Post by praying4usall on Dec 26, 2007 22:23:29 GMT -5
From another site on Health & Wellness:
Mood medicine: how to manage your emotions
Stop negative emotions in their tracks -- the longer you let them control your thoughts, the longer you'll suffer, psychologically and physically.
If you catch yourself in an escalating argument or are feeling stressed, remove yourself from the situation and find a quiet spot. Take up to 15 deep breaths into your abdomen. Aim to centre yourself with the reassurance that all is well, and you are in control. This can lower your heartbeat rate and blood pressure almost immediately. If you're having an argument, walk back into the room for a discussion. If that isn't possible, leave.
It's important to reduce stress. If you're working yourself up with tight deadlines, knock five items off your to-do list. Abdominal breathing is a vital part of turning around your feelings -- breathe deeply for a few minutes and you may relax and let go of worries.
Visualising positive emotional states can induce them in the body, with beneficial effects on health. The mind cannot differentiate between an imagined state and a real "external" state. So, if you vividly imagine a positive state, you may experience the benefits as if they are real.
Visualise yourself laughing, joyful and full of energy, while imagining the feeling itself -- the more vivid you make it, the more effective it will be. You can also repeat positive phrases to yourself such as: I feel happier and more carefree day by day. Repeating this kind of phrase can literally lift your spirits, your energy levels and your health.
And, like the Bible says:
"A Merry Heart does a person Good, just like a Medicine."
Mood medicine: how to manage your emotions
Stop negative emotions in their tracks -- the longer you let them control your thoughts, the longer you'll suffer, psychologically and physically.
If you catch yourself in an escalating argument or are feeling stressed, remove yourself from the situation and find a quiet spot. Take up to 15 deep breaths into your abdomen. Aim to centre yourself with the reassurance that all is well, and you are in control. This can lower your heartbeat rate and blood pressure almost immediately. If you're having an argument, walk back into the room for a discussion. If that isn't possible, leave.
It's important to reduce stress. If you're working yourself up with tight deadlines, knock five items off your to-do list. Abdominal breathing is a vital part of turning around your feelings -- breathe deeply for a few minutes and you may relax and let go of worries.
Visualising positive emotional states can induce them in the body, with beneficial effects on health. The mind cannot differentiate between an imagined state and a real "external" state. So, if you vividly imagine a positive state, you may experience the benefits as if they are real.
Visualise yourself laughing, joyful and full of energy, while imagining the feeling itself -- the more vivid you make it, the more effective it will be. You can also repeat positive phrases to yourself such as: I feel happier and more carefree day by day. Repeating this kind of phrase can literally lift your spirits, your energy levels and your health.
And, like the Bible says:
"A Merry Heart does a person Good, just like a Medicine."