Reduce and Eliminate Negative Feelings

For whatever reason, when the mind falls into a state of depression or misery, it is essential to bring awareness to the situation. By observing the feelings of depression and despair, they can disappear rather quickly. The mind can only focus on one thing at a time, so it must choose between staying in a state of misery or observing the feeling. All thoughts and feelings come and go in an instant. If the painful feeling returns after being noticed, another simple method is to distract the mind by focusing on the breath. The negative feeling will disappear as the mind shifts its focus to the breath.