TO CALM YOUR MIND“I am good for nothing. My life is in vain. This is my fault. Nobody is understanding me…” These are some of the expressions we make when we have to go through adverse situations of life or when we face emotional imbalances. These negative expressions emanate from our fear of failure, guilty consciousness, anger, inferiority complex and lack of self-confidence. But, you have to remember that you are a combination of mind, body and soul. We have the capability to decide, experience and think. We should deal with our negative emotions in a healthy way. Here are a few guidelines to calm your mind and to sustain your emotional equilibrium.
What am I experiencing now?
If we are going through an undesirable situation or we are facing an unexpected circumstance, write down that feeling. Be it anger, fear, depression, vengeance, anxiety, insecurity or guilty consciousness, write them down.
What am I thinking?
What am I thinking about this occasion? What am I thinking about my partners in this particular activity? Give a subjective definition about the facts.
What do I need?
What do I need on such occasions? Rest, silence, communication, understanding, listening, definitive hope…
The above mentioned questions are simple ones. But, we can solve certain problems that are troubling us with the help of these questions. Before someone else takes control of the problems you are facing, harness those problems. Change should start with yourself. When a problem occurs, people generally try to solve those problems. Nobody thinks about what is happening to them. So what we need to do primarily is to think about ourselves, find out what we need and make a decision based on that. When we have adopted this way, we will become calm to a certain extent.
