Mind

 Are you trying to change your way of thinking ?

Before you change your thinking, you have to change what goes into your mind.

Most people try to fix their thoughts directly.
They argue with themselves.
They force positive thinking.
They blame themselves for “overthinking.”

But thoughts don’t arise in isolation.
They are responses to inputs.
Your mind is not broken.
It is responding exactly to what you repeatedly feed it.

If your mind is constantly exposed to:
criticism
comparison
negativity
fear-based news
chaotic conversations
endless scrolling
environments that keep you on edge
then anxious, pessimistic, self-critical thinking is not a flaw. It is a predictable outcome.

You can’t pour toxic input into the mind
and expect peaceful output.

This is why willpower alone rarely changes thinking.

You don’t think your way into a better life.
You input your way into a better mind.

Change the conversations you listen to.
Change the content you consume.
Change the people whose voices echo inside your head.
Change the environments that keep your nervous system tense.
Your thoughts will follow.

Mental health is not just about insight.
It is about exposure too.

What you repeatedly hear becomes familiar.
What feels familiar becomes believable.
What becomes believable shapes your behavior.

This doesn’t mean avoiding reality or difficulty.

It means choosing nutritive input over mental junk food.

Just like the body, the mind reflects its diet.

If your thoughts feel heavy, harsh, or hopeless, ask a gentler question:
What has my mind been feeding on lately?

Because before you demand better thinking from yourself,
make sure you are giving your mind something better to work with.

Change the input.
The output will follow.

Nandini Mithun ✍️