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One of the real benefits of understanding the way that your emotions influence the way you think is to know when what you’re thinking isn’t likely to be helpful or very realistic. Being mindful means learning to experience your thoughts without passing judgement as to whether they’re true or not.

Given that many of the negative thoughts you experience when you’re emotionally distressed are distorted and unhelpful, you’re much better off letting some thoughts pass you by, recognising them as symptoms or output of a given emotional state or psychological problem. Chapter 6 covers the cognitive consequences of emotions, giving you an idea of the types of thoughts that can occur as a consequence of how you’re feeling.

Becoming more familiar with the thoughts that tend to pop into your head when you feel down, anxious or guilty makes it easier for you to recognise them as thoughts and let them come and go rather than treating them as facts. This familiarity gives you another skill to help manage your negative thoughts in addition to challenging or testing them out in reality.