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You Cannot Move Forward With the Thoughts That Hold You Back

Sometimes, it is not life that is heavy. It is the thoughts we refuse to let go of. Growth starts when we choose better beliefs.

Adarsh
3 min readMay 15, 2025

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Close-up of a hand releasing a paper boat into the water (symbolizing letting go)
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Some days, I would sit and wonder why nothing was changing.
I was trying hard, working long hours, yet something invisible was pulling me back.

It took me time to realize the truth.
It was not the situation around me. It was the thoughts inside me that were standing in the way.

Thoughts like, “Maybe I am not good enough,” or “What if I fail again?”
These thoughts were small but powerful. They were quietly slowing me down without even making noise.

Once I noticed this pattern, I started asking myself a simple question.
“Is this thought helping me move forward, or is it holding me back?”

It sounds simple, but it changed everything.
Suddenly, I could see how often I was feeding my own doubts without meaning to.

Science agrees too.

According to a 2022 study published in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, negative…

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Write A Catalyst
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Adarsh
Adarsh

Written by Adarsh

Founder & Editor of "Break. Breathe. Become." Curious mind on a journey, writing about anything that sparks my interest. Exploring life, one story at a time.

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