A recent study challenged the conventional wisdom that suppressing negative thoughts is detrimental to our mental health. The findings, published in Science Advances, suggest that actively trying to push away fears and anxieties can, under certain conditions, actually reduce their intensity and make them less troubling, leading to improvements in mental well-being. The research was initiated to address the longstanding debate on the effectiveness of thought suppression. Traditional psychological theories, based on Freudian concepts and modern cognitive perspectives, suggest that trying to supp…