A positive attitude makes it easier to endure life's troubles. A good mood has a beneficial effect on both what a person does and how he feels. Therefore, you need to monitor the state of your spirit.
Instructions
Step 1
Understand that bad moods lead to mistakes, hasty actions, worsening relationships with others, and other unwanted events. In a state of despondency or anger, you can take actions that you will then have to bitterly regret. By controlling your mood, you can eliminate these risks. In addition, you will gain resistance to minor troubles and will not be upset because of them.
Step 2
Realize that it is in your power to choose how to relate to a particular event. Remember the times when you felt very good and joyful. Surely on such days you did not even pay attention to minor troubles, life seemed wonderful to you, in everything you saw, first of all, the positive side. Conversely, in a bad mood, the same events can evoke the darkest thoughts and associations.
Step 3
Learn to relax. Then setbacks and physical discomfort will have much less impact on your mood. For example, learn breathing exercises or yoga. Learn to abstract from negativity and block out things that can give you negative emotions.
Step 4
Support yourself in times when things don't turn out the way you wanted them to. It's good to have a few life-affirming thoughts in your head that will bring your joy back. For example, think about your family or an upcoming momentous, long-awaited event. Such reflections should become your strength in difficult times.
Step 5
Don't let random people influence your life. If you have been offended, the thought that only you are free to choose in what frame of mind you are will help not to succumb to emotions. Don't let other people rule over you. If you are sad about something that has happened to you, consider whether it will matter in a year or two.
Step 6
It's no secret that in a good mood, a person begins to smile. Keep in mind that the reverse circuit also works. Try to stretch your lips into a smile, even if you are not at all having fun, and you will feel that it has become much easier for you. You can cheer up in difficult times with the help of good memories. Give in to nostalgia for the times when you felt like a happy person, when you were a winner. Such dreams will warm you and support you. Create your own reasons for joy. Reward yourself for achievement and pamper yourself every day for no reason.
