Positive Thinking Tips
Often when you’re feeling stressed, it’s difficult to remember how to think positively! So here are some simple tips for getting started again.
Eleven Simple Tips For Positive Thinking
- Question it – Is it really your problem? Could you be taking responsibility for something that’s not yours?
- Talk it out – Share it with someone else. Friends, family, colleagues. It’s often good to talk to a professional Counsellor for tips on coping strategies and support.
- Write it out – Put your worries down on paper and then put that paper aside.
- Breathe it away – Inhale deeply, exhale with a few sighs. It’s important to S-L-O-W your breathing rate down, filling your lungs with air and exhaling for a few minutes per day.
- Hold it – Say “stop”, pause and steady your thoughts. Some times just doing this consciously will help bring back the positive thinking!
- Work it off – Do something physical to give your stress and tension an outlet.
- Distance it – Imagine it a few years from now. How much will it matter then?
- Balance it – Find a good side, not just a bad. What can you possibly learn from this situation? Perhaps you have strength you never imagined!
- Exaggerate it – Picture the worst that can really happen. How likely is it?
- Laugh it off – Look for some humour in the situation and have a good belly laugh!
- Shrug it off – Raise your shoulders, and then drop them. Repeat. Relax your whole body. Guided relaxation tapes are a good habit to get into, to help your body know how to feel relaxed.
Remember however that it is a good idea to talk to a professional if you have been feeling stressed for a long time or the stress is very intense. This is because putting these into practice can be a challenge that some assistance can make all the difference with.
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