If you are like me, you tend to ruminate over negative thoughts. Science shows that such thinking only makes your well-being worse. Following are some links supporting the concept of habitually looking at yourself objectively when confronted with a person, idea, or situation that evokes negative emotions:
Speaking to Yourself in the Third Person Makes You Wiser
To De-stress, Talk to Yourself in the Third Person
Sam Harris and Mindfulness
This strategy can also be helpful after a religious person turns away from such, in conjunction with formal therapy perhaps (
link).
