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Psychological life hacks for every day
How to deal with toxic influences from others. Will help with relationships (for example) the boss-subordinate
Situation.
They shout at you, scold you, insult, in general, throw out their emotions. Use the Safe Place trick.
The essence.
Try to separate emotions from personality, not take it personally. You can mentally be transported to your "safe place" - your bedroom, any other room, place. Try to imagine objects, furniture, smells, sounds in detail. This life story will help you "stay on track" after an unpleasant conversation.
How to get rid of the routine. It will help with blues, fatigue and just when it’s sad
Situation.
You wake up in the morning, you feel bad and sad, you are tired … Use the "Treat yourself" technique.
The essence.
Every morning, you wake up and figure out how you will please yourself. For instance. After work, go to the movies, buy something tasty, and so on. When you consciously plan a pleasant thing in the morning, the day goes by better - you know that something good awaits you.
The next life hack is for the impulsive, and not only. In order not to regret rash actions and words
Situation.
You are angry, alarmed, taken by surprise. If you have a violent desire to say or do something. Welcome. "Stop and step back."
The essence.
Stop, take a step back, observe, and continue to act with awareness. Observe yourself, see what objects are nearby, take a deep breath. This will help you deal with emotions and feelings of anxiety.
If you are lacking support
Situation.
It will help with the loss of motivation, lack of support from outside. Use the Self-Praise Technique.
The essence.
Try to cultivate a habit of praising yourself for your accomplishments. Declare your small victories for the day, you can also tell others about your achievements and good news.
If there is no desire and strength, do not start. You might think I'm making excuses for laziness, but that's not the case
Situation.
You started reading news on the Internet (extremely negative), and now you are sucked into the abyss, you start reading comments, follow the links. Use the "close page" technique.
The essence.
You do not impose inhibitions, but proceed from taking care of yourself. Maybe I better take care of myself and close the page right now while I can still do this?
You constantly catch yourself thinking that you are comparing yourself to others
Comparing yourself with someone, comparing appearance, talents, intelligence is extremely stupid. Use the "compare yourself to yourself in the past" technique.
The essence.
Stop flattering your self-esteem or falling into despair comparing yourself to others, compare yourself to yourself. That's all.
If you find yourself in a situation over which you have lost control, you cannot solve it on your own, or it simply cannot be changed
Situation.
Something went wrong, but it doesn't depend on you, you start to worry, get mad, and so on.. Use the "empty space" technique.
The essence.
You can waste time and energy trying to change the situation, you can fall into despair, or you can try to accept what is, is neutral, and also try to minimize the influence of this "something" on your life.
If you are not understood
Situation.
Anything from a romantic relationship to just a relationship between colleagues. Use the "tell me about your feelings" technique.
The essence.
Until you tell the person about your emotions, he will not guess about them. And you cannot know how the other person feels until he tells you. The best solution is a conversation, and a frank conversation is better.
Do you use psychological life hacks in your life?
These are just little tricks to make life easier. They will not help for depression or other serious disorder.
Be attentive to yourself.
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