Practical Suggestions on Developing and Maintaining a Positive Mind-Set During Stressful Periods
Life is comprised both of the high moments and low moments. It is impossible to implement any recipe or plan and not have difficulties at some stage. No matter if it is a global pandemic, job loss, divorce, or health and financial issues, or grieving and healing, hard times come to all of us.
Of course, one can only get angry, sad, worried, or afraid when it comes to afflictions and adversities. However, focusing on the bad side of things does not end well most of the time. Being positive minded makes one be in a position to find a way of overcoming a problem even even when there is crisis or chaos. Pursuing hope is always beneficial because it prepares you to face life challenges with positivity, strength, and perseverance.
Here are ten tips for maintaining a positive attitude during tough times:
1. Control your self-talk
Self speech influences one’s attitude and feeling more than any thing else one does or meets. The next time you are faced with a problem, swap negative self-talk with positive affirmations that include: This is going to be difficult but I can handle it and I’ll make it through this period. Suppose you have a friend, a good one indeed, and tell him the following words: ‘You’ll not make it!’.
2. Reduce exposure to sources that cheapen the fabric of society
Although knowledge about what is happening in the world is relevant, with non-stop soap, fear-inducing news upset the mood – it is low. Minimize exposure to inflammatory media and ensure that they read balanced and accurate news reports.
3. Practice gratitude
Gratitude refocuses from problem exposures, to sources of appreciation of what is going well and the good things in one’s life despite the existing problems. Practise mindfulness by carrying a ‘gratitude journal’ in which you write between 3-5 positive things that you have experienced in the day. Make sure to say thank you to those who make your life a better place. And when the day is especially difficult remember things that have made you happy in the past.
4. Visualize desired outcomes
Your mental pictures have dominion over feelings and behaviours. In this case apply positive imaging, in that while faced with challenge don’t keep on dwelling on the problem itself, but visualize that the situation would take a positive turn. Performance related cognitions: athletes think about how it feels to successfully complete sport skills and attain goals. Use this winners’ strategy in relation to your own challenges.
5. Limit complaining
Worrying with friends and family about issues just worsens the situation because it keeps bringing up negativity into your mind. Although it is great to receive support from the identified reliable friends, watch your tongue, and avoid complaining. Self-regulation of emotions involves occasionally expressing grouses and complaints, but always and deliberately transiting to positives, the bright side, or things to do to improve a situation.
6. Do fun activities
If threats are impersonal and actions uncontrollable, replace negative thinking with something positive rather than wallowingfter in negativity. ) Talk to a funny friend, watch a comedy show, spend time with a pet, read a motivational book/novella, listen to cheerful music, underline the favorite poems, photograph, or volunteer for a certain cause you support. Such enjoyable diversion make you happy.
7. Move your body
Taking a walk, going to the gym, dancing, and any activity implying physical activity will stimulate the feel good hormones and neurochemicals in your brain that affect your emotions. In this vein, most individuals possess positive tilted disposition of life after exercises such as walking, dancing, exercising, yoga, performing household chores and even stretching.
8. Help someone else
Trying to focus on people’s problems and helping them has a marvellous effect on mood and attitude. Help a friend who seems overwhelmed, give food and clothing to those in need, cook for a loved one, bring baked goods to a neighbor, keep the neighbor’s lawn mowed or shovel snow or clean their home, or say to someone, ‘You look pretty today!’ The focuses on service divert thinking away from personal issues.
9. Get outdoors
Being in nature, in the presence of trees, mountains, water, animals, gardens or plants whether inside the home or in potted plants has an immensely positive impact on mood, attitude and focus. It it challenging situations that make you caged, transform into a bird and fly to a sight of nature.
10. Laugh out loud
Laughing and jokes trigger neurochemicals that which make you feel good and ease tension, more so during hearings. Have a few laughs, watch a Comedy Movie, read some articles from the Onion, go through some of the silly subreddits, or call your friend that makes you laugh the hardest. Get at least a small fix of hearty, full-bodied laughter as often as you can.”
Although it impossible to be and stay in the positive mood and attitude 100% of the time, which is a noble idea, is impossible, being proactive in managing one’s thoughts, words, media, and actions allow for good functioning and even flourishing during the rough times. Search for significance, intention andMaximization of positive consequences wherever possible. By developing relentless perseverance and healthy humor, you can generate hope strong enough to help you make it through the rainy days back to sunshine.
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