A bad mood is a common state that occurs when something goes wrong in everyday life, at work or in a relationship, you feel bad, or someone has unjustly offended. But sometimes this condition happens for no reason at all. Be that as it may, you can't give up! Switch yourself and your mood to positive.
But how to overcome the blues? There are ten reliable and proven methods.
Method 1. Identify the cause and eliminate it
To get rid of the blues, sometimes it is enough to eliminate the cause of the "problems". After all, if you are not in a bad mood, then there must be a very weighty reason for it. Take self-analysis, remember what and when could affect your condition. And study the situation from all sides to find the right solution.
A quarrel with a loved one - get together, call and make peace, the car broke down - sign up for diagnostics and repairs at a car service, did not get enough sleep the day before - go to bed early, and if this is an indisposition - consult a doctor without putting it on the back burner. If, of course, the reason is not in a global fatal incident or in a cataclysm, which cannot be influenced, then its solution should lie on the surface (in all other cases, it is better to turn to a narrow specialist: a lawyer, prosecutor, psychiatrist, realtor, undertaker, etc.. P.).
Solving the problem on your own, you will feel that it was not so significant and painful, and the mood will return to normal, or even not hang on the scale of optimism.
Method 2. Delicious food plus your favorite sport
A sweet slice of chocolate, sugar strawberries in cream, crispy cheburek or a fragrant oriental lamb shish kebab (who loves what!) Can put everything in its place. I ate and my mood improved. However, you should not regularly “seize” depression. You treated your body, pleased it, stop.
And another time, go to workout at your favorite sports club. It is better to choose an activity to your liking, so that it is not a burden:
- water aerobics,
- strip of plastic,
- volleyball,
- tennis,
- run
- etc.
Firstly, this way you do not have to reach for the fork and spoon again. Secondly, you will burn the calories that you ate in the blues last time. And, thirdly, a proven fact: good old endorphins are produced and overcome a bad mood already at the 20th minute of training.
By the way, even a walk in the park works wonders! Don't forget to bring a bottle of water.
Method 3. Be creative
Any creative activities, especially in the company of friends or children, give unforgettable emotions and delight the soul. Create something new. Let it be:
- poetry,
- incendiary music on improvised instruments,
- dancing,
- writing on canvas,
- graffiti on the walls or car,
- cooking,
- playing guitar,
- or just drawing together on the wallpaper.
Anything! All this will cause a smile, fun, pleasure and satisfaction from the creative process and the joint result obtained.
Method 4. Do something good and kind
Having given joy and done good for another person, you will feel a surge of strength. You will immediately feel nobler. And positive gratitude will bring you back to life and remind you that you are a good person, whatever the reasons for your bad mood.
It does not matter whether it is a big or a miniature act. The main thing is to do it disinterestedly and with all your heart.
Method 5. Breathe deeply
A very deep breathing with the solar plexus will allow you to calm down, immerse yourself in yourself, as if to clear yourself of problems. You need to breathe as follows:
- deep breath through the nose, inflating the diaphragm and abdomen,
- holding your breath for a second,
- then noisy mouth exit.
With an exhalation, give the air your bad mood, bad thoughts and clouding of consciousness. Breathe in and fill your body with purity, freshness and joy. And try not to think about anything in these minutes. In general, about nothing.
Meditation really helps. Otherwise, there would not have been so many variations of the world's yoga practices. Dedicate at least 10 minutes to yourself and your breathing.
Method 6. Think and … stop thinking
This method is called in another way "catch the moment." There is such a technique: close your eyes, withdraw into yourself to the very stomach, think sharply about a completely unexpected thing. For example, about a red crocodile, about a purple button on mom's dressing gown, about a drunken neighbor, about a flying ship somewhere in orbit in space with three astronauts, about pink worms. What you want, but that it does not apply to you and your bad mood at all. Have you caught? Smiled?
The human brain is designed in such a way that in the case of an obsession with an unfinished action or a specific problem, it will endlessly replay this situation in its head and think about it more and more often, perceiving it more and more sharply. This leads to a drop in the degree of mood. And you are already starting to "twist" the blues into an even greater minus. Self-pity is not far off. Further, depression and despondency will knock on the door.
Take action! Feel the rush of bad things to your head, catch the moment right away. An even better option is to keep yourself busy with something interesting and useful (just clean the house or wash the windows).
Method 7. Family and friends
Call your best friend or just drop by your parents' house. Communication with friends and family helps out more than ever. They can cry, and complain, and just sit with them in silence, and do something together.
Trust your loved ones with your psychological state, and they will support you and change the course of your thoughts. And just chatting about anything with a pleasant person changes the situation in a pleasant way.
Method 8. Wash yourself
Surprisingly, the fact is that water has the ability to wash away the negative. A hot bubble bath will help refresh your thoughts and put everything in its place. Or just a contrast shower. Or a hike to the river. Even washing your hair will wash away your sadness. And after drying your head, you will see a beautiful, clean and smiling person in the mirror.
Method 9. Get enough sleep
Allow yourself to go to bed early on this lousy day and get a good night's sleep. Perhaps there is no better cure for blues than thinking about your spoiled mood tomorrow.
Adequate sleep is the cheapest, most effective, effective and healthy that nature could come up with. In the morning you will definitely be full of energy, strength, optimism, new ideas and a good mood again.
It is important not to drink tea and coffee before going to bed, not to watch TV, to ventilate the bedroom and preferably to re-make the bed with fresh linens. Don't forget to change your pajamas!
Method 10. The most effective. Sex
Even in a very bad mood and in a breakdown, sex makes the body invigorate. By simultaneously relaxing and freeing your head from bad thoughts, you will get pleasure, satisfaction, improve relationships, find joy and peace of mind.
