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August 23, 2017, 05:01:43 PM |
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First of all reduce your vulnerability to bad moods: Get sleep, address physical problems, eat well, get exercise, and abstain from drugs and alcohol, etc Second learn distress tolerance skills for dealing with stress: find meaning in the pain, deep breathing, self soothing, half-smiling (triggers a physiological response), visualization, etc Third learn to become mindful of and regulate your emotions: if your fear something approach it rather than avoid it, if you are angry with someone communicate your anger in effective ways or accept what happened and then move on, if you are sad then engage in 'opposite to emotion' action such as watching a happy movie, etc Fourth engage in positive activities daily to 'charge yourself' with positive mood: walk, paint, sing, dance, have sex, etc Finally learn to practice 'radical acceptance'. You have to accept what has happened in the past and where you are currently. If you are in prison or your wife leaves you then you must eventually accept it. This takes practice and conscious effort. Fake it until you make it if you must.
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