Research shows that your performance decreases when you think negatively and have negative visual images. Becoming stressed about a situation doesn't help to improve it; it just makes things worse. Therefore, when you're upset or stressed about something, think positively! Even if things don't get better by thinking positively, at least it'll help from getting worse. Thinking positive helps you physically and mentally. You are more likely to live longer and stay young. This is evident in a research that showed that people who think positively about life tend to live 19% longer than people who think pessimistically.
It's human nature to get upset and stressed over uncontrollable problems, but the important thing is to not let it effect you to the point that it harms you. You should think of these experiences as a stepping stone to your own personal growth and success. You should also be grateful and remember that any problem or difficulty you are facing could have been worse than what you are actually going through. Always remember that a LARGE percentage of the world is probably VERY less fortunate than you. Here are some activities to relief stress and to help you on your way to thinking positively:
1. Live life as it comes, enjoy it to the fullest.
2. Write positive notes to yourself and put it around places that you frequently walk by in your home.
3. Set daily goal for yourself and when you achieve it, you will feel more accomplished, and your level of positivism will increase.
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Hi Gulnar,
I'd like to throw another stress relief technique out there -- meditation. I practice this whenever my head feels too cloudy and muddled. I've also found that it really helps with school, especially right before a test.
I know that many people may see meditation as some weird new age type of thing, but it doesn't have to be that way. There's many different types of meditation. Not all of them require the person to sit in the lotus position chanting a mantra.
The form that I use, for example, is just a rhythmic breathing technique much like the method that you suggested. I add one more step, however, and focus my mind on nothing but my breathing.
Also, there's a creative visualization technique that's very useful. One can visualize light entering the body with each inhalation. Then, visualize the stress leaving the body with each exhalation.
I thought I'd throw those thoughts out there. I'm enjoying the blog. Make sure to keep up the good work!
-Chad Register
I have another! Whenever I get stressed, I read a book. I like to read, and if I can't handle what I am doing, I take a break and do something I enjoy! By having a little bit of fun, I de-stress and then I can be calm enough to go back to work. By putting myself into a good mood, I can start thinking positivily about what I am doing a lot faster than if I try to switch moods on my own. Reading is just what I do. The point is to do something that you enjoy.
You guys have mentioned other really good techniques. If they work for you, then I would definitely stick with it!
I took your article to heart, and decided to be a little proactive. I'm currently sitting in the science building computer lab. I've written "THINK POSITIVE!" on the whiteboards on both sides of the lab. I like to think I'm doing my part.
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