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Nurturing positive emotions is essential to everyday life, because emotions like happiness, sadness, anxiety, thoughts, anger,... all affect your health. Positive emotions are not just a personality trait, they need to be trained to become a way of life. Once your thoughts are more optimistic, your life will become more positive and joyful, especially during this stressful time of the epidemic.
1. Live optimistically and reduce stress
In a study done with survivors of a terrorist attack, stressed people have a higher rate of anxiety and depression than people with positive thoughts. People with positive emotions often get out of unlucky times with little consequence later on.
In the time of social distancing, all human activities are affected. Children can't go to school, adults can't go to work, can't meet friends and colleagues or work outside. This has put a lot of pressure on everyone along with the increasingly complicated disease situation, thereby increasing stress.
Recently, a survey was conducted with people who had been infected with COVID-19 and answered 3900 questions, the results showed that more than 50% of people after recovering from the disease fell into a state of depression with other degrees from mild to moderate. From there, it shows that worrying and stressing thoughts too much about negative things only make the situation worse.
Therefore, the way to solve this problem is to nurture your positive emotions, do new things, learn new knowledge, for example: call a friend, learn to cook or learn a new recipe. new language,... Absolutely don't let yourself be alone and think boredom or fear affects your spirit.
Trắc nghiệm: Bài kiểm tra chỉ số trí tuệ cảm xúc (EQ) của bạn
Chỉ số trí tuệ cảm xúc Emotional Quotient (EQ) là một chỉ số dùng để nói lên trí tưởng tượng, đánh giá và cảm xúc của một con người. Hãy làm bài trắc nghiệm sau để biết chỉ số EQ của bạn là bao nhiêu?
Nguồn tham khảo: webmd.com
2. Always look for positivity around you
Perhaps the COVID-19 epidemic has caused thousands of people to lose their jobs or even more, lose loved ones causing psychological trauma. Many people have been stressed due to spending cuts or income reductions, especially in economically disadvantaged rural areas.
Thus, you can come into contact with or be close to someone with a positive mindset. Their cheerfulness will make you more optimistic, maybe they are the ones who can help you. Always monitor information about the disease, understand the source and mode of disease transmission, do not panic and worry too much.
3. Improve physical as well as mental health
To always have positive emotions you need to be in good health both physically and mentally. Enhance active substances, supplement vitamins, iron, calcium, fiber,. .. for body. Always follow a healthy lifestyle, sleep on time and get enough sleep. One study showed that people who slept less than 5 hours a day felt more stressed, tired, and angry than the average person.
In addition, the practice of sports also helps to improve emotionally and physically. Exercises have the ability to dispel anxiety, improve the condition. You should exercise regularly to cultivate positive emotions, less focus on current worries.
4. Learn to accept and try to overcome risks and suffering
In this life, there is no one who has not encountered risks, unhappiness, loss, failure, ... the important thing is how they have faced them. To have a happy life you need to know the balance between the negative and the positive. Therefore, learning how to solve problems on your own, have self-control, have the courage and energy to overcome failure is essential to move towards a brighter future.
5. Think more positively
Maybe you don't know, when you always keep yourself positive emotions they will help you slow down the aging process, prevent diseases of old age and strengthen immunity, keep blood pressure stable....
According to a study done with people over 60 years old, people with negative thoughts are up to 80% more likely to experience functional and movement problems earlier than negative people. In addition, negative people are prone to cardiovascular diseases, Alzheimer's, depression, etc. Keeping an optimistic attitude helps the body to produce a hormone that reduces stress and improves the system. body's immune system. This makes them less likely to get sick from viruses and flu.
To always have positive emotions, you should live in the most optimistic way, always striving and learning. When you live and work in a positive way, you are less likely to indulge in the feeling of failure, and instead try to overcome it and focus on your strengths. From there you have many new opportunities and new experiences. Not only that, positivity also helps your face become more radiant and beautiful in the eyes of those around you.
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