SciTechDaily September 29, 2023
The commonly-held belief that attempting to suppress negative thoughts is bad for our mental health could be wrong, according to a new study from scientists at the University of Cambridge.
Researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit trained 120 volunteers worldwide to suppress thoughts about negative events that worried them, and found that not only did these become less vivid, but that the participants’ mental health also improved.
“What we found runs counter to the accepted narrative.” — Michael Anderson
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