What not to do in a bad mood and how to change it for the better
We are sad to two times more likely than rejoice
We fall into a bad mood for a million reasons. Shouted the chief, the machine out of the puddle splashed with close potsapalis ... Oh, just overeaten at night finally - that stood in the morning grim.
And that's OK! According to professor of psychiatry Mikhail Vinogradov of all the emotions that people experience in their lifetime, 45% are negative, 35% - for neutral and only 20% - positive. It turns out that we feel sad more than 2 times more likely than pleased.
Rides sugar and pressure ...
Each emotion provided our specific set of chemical reactions in the body. So, in a bad mood, our endocrine glands produce less serotonin and Endomorphin (our "happiness hormones"), but more acetylcholine and epinephrine ("stress hormones").
Loading doses of acetylcholine make us lethargic, do not give focus. Adrenaline also increases the level of aggression and pressure.
FACT
Grouch contagious flu worse! Psychologist from Vienna Gerhard SHORT estimated that close group of collaborators, who appeared to work gloomy, sad able to make everyone else in just 20 minutes. Scientists say that the whole thing is not so much empathy as in biovolnah special frequencies that emanate from the person in a bad mood.
What not to do when the soul longing
Scientists believe that our brain stores long negative information, and with great zeal it reproduces. In addition, a bad mood can even distort the test results!
So, in a bad mood is not:
Blood tests. Some indicators may be biased. For example, hemoglobin levels soar, if you are angry, and fall, if you feel lethargy. Same thing with the level of glucose.
Undergo gastroscopy. When we are angry, increases the production of gastric juice and acidity.
Lie down on the plastic, especially of the face: the result will be worse, and heal joints will last longer.
Do beauty treatments (peeling, body wraps, and so on. D.). The skin in such a tense state, and is less susceptible, the effect will be lower.
Commit serious shopping - then they will cause negative associations, except that you can easy shopping to unwind.
To declare his love and make an offer (be patient until you shake, or your brain will make this event a "black daddy").
Look in the mirror acidly. Mirror in terms of psychotherapy - screen feedback. If you look at him with sad or angry eyes, it will return this negative premise twice.
And the mood has improved ...
There are many psychological techniques.
Here take the same mirror. Do not stare at him with longing eyes, but first becomes serious, and then begin to smile myself. Bitter wrinkles on the forehead and mouth are smoothed out, his eyes brighten. What promise do you give a mirror, so it returns a double.
Many helps carry with them a "happy stuff": brelochek, toy icon amuletik that are associated with something very good and warm.
On the same principle work and "happy things" - assign some memorable odezhki in her wardrobe lucky charms and holy believe it. Self-hypnosis? So what? It is, among other things, works on a subconscious level is stronger than any promises from the outside.
But the German Kaiser Wilhelm introduced the fashion in the armed forces play the harmonica - as a means of psychological influence on the mood of the soldiers and morale boost.