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LPT When you talk about a negative experience, do not simply recount it – it’ll make you feel worse. Instead, aim to reconstruct what happened – e.g. analyse and reflect to make sense of situation, so you can get closure and move on (more in the post)
LPT When you talk about a negative experience, do not simply recount it - it’ll make you feel worse. Instead, aim to reconstruct what happened - e.g. analyse and reflect to make sense of situation, so you can get closure and move on (more in the post) We’re often told that talking helps. But most of us do it the wrong way, which can actually make things worse and reinforce your negative feelings. What matters is how you talk about upsetting events – do you recount or do you reconstruct? Here's the difference: To recount is to share what happened and how it made and makes you feel. To reconstr...
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