Overwhelmed by adversity? Do these 8 little things that can help you cope positively

Effective in helping you to cope positively

The epidemic, the silence at home, the frequent nucleic acid attacks, the threat of losing your job, the lack of food, the strain on supplies, the fear of the people - these words are probably the current situation of many people.

How do you feel at this time?

Anxious, irritable, uncomfortable, depressed, bored, confused, frustrated, depressed.

My guess is that there is more or less of each emotion.

Don't panic, join the psychologists and do these little things that can effectively calm our fluctuating negative emotions, regain peace, live in the present moment, build up strength and wait for the flowers to bloom.

In a recent live broadcast, CEE EMBA Professor Peng Kaiping mentioned that there are eight positive ways to maintain a positive mindset and enhance one's resilience in the face of adversity.

They are: deep breathing, smelling incense, touching the body, humour, talking, exercise, positive thinking and writing.

They are not difficult to do and everyone can spend some time doing them in their daily lives.

01 Deep breathing.

This is simple: relax your body, especially your shoulders and neck, lift your head and chest, open our chest, take a deep breath in, puff out your belly as you inhale and hold it up to the limit, and hold it in this state for 5 seconds.

Then, exhale slowly, relaxing the belly as you do so, until the limit is received within the belly.

Follow this process for three to five times and one will be completely relaxed and balanced.

Breathing is something we do every second, try to deepen and slow down each breath a little, it is very beneficial and effective in keeping the mood and maintaining peace.

02 Smell

The sense of smell is an important human sense.

A good smell is intoxicating, while a bad smell is disgusting and repulsive.

When we feel depressed and uninspired, we can smell the fragrance.

You can smell the perfumes, fragrances, aromas and scented flowers and greenery in your home.

These sweet, fresh, rich and natural scents can instantly lift our moods.

Get Fresh and cheer up.

03 Stroke your body

Some people like to touch their tummy after a meal to feel enjoyed and satisfied.

This is because when the stomach and intestines are happy, the mood is not bad.

To soothe the stomach is to soothe the emotions.

Stroking the body is a highly healing thing to do.

When we get into anxiety, we can massage the Tanzhong point, located in the middle of the chest, on our own, with not too light and not too heavy pressure, for a few moments, two or three minutes.

We can also clap our hands and feel our palms get warm and our moods get high when we clap our hands together for a while.

Clap your hands and give yourself a round of applause.

04 Humour

Think slyly and laugh silently.

Find a joke, read a funny paragraph and make yourself laugh.

Laugh and a lot of your worries disappear.

Or learn to laugh at yourself, take your own shortcomings and inadequacies and tease yourself about them, without running away or hiding, and laugh at yourself, which is not a bad way to get rid of them.

If you don't know where to find something particularly funny, just open Zhihu and search for it.

You can laugh until you get cramps.

It's a great way to have a good laugh.

05 Talking

If you're in a bad mood and have something to worry about, it's best to find someone close to you and talk to them.

Don't always hold your phone and try to find solace and empathy in it.

People are social, so don't live in a virtual world apart from the crowd.

Talk to someone, open up and talk for 30 minutes (or more) before you are considered to be confiding in them.

You don't necessarily need the other person to give you advice, you just need to say what's on your mind, and that's enough for you.

If the other person can also give you valuable practical advice and help, that's the best thing.

06 Exercise

Exercise is simply the natural enemy of depression.

For those who love running, the enigma is that there is no worry that cannot be solved by running 10 kilometres, and if there is, then run 20 kilometres.

Of course, you may not be able to run 10km, but 3km or 5km is also good.

Exercise encompasses a lot more than just running.

It requires you to get moving now, even if it's cleaning, cooking and washing dishes, taking a brisk walk, doing some stretching.

That's all what exercise is about.

Exercise is telling us not to be sedentary, not to lie flat, to move your body in moderation so that when blood circulation increases, your depression can be flushed away and a sense of joy and well-being can return.

07 Right Mindfulness

Right mindfulness means keeping your mind in one place, living in the present moment, and not being distracted.

Thanks to the highly developed information technology of the Internet, modern people can receive thousands of messages every second.

Too many thoughts and emotions arise from this information, which can lead to confusion, irritation and overwhelm.

By letting go of distractions and not thinking about information that is not relevant to us, we can live a clearer life.

It is not easy to keep our minds in one place, but we can relax and empty our minds of tension and clutter by meditating and focusing on the present moment.

The British author Andy Puddicombe wrote a book on the subject. The British author Andy Puddicombe wrote a book called 'Ten Minute Meditation', in which he shares these techniques for you to practise.

Find a quiet, undisturbed place and sit upright with your hands and arms in your lap.

You can meditate at any time of the day that is convenient for you, but of course, early morning is the best time.

It is not advisable to meditate just after lunch.

When you start meditating, set yourself a ten-minute alarm.

Close your eyes and adjust your breathing, noticing which part of your body feels the rise and fall of the breath most strongly with each breath, and focus on the breath.

Take five minutes to breathe carefully, to feel the breath, to quiet the mind completely, and then to think about nothing at all, to let nature take its course.

After almost ten minutes, the meditation ends, open your eyes, look softly ahead and at the peripheral images, and listen to the sounds around you.

The alarm goes off, the meditation ends, and you slowly get up.

Taking ten minutes once a day to meditate allows us to get rid of the unnecessary bombardment of information and allow ourselves to focus on the present moment.

08 Writing

Writing down what's on your mind is also a great way to keep a positive mindset.

Just write something, it can be a running commentary, an essay, a mood, a course of events.

The reason writing can be so emotionally regulating is that once you have to write, you need to sort out the words and create sentences, and the rational part of your brain starts to return to help you sort out the language and turn it into words for output.

In this way, the brain goes through the word creation and the emotions calm down.

You can write in your own journal, have it recorded on various social media platforms, and when you look back at it later in the day, you will still have a different experience and feeling.

These are the dry tips that I have shared with you today.

By following these eight positive practices and taking practical action, you will be able to overcome negative emotions and embrace a positive and sunny life.