How To Release Emotion And Negativity

By Eric Gibson


Sadness and anxiety will leave you grounded. You are unable to do anything or even make a sound decision. Since such situations are unavoidable, every person should learn how to release emotion and gain control of your life. Some of the methods used are negative and will only get you into more trouble. There are positive ways to get rid of emotions.

Take deep breaths. It is recommended that you take the breaths at a peaceful place that is also cool. However, you can do it at any location where you feel the surge of negativity. You will feel instant relief without going through the rigors of meditation. It supplies your lungs with a flood of oxygen that results in an energy surge. The psychological idea is to breathe in positivity and out negativity.

Keep a journal of the negative emotions and their triggers. Write down how you feel, where you are, the people around, context and such other elements. This enables you to tract the triggers of these nasty emotions. You become conscious of these triggers and can therefore avoid them in future. There is also a psychological element of writing the trigger issues down and burning the paper to send them away.

Distract your body and mind. Negative emotions usually clip in when you are idle. Since the body and mind are still, you get into a string of negative thoughts. Once your hands, legs, mount and entire body are engaged, the mind is distracted from the negative thoughts. Distractions come in the form of playing a musical instrument, engaging in handcraft, talking to someone, taking a walk and such other options. It is relaxing to get the mind off some thoughts.

Workout or exercise to chase away negative feeling. This should not just be done when you feel anxious. Exercises keep blood flowing to all parts of the body and supplying necessary nutrients. This will result in a lot of positivity. There is also resilience that comes with exercising body muscles. Exercises have also been known to relief pain and unblock trapped energy. Exercises get you fired up to kick out negativity and ensure that blood flows to all parts of your body.

Take a walk. This first gets you out of your current physical location that could be responsible for your feeling of depression. Get to a place that makes you feel relaxed. It could be a walk in the park, by the beach, to the road or such other relaxing places. You will meet people and elements of nature like wind, snow as well as rain that boost your morale and take away the negative feeling.

Indulge in your favorite energy booster. It could be a cup of coffee, music, dance, a game or even a shower. It gets you off the stationary position and into engaging in an activity that lifts your spirit. The fact that you love what you are doing means that the feeling of sadness and anxiety will be blow away.

Smile. This is the easiest way to shed off anxiety and the negative emotions. The smile does not have to be about anything in particular but it will change your life. Sleep also works for some people alongside talking to your friend to share how you feel. This causes instant change of emotions. You have numerous options that will boost your morale.




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