Tag: reduce stress
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12 Reasons a Fresh Perspective Can Reduce Stress
Your outlook on life and attitude toward the world reveal whether youβre an optimist or a pessimist. If you tend to think negatively, itβs a good sign that you need a fresh perspective on life. A new perspective can help you handle things positively and avoid unnecessary negativity. A negative outlook on life can affect…
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How to Improve Your Health by Being Kind (To Yourself)
People are rarely as kind to themselves as they are to those around them. The self-criticism you throw at yourself involves ideas and words you’d never say to a friend. You know all your weaknesses and flaws, so you tend to be the hardest on yourself. It becomes a dangerous cycle when that’s allowed to…
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15 Ways to Overcome Emotional Immaturity
When you can handle challenging situations positively, it shows emotional maturity. Your level of emotional maturity determines how you react in unpleasant and unexpected situations. Maturity results in positive reactions, whereas emotional immaturity causes negative behavior that negatively affects relationships. Emotional immaturity can manifest in several ways, including being unable to understand the feelings of…
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4 Mental Health Benefits Of Tree Bathing
Tree bathing has been a recent trend in fitness. It is most commonly called “forest bathing,” a translation of “shinrin-yoku,” its original Japanese name. This name translates to “taking in the forest atmosphere.” The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries first coined this term in 1982. However, the concept had existed in many cultures…
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How to Write a Journal (And Why It Helps You)
Where do you go when your thoughts are consuming, or do you need to share personal feelings? How can you revisit and reflect on some of the beautiful events in your life? Learning how to write in a journal may be your answer. Early humans developed language before they did writing. Their culture and history…