Six Ways To Shake A Bad Mood

We all get in bad moods from time to time.  If you’re a human, living life, it’s unavoidable.

However, because being in a lousy mood can obscure the good feelings that are possible, even from being productive and feeling joy, it’s valuable to have some tricks to get out of feeling bad.

The following are six ways I use all the time to turn my mood around.

One:  Smile
Smiling interrupts bad mood neural pathways. It also helps the brain stay in a positive state more often.

Smiling alone makes you feel better.  And, when your smile is aimed at another, you’ve just spread the contagion of smiling and feeling happy.

#2 Yawn
Yawning is an amazing tool due to the fact that it triggers some very beneficial results.  It reduces stress, causes physical relaxation and increases sensuality and pleasure. 

Just open your mouth wide and induce a yawn.  Try it now!

Three:  Say Yes!
Simply saying the word “yes” can help you get into a more positive frame of mind. 

Using your fingers to count, ask ten questions of yourself and answer “yes”.  Start easy, for example, Am I asking myself a question?  Answer “yes”

As you continue asking, get more and more enthusiastic, asking questions that make you happier and happier.

#4 Appreciation
Begin by looking around wherever you are find something you appreciate. Silently think of a reason you appreciate it.  Next think of another reason you appreciate it.  And another, and another.

Then move on to another object.  This is something you can do while waiting, driving – any time.

#5 Tapping
Your body’s system of energy can get stuck both in patterns of thought and in patterns of emotion.

When you tap on some specific points, the ones used in Chinese acupuncture, clears and releases the blocked energy and turn a bad mood into a good one.

This easy-to-learn technique is called EFT tapping.  You can learn to do tapping therapy in as little as 10 minutes with this free EFT manual and you may want to watch the one-minute YouTube EFT video at the top of this page.

#6 If I did feel happy…
When you’re feeling really low, it can be hard to simply decide to feel better.  Try this.

This works aloud, by writing or silently.  Begin by saying, If I felt happy right now, I could possibly feel happy about”  then finish with something you would feel good about.

Keep going, completing your sentence with things you could feel good about. 

Before you know it, you’ll find yourself feeling better and better.

I wish you more and more good moods.

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