1. Modify your body language
If you tend to be hunched over, constantly cross your arms and legs, and generally maintain hostile body language, both for others and for yourself, some adjustments would be advisable.
The first thing will be to correct the posture: it is essential to keep your back straight at all times. Your body will appreciate it and this will provide you with a well-being that will contribute to improving your mood.
When sitting, avoid crossing your arms and legs, especially if you are talking to someone. Instead, try to keep your back straight, your feet flat on the floor, and your arms relaxed (on the table, in your lap, or wherever you like).
These changes could help you to be more confident in yourself, open to dialogue and make a better impression.
2. Talk
To get rid of negative thoughts, it always helps to talk to someone you trust. Talking out loud to yourself might also work.
In fact, there is an exercise that is popularly recommended for times of increased tension and discomfort. It consists of recording all the concerns aloud, as if we were talking to a trusted person or the psychologist himself.
Once we have finished, we delete the recording. No need to store or listen to it. By not feeling judged by another person, we can let off steam at ease. With this, we will feel more relieved and ready to look at the solutions from a more objective perspective.
There are other strategies that we can put into practice to make it easier for us to vent. The issue is not keeping anything to ourselves and trying to keep going.
3. Relax your mind
Today, it is essential to learn to relax and allow yourself a moment to do so. The first step is to set aside at least a few minutes to stop what we are doing and just take a deep breath.
The idea is to focus attention on the quality of breathing for 5 or 10 minutes, so that the body lets down its guard and releases the accumulated tension. In this way, negative thoughts disappear for a while.
This can help us gain some advantage in regaining control of the situation and replacing negative emotions with positive ones. Don't hesitate to try!
4. Turn negative thoughts around
Getting rid of negative thoughts is not achieved by ignoring reality, but by changing the way we perceive it. In the face of conflict, we must not let negative thoughts take over us and prevent us from seeing the solution. To do this, we must pause until we can see the positive side of what worries us.
5. Use your creativity to your advantage
Come up with creative ways to help you get out of the negative moment you find yourself in. Remember that the same solution cannot be expected to solve everything, always. We need to find new ways, change the procedures a bit.
Activities that bring you well-being will help you develop creative thinking. For this reason, many people resort to painting, drawing, writing or dancing. The question is to be dynamic.