Use the negative stimulus to trigger a reminder to practice gratitude versus going down the negative thought spiral. Sarah Blondin said in a meditation insight timer to Remember this: When you are hurt or when you are down, you need more love not less.

It takes Time to move from negative to positive thinking, and it will not be easy. In fact you must go through each stage to get to the next one. It’s these gradual stages to enlightenment. You cannot rush it trust me I’ve tried. But just remember be patient because you have to go through each level in order to rise