Post by westgold on Apr 6, 2014 9:21:28 GMT 9
Knowing ways to avoid bad moods is certainly
something useful to almost everybody. No person
in this world is immune to feeling angry, irritable,
sad or any of the other emotions associated with
a bad mood – even if you feel that you are one
of the happiest people in the world. However, if
you stop and think about it all, there is a good
chance that you will not even know where to begin
with preventing yourself from slipping into a bad
mood, but the following seven tips should make
life a bit easier.
1. Be Grateful
One key way to remain positive is to just spend
some time each day actually being grateful for
what you have. It is also worth running over
these things in your mind when you realize that
you are starting to become upset or agitated.
Being grateful for even the smallest of things can
help change your state of mind. One other tip here
is to look at the seemingly little things about
yourself to begin with before being thankful for
things in the wider world. This will stop you from
then viewing everything as being negative, which
can often spiral your mood down.
2. Be Optimistic
If you have a bad temper, it is often due to a
degree of frustration within yourself, or a gnawing
feeling that all hope has been lost. You will then
feel far less optimistic about life in general. So
it makes sense that if you turn this around and work
on being optimistic about your general situation,
then you will be less likely to end up in a bad mood.
Being optimistic can also stop you from getting into
the habit of complaining about everything, since
that is going to do nothing to help your temper, not
to mention it may drive others away.
3. Stop Overthinking the Situation
If we go back to this idea of a bad mood often
being the result of frustration, it is also important
to point out that we can easily ‘think ourselves
into a bad mood’ simply by spending far too much
mental energy on a given situation. When the mind
is overactive, it is capable of conjuring up emotions
and feelings that did not exist before, and it is all
due to our imagination, and our perceived frustration.
Stop overthinking situations, and your levels of
irritation will reduce accordingly.
4. Be Kind
One thing you should do every single day is to try
your very best to do something kind. The entire idea
here is that you will feel good when you do it, and
there is the wide belief that if you do something nice,
it will often come back to you tenfold. Being kind
just has to involve doing something as simple as smiling
and saying ‘good morning,’ holding a door open, or
just telling somebody that you are thinking about them
and hoping that they are OK. Imagine how good you
will feel when somebody then asks you in return – and
is it even possible then for you to be in a bad mental
state?
5. Learn How to Cope in Difficult Situations
Quite often we can end up with a bad temper
because we are unable to cope with a certain
situation. When we are faced with something new
and unfamiliar, it can lead to us becoming stressed,
and stress can be a major precursor to feeling
grumpy. What this means is that we need to develop
our own methods of dealing with stress in order to
stop it from developing into something a lot worse.
Work on identifying triggers so that you can then
create a solution. Find a quiet place in your mind or
some kind of action you can do anywhere that can
just stop the bad temper from developing. This
approach does take practice, but in this practice
will pay off greatly, as long as you can accept that
there will still be times where you are powerless
to avoid stress.
6. Accept That You Need to Forgive and Forget
If a person does something that upsets you, it is
always a good idea to forgive and forget wherever
possible. Of course this does depend on the situation,
because at times it is impossible to forgive. But if
it is at all possible, this approach can stop you from
developing a bad mood. Allowing yourself to just sit
and brood about something is a surefire way of losing
your temper, and then more people suffering as a
result. Being able to forgive really is a great virtue,
and it does show that you are a better person.
7. Take Care of Yourself
Believe it or not, simply taking care of yourself in
a physical and spiritual sense does make you less
likely to end up losing your temper. It is amazing
how exercise can help improve your mental state
as it releases chemicals into your brain that naturally
make you feel happier. If you feel like a bad mood
could develop, it is a great idea to go for a walk,
even just for 10 minutes, since this can often result
in you cooling off. The same can also be said about
your diet, since it is well known that there are
certain foods that can make you feel more irritable,
while there are others that can make you feel good.
Look at your diet and make sure you are getting
the correct nutrients, since that can make you less
snippy.
These are just seven tips on how you can stop
things from putting you into a bad mood – but it
is important to remember that nobody is perfect,
and you will be powerless to stop it from happening
every time. Instead, take on board what you’ve
read here and try to apply it the best you can to
your life – you may be surprised at the results. Just
think of how much better your life will be when you
feel more in control of your mood, and those
around you no longer have to walk on eggshells
for fear of you slipping into a bad ‘mind space.’
