I don't. I embrace it. Negativity is your mind telling you something is wrong.
Just complaining when you feel negative about something isn't the appropriate response though. It's the easy reponse but it's not productive and won't remove negativity in the long term even if it feels good to get a good rant out.
Listen to what negative emotions you have and form actions to remove the negative stimuli.
> Negativity is your mind telling you something is wrong
Yes, but... it might not be the thing you're currently being negative about. If you're finding yourself negative about many things, or often, then it's probably a more persistent circumstance. (Maybe you hate your job, or your apartment, or....)
> Listen to what negative emotions you have and form actions to remove the negative stimuli.
Yes, absolutely. Two more tips for doing this: you don't have to finish (you don't even have to be able to finish); and you can find the smallest step and do that one (maybe just the once, maybe more than once).
IMHO, throughout it all, it's sliiiightly more important to cultivate emotional self-awareness than it is to actually resolve anything. Resolving things is linear growth; cultivating emotional self-awareness is compounding growth. Resolve things as much as you can while maintaining the self-awareness, and over time, I would expect to see substantial changes.
I think the societal pressure to have to always be outwardly upbeat and optimistic is mentally draining and should be questioned. I could never work retail, for example, where you have to smile and have this sweet saccharine mask on all day. But a lot of every day situations are starting to demand the same performance. I remember when angst, cynicism and mockery were genuinely cool, but those days are long gone. Norms have shifted to the point where you're expected to just keep criticism and negativity to yourself, no matter how you feel. "If you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything" is the rule now. It's all phony. Performative positivity if you ask me!
Just complaining when you feel negative about something isn't the appropriate response though. It's the easy reponse but it's not productive and won't remove negativity in the long term even if it feels good to get a good rant out.
Listen to what negative emotions you have and form actions to remove the negative stimuli.