It is no secret that negative emotions harm a person who experiences them. Anger gradually kills the liver, resentment does not digest the stomach, irritation worries the heart, stress disturbs the intestines ... This list could be continued, but the main thing is to know how to calm down and start living in spite of all the troubles.
Quarrel
You are far from the only person who quarreled with relatives, friends or completely strangers. Moreover, you are no different from the absolute majority. Take it as a fact. Perhaps then it will be easier for you to master yourself. At the same time, the question of how to calm down and start living, or rather, continue in the usual mode, does not become less relevant. You will act like the vast majority of unreasonable people, if you decide that a cigarette or, worse, alcohol, will help you to quench a storm of indignation.
The way to calm down and start living:
Protecting yourself and people close to you from the consequences of an emotional breakdown will help ordered breathing:
- three beats of the heart - breath;
- two strokes - breath holding;
- three strokes - exhale;
- two strokes - breath holding.
A tangible change is helping. Of course, it’s not very good if you ran out of the room, literally slamming the door, but now you need to put your feelings in order. At the same time, it is important not to mentally return to the subject of a skirmish and chew on negative chewing gum, they say, it was necessary to say so and so ... Look at yourself from a distance, through the eyes of another person, mentally repeat: “Yes, I'm angry. This situation freaked me out. It will pass, how it goes. The faster, the better for me and the people for whom I am responsible. I can handle this feeling because I'm stronger than anyone can decide. I know how to calm down and start living ... "
After these words, you simply must do something pleasant for yourself. What you enjoy: pat a cat or collect a bouquet of autumn leaves, eat candy or buy a little thing for fishing, etc.
If you are a believer, then it's time to go to church and light a candle for those against whom all your keen feelings are directed. Remember good things about these people, think about why this situation happened in your life, what it teaches you, what lessons should be learned so that this does not happen again?
How to calm down and start living if you have to constantly be surrounded by people irritating you?
This happens when several families live in the same apartment or work is highly paid, and the employees or the boss are conflicting individuals. In this case, a condescending attitude towards “irritants” will help. A well-fed lion does not hunt mice. Let this person rejoice at his small victory, you are morally stronger and just let him do it. You don’t start to bark back at a street dog? You, most likely, don’t even pay attention to her while she “tears her throat”. Here is the same situation.
Divorce: how to live on?
Parting is never easy. The strength of emotional experiences in each person is individual, therefore, in principle, there can be no general recipe. Best of all, if you find the strength and the opportunity to make an appointment with a specialist or at least read books on this topic. For example, Dale Carnegie: "How to Stop Worrying and Start Living." An audio book recorded from this source will not only help you cope with your feelings, but it won’t take your time either. It is convenient to listen to it without interrupting household chores or on the way to work.
The main thing - do not torment yourself. Remember, you are responsible for those around you.