All the articles and books in the world proclaiming how to stay positive and dismiss negatives from our lives will not stop thousands of us drowning under the black cloud of depression. What is so frustrating is that we all tend to know exactly what we should be doing and saying etc., yet we are unable to control our thoughts to such as extent that we can keep the depression at bay.
Our brains are still one of the biggest medical mysteries, it seems that while doctors have scratched the surface, there is still a huge instruction manual lurking somewhere just waiting to be found. Our brains seem to have a mind of their own, for want of a better term, and tend to wander of and do their own thing, regardless if we want them to or not.
There is a myriad of information out there about perpetual happiness and how to achieve it, and buried amongst it is some rather interesting research from two US psychologists; McCullogh and Emmons. They found in their study that gratitude can have both interpersonal and emotional benefits.
Those who have a positive take on life’s trials and tribulations can have more energy, a better sense of wellbeing and overall show more signs of general contentment. While this is nothing new, we all know that there are benefits to counting your blessings, a few techniques to achieve this, that are both quick and easy, has to be good news.
The ultimate goal is to get us on the road to a happy and healthy mind, which in turn can effectively mean re-training our brain. One of the easiest ways to do this is to take 5 minutes a day to both recall and savour what is good about our lives. Relishing the positives is essential to well being, wallow in thankfulness and optimism instead misery and self pity is one of the best ways to combat depression.
You must carry out this technique in a regular basis to achieve the required results, negative thoughts must be banished in order to appreciate what good things are happening in our lives, as it is this lack of appreciation that is the major player in becoming unhappy and depressed.
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