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"   Feeling good about yourself might be as easy as putting pen to paper, according to a new Spanish study. Researchers found that writing down negative thoughts, and the throwing them in the trash, actually helps take those thoughts out of our minds for good. For part of the study, people were told to write down either positive or negative thoughts about their bodies. Then, the students were asked to look back on what they wrote: Half were instructed to throw their papers away &amp;quot;because their thoughts did not have to remain with them,&amp;quot; while the other half were told to proofread what they&amp;#039;d written. Researchers concluded, after asking participants to rate their attitudes about their bodies, that when people write down their thoughts on a piece of paper and then throw the paper away, they also mentally discard those thoughts as well. The study also found that people who wrote positive thoughts about their bodies, and then re-read them or held onto them, had a more optimistic outlook about their appearance as a result. So, next time you&amp;#039;re feeling bummed about your bod, write about it, then put that negative self-talk where it belongs\u2014in the trash can. Want more from Natasha? Follow her on Twitter @NatashaBurton. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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