It is a good sign when someone can laugh from the heart. This is not possible for everyone. That is why there is an advantage in knowing the background to emotional health.
Intro
Today's psychology clearly tells us that even when faced with setbacks and challenges, we all have the opportunity to maintain an optimistic attitude.
Many believe that their feelings and emotions are determined by their circumstances. That can be up to a point. But it is important to know that we can also have a say ourselves!
Our thoughts are controlled by ourselves, or rather they can be controlled by us if certain conditions are right. However, our emotions are not influenced by our thoughts alone.
The decisions we make every day based on our lifestyle have a very big influence on our emotional state.
Let's take a look at some of the factors that can help each of us gain the upper hand in a very important area of mental health.
1. Role of nutrition
Using animal experiments, researchers have found that eating an unhealthy diet can seriously affect the brain's emotional circuits. This means the following factors:
Nutrient deficiency, excessive salt consumption, high-fat diet.
Tip:
Make sure you eat a low-salt diet that uses nutritious, wholesome plant products (preferably fruits, whole grain products, vegetables, nuts and seeds and that restricts or even completely excludes the use of animal products and fat additives. (Vegans live longer! See also BLOG-Link)
Make sure you eat a low-salt diet that uses nutritious, wholesome plant products (preferably fruits, whole grain products, vegetables, nuts and seeds and that restricts or even completely excludes the use of animal products and fat additives. (Vegans live longer! Why? See BLOG)
2. Avoidance of Addictive Substances
Those who drink alcohol more often tend to outbursts of anger, anger and the use of violence. Sure, because our control system - the frontal lobe (see LINK) - is numbed by it. Anyone who does this quickly tends, among other things. violence witnessed by millions of abused family members. These are short-term effects of alcohol.
Long-term consequences are even more serious. The brain cells are so severely impaired in their important control mechanism by other drugs that this can have major consequences for a person's everyday life and their environment. Even sugar has become an addictive substance for making. It's a shame for the quality of life that is lost as a result.
3. Exercise Makes it Possible
The positive influence of exercise is sensational. Exercise is highly responsible for our blood circulation, which, along with good blood quality, is one of the most important health factors.
Regular physical exercise outdoors should never be neglected!
Research shows that exercising well can lower stress levels and significantly improve emotional health. Depression and anxiety are less common. Strengthening the powerful hormone oxytocin alone is responsible for positive emotions and general health.
Many people are surprised at the positive impact exercise has on our body and psyche. Wonderful way to improve your quality of life! LINK
4. Relaxation with good music
The limbic brain region system is strongly influenced by music. This back part of the brain can be influenced both positively and negatively by means of music.
Direct measurements of the limbic structures have shown that harmonic piano music can evoke pleasant emotions, while dissonant, unpleasant music can evoke negative emotions.
When choosing music, it is important to consciously choose pleasant, non-aggressive music. It should be music that helps you develop and maintain emotional control and balance.
5. Watch out for media consumption!
"We become what we look at!"
Not only bad music, but also what we watch through the media (TV, Internet, etc.) has a great influence on our brain and thus our emotions. What we deal with on a regular basis is what will influence us the most.
Those interested in optimized emotional health will seriously and wisely consider what they are going to look at.
If you have difficulties with self-control and partial restraint, the thought that you were able to spend your vacation in a distant country some time ago without television, Internet and other media may help! It used to be possible, so it will still work today!
Let's keep in mind: Life works quite well even without entertainment media.
It has become quite normal for Terri and me to only use the television for valuable videos. Social media can also be very addicting. (LINK)
Sure, the media representatives want to ally with us. It takes a lot of social self-competence to keep its use within reasonable limits.
6. Quality Time with Family
In the course of my many years of teaching work, it has become clear to me that the quality of the family is of decisive importance for our social development. Those who rely on healthy and strong family ties will also be prepared to invest in them.
This means that family time does not primarily take place in front of the television, but with interactions that indicate a high-quality time.
This fills the child's love tank every time.
Joint activities with the family should have priority, do something together that is fun and promotes togetherness, mutual acceptance and appreciation, all of which contribute to a high-quality family. Mutual trust is promoted. This also creates the ability to make contact with a creator god, which offers great advantages.
Shared experiences in the wonderful nature make a deep impression on the children. If you need mountains - here in Eastern Switzerland are beautiful, not too high (up to 2500m) and easily accessible with route maps. You can find pictures on www.bergpension.ch.
7. Develop a Relationship with God
For young people who have experienced a positive father / mother figure, it is easy to get in touch with our Creator. If someone is interested in this vertical relationship, if they want to try it out, so to speak, then invest some time, for example, with reading the Bible, they will have interesting experiences.
It is fascinating that our Creator God actually wants to get in touch with us humans. He wants to communicate, assure us of his love and support us in our everyday challenges. Millions of people have already had this experience. A great offer.
If you don't want that, you won't be forced, because God is a God of love and not of fear and compulsion. David writes at Psalm 34: 9: “Try it and see for yourself how good the Lord is! Happy is he who seeks refuge with him! "
Matthew writes in 11: 28-29: “Come to me __ and learn from me __ and you will find peace for your souls.”
That's an offer! It is voluntary and available to everyone.
If you want to try this offer, I recommend reading the Gospel of Mark in the Bible. The more and deeper someone immerses himself in this peace of mind, the better one's own emotions can be controlled. Thanks be to God!
