expeditionhappiness:

Just a reminder that while positivity is a great tool it is not healthy to:

• repress negative thoughts/feelings 
• feel guilty for having negative thoughts/feelings
• feel that you can’t express negative thoughts/feelings 

Negative emotions are a part of life, and a truly balanced cognitive strategy will accept this (while working to change the balance of good to bad and teaching you coping strategies/self care/distraction etc)