By Jayaram V
Do you feel bad sometimes? Is that preventing you from experiencing
peace and happiness in your life or from achieving your goals? It
is human to experience mood swings. Life does not always happen
as expected. In the journey of life, one has to cope with problems,
disappointments and setbacks.
Even when nothing happens, one may be haunted by memories of
the past or vague feelings of anxiety and fear. When you feel you
are stuck in situations, relationships and circumstances you
can use some simple techniques to boost your mood. Some people
resort to drugs and alcohol to cope with their emotional problems.
Certainly, in the end it will leave you feel more miserable.
With the following suggestions you do not have to resort to such
unhealthy and destructive practices. These suggestions are very
effective to change or elevate your mood or to replace your negative
emotions with positive ones.
Do something
different like the following
1. Join the gym and do exercise
2. Go for a walk
3. Read classic
4. Call an old friend w
5. Take a day off from your routine work
6. Watch a good movie
7. Visit a friend
8. Go to theater or a museum
9. Go for a long drive
10. Visit the local library
11. Walk your pet
12. Attend to your garden
Pamper yourself
1. Make yourself a special lunch or dinner
2. Go to a restaurant with your friend or spouse
3. Go for massage
4. Take a hot shower
5. Practice relaxation
6. Go on a vacation
7. Listen to good music
8. Invite friends for a party
9. Wear good clothes
Change your
thinking
1. Change your thoughts
2. Appreciate others
3. Express gratitude
4. Recollect pleasant experiences
5. practice meditation and mindfulness
6. Rephrase your experiences and perceptions
7. Dispute your negative thoughts
8. Avoid all or nothing thinking
9. practice affirmations
10. Pray to God
11. Believe in yourself
12. Help someone
13. Become a volunteer
14. Learn from your failures and mistakes
Long term strategies
to cope with mood swings
1. Have a purpose and some goals
2. Organize and simplify your life
3. Practice detachment
4. Take responsibility for your life
5. Eat healthy and stay healthy
6. Avoid emotional vampires
7. Do what you love most
8. Be yourself
9. Avoid the compulsion to seek others' approval
10. Accept change as an integral part of life upon earth
11. Empower yourself with positive self-talk
12. Be authentic
13. Keep learning