How to Create Positive Feelings
11 juil. 2011- Happiness
- Confidence
- Satisfaction
- Compassion
- Love
The daily, endless stream of self-talk inside your head is generally of a negative nature. These automatic thoughts often arise from misconceptions based on a lack of information. If you can learn to challenge these negative thoughts and make them positive, you will enjoy a host of mental and physical health benefits. Some of these may include:
- Reduced overall stress levels
- An increased lifespan
- Increased immunity
- Reduced risk of cardiovascular disease
- Better coping skills.
- When negative thoughts come up, politely tell them to go away. You may choose to give you thoughts a name like Ego, so when they come up say to yourself "Go away Ego, I have no time for you right now".
- Upon waking, creat your day. In as much detail as possible, see the day been carried out exactly as you would like it to happen.
- Upon sleeping, mentally list the things from your day you are thankful for. Have at least five things, and of course there is no maximum.
- Always re-affirm yourself that no matter what, you are doing the best you can with the information you have ta that moment, and that is enough.
- During the day, think of happy memories and people you love.
- When negative feelings towards another person creep up, such as anger or distrust, pause for moment, take a breath and mentally send that person unconditional love. You will be surprised how quickly their reaction turns around once you have killed it with kindness.
- Distract yourself from unpleasant thoughts with a good book, happy music, inspiring quotes, a comedy show or anything else that may make you laugh.
- Stay away from negative people or if you have to spend time with them, detach yourself from their negative headspace and think happy thoughts.
- Consider meditation, which will help your mind slow down enough to filter the negative feelings and thoughts that may enter your mind.
- Avoid watching the news, which is often deeply negative. This is especially true late at night when you take the negative events of the day into your dream state.
- And lastly, understand and remember that EVERYTHING is about your attitude. As they say, it is no co-incidence that happy people lead happy lives!