Source
something useful to almost everybody. No person
in this world is immune to feeling angry, irritable,
sad or any of the other emotions associated with
a bad mood – even if you feel that you are one
of the happiest people in the world. However, if
you stop and think about it all, there is a good
chance that you will not even know where to begin
with preventing yourself from slipping into a bad
mood, but the following seven tips should make
life a bit easier.
1. Be Grateful
One key way to remain positive is to just spend
some time each day actually being grateful for
what you have. It is also worth running over
these things in your mind when you realize that
you are starting to become upset or agitated.
Being grateful for even the smallest of things can
help change your state of mind. One other tip here
is to look at the seemingly little things about
yourself to begin with before being thankful for
things in the wider world. This will stop you from
then viewing everything as being negative, which
can often spiral your mood down.
2. Be Optimistic
If you have a bad temper, it is often due to a
degree of frustration within yourself, or a gnawing
feeling that all hope has been lost. You will then
feel far less optimistic about life in general. So
it makes sense that if you turn this around and work
on being optimistic about your general situation,
then you will be less likely to end up in a bad mood.
Being optimistic can also stop you from getting into
the habit of complaining about everything, since
that is going to do nothing to help your temper, not
to mention it may drive others away.
3. Stop Overthinking the Situation
If we go back to this idea of a bad mood often
being the result of frustration, it is also important
to point out that we can easily ‘think ourselves
into a bad mood’ simply by spending far too much
mental energy on a given situation. When the mind
is overactive, it is capable of conjuring up emotions
and feelings that did not exist before, and it is all
due to our imagination, and our perceived frustration.
Stop overthinking situations, and your levels of
irritation will reduce accordingly.
4. Be Kind
One thing you should do every single day is to try
your very best to do something kind. The entire idea
here is that you will feel good when you do it, and
there is the wide belief that if you do something nice,
it will often come back to you tenfold. Being kind
just has to involve doing something as simple as smiling
and saying ‘good morning,’ holding a door open, or
just telling somebody that you are thinking about them
and hoping that they are OK. Imagine how good you
will feel when somebody then asks you in return – and
is it even possible then for you to be in a bad mental
state?
5. Learn How to Cope in Difficult Situations
Quite often we can end up with a bad temper
because we are unable to cope with a certain
situation. When we are faced with something new
and unfamiliar, it can lead to us becoming stressed,
and stress can be a major precursor to feeling
grumpy. What this means is that we need to develop
our own methods of dealing with stress in order to
stop it from developing into something a lot worse.
Work on identifying triggers so that you can then
create a solution. Find a quiet place in your mind or
some kind of action you can do anywhere that can
just stop the bad temper from developing. This
approach does take practice, but in this practice
will pay off greatly, as long as you can accept that
there will still be times where you are powerless
to avoid stress.
6. Accept That You Need to Forgive and Forget
If a person does something that upsets you, it is
always a good idea to forgive and forget wherever
possible. Of course this does depend on the situation,
because at times it is impossible to forgive. But if
it is at all possible, this approach can stop you from
developing a bad mood. Allowing yourself to just sit
and brood about something is a surefire way of losing
your temper, and then more people suffering as a
result. Being able to forgive really is a great virtue,
and it does show that you are a better person.
7. Take Care of Yourself
Believe it or not, simply taking care of yourself in
a physical and spiritual sense does make you less
likely to end up losing your temper. It is amazing
how exercise can help improve your mental state
as it releases chemicals into your brain that naturally
make you feel happier. If you feel like a bad mood
could develop, it is a great idea to go for a walk,
even just for 10 minutes, since this can often result
in you cooling off. The same can also be said about
your diet, since it is well known that there are
certain foods that can make you feel more irritable,
while there are others that can make you feel good.
Look at your diet and make sure you are getting
the correct nutrients, since that can make you less
snippy.
These are just seven tips on how you can stop
things from putting you into a bad mood – but it
is important to remember that nobody is perfect,
and you will be powerless to stop it from happening
every time. Instead, take on board what you’ve
read here and try to apply it the best you can to
your life – you may be surprised at the results. Just
think of how much better your life will be when you
feel more in control of your mood, and those
around you no longer have to walk on eggshells
for fear of you slipping into a bad ‘mind space.’
Source