Non Prescriptive Path to Better Health
Stay Optimistic
Life tests us in many ways. Loved ones die, layoffs happen, and health problems can mount. But positive thinking can be a powerful ally. When you choose to be optimistic and grateful, your mind and body respond in kind. People with a rosier outlook live longer and have fewer heart attacks and depression than more negative people. Positive emotions may even lower virus counts in people with HIV. You can learn to be optimistic. It just takes time and practice. Things you can do include:
- Smile, even fake smile. It can help lower stress.
- Reframe. Spin your thoughts to the good things instead of dwelling on the bad.
- Keep a gratitude journal.
- Do good things for others.
- Surround yourself with people who boost your spirits.
- Accept things you can’t change.