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  • Not sure if you mean getting stuck in negative thought patterns, or just failing to follow through, but if its the former:

    Buddhist meditation is centred around the idea that you can exercise conscious control over your thoughts. By recognising thoughts (not just negative thoughts) and eliminating them one at a time, you enter a meditative trance.

    Once developed, that skill can be used to get out of a negative thought spiral.

    Just be aware that there are all sorts of Buddhists and meditation out there. Some people will tell you that just sitting still is meditation. That would not be as useful. I found Awakening the Buddha Within by Lama Surya Das (A white ethnically Jewish American guy despite the name!) to be a great start.