36
@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
22 Dec 15
I do strive to stay positive. One of the things that gets me down is financial problems. Right now things are good but I do not know what the New Year will bring.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117238)
• El Paso, Texas
23 Jun 19
That is a stressful situation especially since the twins have asthma
moondebi
@moondebi (1199)
• Bangalore, India
15 Dec 15
I wish we could eliminate these emotions. The earth would have been a better place.
Judy Story
@jstory07 (148734)
• Roseburg, Oregon
15 Dec 15
I try not to worry about things.
Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
17 Dec 15
It's certainly a good way to live ones life.
Kimberley
@mom210 (9170)
• United States
16 Dec 15
My husband is a person that does this thinks life is just sunshine and blue skies, I am the opposite, guess that is why we work well together.
Gabby Bugwadia
@Gabugs (1895)
• United States
15 Dec 15
Wow! That's an impressive list to follow @sofssu I'm sure if one can do that consistently, one can be happy and successful. It may be hard; but I try to ingrain the positives as much as possible.
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sofs
@sofssu (23660)
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15 Dec 15
@Gabugs It takes time to unlearn negative thin king and learn new ways of thinking.. its hard but worth the effort.