1. Bond With People
Whenever you feel down for
whatever reason or no reason whatsoever, there should be a friend to comfort
you.
Cynical people say, a
friend in need is a friend indeed. So, to have a friend when you are in need of
emotional support, you should be a friend when not in need – at all times.
Besides, being in a
company of friendly people keeps you from overthinking and feeling blue
altogether.
2. Get Over Things
Eliminating negative
emotions are equally important as obtaining positive ones.
One of the most common
negative emotions is regret.
Haven’t you made a choice
recently, that you now regret?
Even the smallest one. A
pizza instead of sushi? Seeing one movie instead of another?
All these small things get
you down, you need to get over them.
A good idea is to get rid
of little things that you regret symbolically.
That would be writing them
on a piece of paper, sealing them in an envelope, and getting rid of the
envelope.
3. Don’t Be Too Secretive
Our reflexes tell us to
only give out as much information as necessary for a certain cause. The rest we
keep to ourselves.
In fact, secrets are an
extra burden that is carried on your shoulders. As much information as possible
needs to be shared, so you can feel lighter and breathe more freely.
Note: this should not be
confused with keeping to one’s privacy.
4. Like What You Have To Do
If there are some
activities in your life that you don’t like but have to do, this is sure to
give you negative emotions.
The negative emotions,
however, root in the dislike element, and not in the activities in question.
So, you can easily get rid
of these negative emotions by embracing those necessary activities and removing
your dislike from them.
For example, if you are on
a diet, you need to convince yourself that you actually find fruits and
vegetables tastier than burgers.
5. Smile
We know that we smile when
we feel good.
But it goes the other way
around just as well: smiling can make you feel better. Here is how you do it:
– relax your facial
muscles to the point where your mouth slightly opens;
– constrict the muscles at
the corners of your mouth – the wider, the better;
– keep your face in this
position for about 20 seconds.
This exercise is
especially effective when you need to feel positive before something important,
such as an important phone call.
6. Tense Your Muscles
Whenever we need to do
some physical activity – such as go jogging or lift something heavy – we often
make a fist or grip something without even thinking. It helps us concentrate
our willpower and achieve a better result.
It turns out that this
trick works for all kinds of activities just as well.
Whenever you need to do
something, contract your muscles, or just press your thumbs against your index
fingers, – and you will feel your willpower-boosting.
This concentration of
willpower, combined with the self-content feeling you get upon completing
whatever it is that you had to do, are some of those positive emotions.
7. Powerpose
Researches have shown that
when your body is in a certain position, you get the increased level of the
hormones responsible for dominance and the senses of security and comfort,
whereas some other positions increase the level of chemicals responsible for
the feeling of stress.
The former are called
power poses. Here are some of them:
– if you are standing up,
push your chest forward and pull your shoulders back;
– if you are sitting, lean
back, lock your fingers on the back of your head or neck, and look up.
8. Surround Yourself With Comfort
Lack of comfort is another
common reason for negative emotions.
Therefore, to avoid
unnecessary negative emotions caused by discomfort, you must not overlook all
the tiniest details that surround you in your everyday life – the wallpapers in
your room, the dislocation of your furniture, the furniture itself: it must all
serve one sole purpose – your comfort.
The furniture is
especially important here. It is vital to your positive mindset that your
furniture was soft and comfortable.
9. Stay Warm
From our childhood, we
associate warmness with comfort and friendliness, and coldness with neutrality
at best.
This is why you should
surround yourself with warmness to keep perceiving your environment in a
positive way.
In practice – pay extra
attention to keeping your home warm, don’t drink cold drinks unless it’s hot,
avoid cold showers unless necessary, etc.
10. Break Your Habits
New experiences always
give us adrenaline which is a hormone for positive emotion.
Especially when these new
experiences are safe.
For example, you can take
a different route when driving to your office, you can shop or eat in new places,
– there are dozens of variations.
So, positive emotions are
crucial for a good and happy life, and not only so.
Think of all the bad
things that happen to people in their everyday lives because of their negative
mindset.
One cannot but agree that
when one is in a bad mood, everything is just falling from one’s hands. This
can be vital, literally.
Therefore, positive
emotions are critical for your mental – and sometimes even physical – health.
Follow the humble tips
from this article to assure your positive mindset – and stay well!
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