14 ways to quickly fix a bad mood

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

The boss yelled at you? Did the hairdresser ruin your haircut? Do not boil. At such moments, the most important thing is not to let the mood roll downhill and not to make the circumstances with your own hands even worse.

And if the classic “calmly count to ten” no longer helps you, then right now try one of the ways to urgently raise your mood.

Give yourself a massage

According to reflexology scientists, many points located on the legs are directly associated with certain areas of the brain. So the next time you feel like pulling out your hair, try throwing off your shoes and doing a little massage instead. Rub your toes thoroughly, then massage the skin between them. This will calm your shattered nerves a little. Stress caused apathy and fatigue? Then rub the spot just behind the bump on the front of the foot to stimulate the body to produce adrenaline. This will help lift your spirits.

Eat a mint candy

Few people know that the smell of peppermint acts on the brain as an aromatherapy antidepressant. Some smells affect the part of the brain that is responsible for emotions. The scent of mint helps to feel refreshed, happy and full of energy.

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Bring beauty around

One of the most obvious rules of feng shui is that if your desktop is littered with rubbish, then your head is too. If every working day begins with the sight of a desk heaped up with papers, then it will cause stress for anyone - subconsciously there is a feeling of "blockage", panic.

Disassembling your desk and properly organizing the office space (fortunately, there are already many devices for this), you will feel how your mood improves and peace reigns in your soul.

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Play some nice music

It's no secret that your favorite music helps you escape from heavy thoughts and helps to cheer you up. However, according to psychologists, not all melodies will help you distract from the unpleasant events of the day. Overly lively or aggressive music can only worsen the situation, even if it is your favorite. So choose a melody whose mood is clearly better than yours.

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Distract yourself with something interesting

To stop a "terrible day" in the process of its formation, learn to completely distract yourself from all the worries and hassles associated with it. For 15 minutes, go headlong into any other activity, or at least just take a walk. Even a pleasant smell that suddenly appears can give you new sensations that will distract you from gloomy thoughts.

Turn your Lights Down Low

Bright electric lighting will not only not help you with your work, but can also cause fatigue and headaches. To get rid of stress, sometimes it is enough to turn off the overhead light and turn on the table lamp instead. And if there is such an opportunity, then it is better to use natural sunlight.

Drink milk

Surprisingly, a glass of warm milk will really help you cheer up even on the most rainy day. According to nutritionists, if milk is heated, then the amino acids in it are converted into tryptophan, a substance that increases the level of serotonin (the so-called "substance of joy") in the brain and gives a feeling of comfort and relaxation.

Spit and forget

Naturally, if you constantly remember unpleasant events, then this will only aggravate the situation. Therefore, psychologists advise in some cases to set yourself a limit on "remembering the unpleasant." After an unpleasant event has occurred, allow yourself to think about it for no more than five minutes. Then "let go." It will make your life much easier.

Admire nature

Even portraying beautiful natural landscapes and landscapes can reduce stress and lower blood pressure, as well as boost mood, according to research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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So if you do not have a breathtaking view from the window at your workplace, then it will not be superfluous to hang up a poster, say, with views of the fjords of Iceland or the African savannah. Or just put a photo of your last seaside holiday on your desktop. A couple of minutes of concentration on beautiful landscapes will be enough to calm your melting brains.

Buy something

Of course, if you go shopping every time after a bad day, you can go broke. But sometimes shopping therapy is the fastest and most effective way to correct a completely spoiled mood. After all, every time you buy yourself something pleasant, you provoke a small release of endorphins, and it leads you into a state of joyful intoxication.

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Look at the red

Different colors can affect our mood in different ways. The scarlet color subconsciously tunes you to passion, enthusiasm and gives you strength.

So if you need to maintain a combat state, you can wear clothes in shades of red. If, on the contrary, you need to remain calm and calm, then it is better to wear something blue.

Play

Games like Tetris or Klondike Solitaire can be a straw on your computer to keep you from drowning in gloom. A ten-minute break for a game will distract you from difficult thoughts, give you emotional relaxation and an opportunity to look at a difficult situation in a new way.

How are you?

	Beautiful!
	Nothing, even.
	So-so.
	It couldn't get worse.
	I've had it all my life one and the same.

Draw your day

Take pen and paper and draw the adversity of the day in comic or cartoon form. Pour all your annoyance and anger on paper with all your sense of humor.

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This will help to look at the situation from the outside and, perhaps, even laugh at it. And of course, it will cheer you up.

Go to the Cleo forum

This is the best way. Come to the forum and speak out. Letting off steam is already a big deal. They will sympathize with you. Well, or criticize. But you will surely be distracted from your troubles and be able to look at the situation from the outside. And if you look through the stories of "Cleovans" about their problems, you will understand that you are not the only one so unlucky today. And that your problem can be an excuse to chat and make friends.