Joy is one of the most pleasant feelings. But sometimes it seems that there is no reason for fun at all. What to do if apathy overcomes? How to bring joy to life? It turns out that there are techniques that easily evoke a feeling of satisfaction and a surge of positive emotions. We will tell you how easy it is to feel happiness and what can be changed in your life.
What is joy
Joy is a feeling of spiritual satisfaction, which is accompanied by the emergence of positive emotions and good mood. Those who often experience a feeling of satisfaction are called optimists. Such people have a positive emotional background. For children, this condition is the norm, but with age we become more dissatisfied and sad, frustrated both about and without. To overcome a bad mood in a bad way, it’s enough to take three simple steps.
- Express inner emotion, say: "I'm glad! Wow!"
- Connect facial expressions. Usually, a person who has a feeling of satisfaction has such a portrait: his eyebrows and forehead are even, the upper eyelids are calm, the lower ones are raised, but not much wrinkled. The corners of the eyes are in fine wrinkles, and the corners of the lips are slightly raised upwards. You can stand on tiptoes or close your mouth with your hand.
- To visualize. It is necessary that the imagination draws a situation that causes positive feelings - meeting with friends, going to the seaside or doing something you love.
What happens to the body when we experience joy
When we feel joy, the neurons of the brain produce endorphins - the "hormones of happiness." Our emotional state is directly dependent on the level of these hormones in the blood.
How easy it is to increase their number:
- eat chocolate;
- listen to good music;
- minimize communication with negative people, do not watch the news;
- watch a comedic video or read a good joke;
- recall a funny incident from life;
- think about the good things in the near future - going to the movies, meeting friends, etc.
What is anhedonia?
Anhedonia is a condition in which nothing pleases a person. Statistics show that most often this state overcomes those who have achieved heights in the professional sphere, can afford a lot.
Why anhedonia occurs:
- monotony of life;
- lack of physical fatigue - wash, clean, prepare cars;
- information flow, mental stress, lack of sleep, lack of regime.
Sensations that there is no joy in life are the first signs of anhedonia. You can fight it with artificial stress. The essence of the method is briefly outlined in the joke about a man who, having a grumpy wife, unpaid loans and unloved work, wore shoes several sizes smaller. And when I took it off my feet, I enjoyed life, like a child.
So, you can go to the village, abandoning the benefits of civilization, go on a diet, go to the mountains, turn off the heat, try an extreme sport. The goal is to provoke a reassessment of values in order to re-experience the joy of life.
How to find joy in life
Seek the joy of life in the details
Someone rejoices at dawn, but someone is unhappy that he did not sleep. One gets pleasure from communicating with people, and the other annoying empty talk.
The joy of life is not something concrete, it consists of joyful moments and little things that make us happy. You can make your own to-do list of the perfect day. Those that bring us joy. Here's what you can do for a good mood:
- eat soft fresh bread;
- drink a cup of warm cocoa in the park, feed the pigeons;
- arrange a theme party;
- do creative work - draw, embroider, sculpt;
- take cover and watch your favorite movie;
- take a bath with foam, salt, aromas;
- review old photos;
- write down the ten brightest memories of your life;
- act out friends who have a good sense of humor;
- go for a massage or other pleasant procedures.
Take care of your appearance
Bring joy under the power of a beautiful manicure, a new hairstyle or stylish shoes. When we know that we look good, we inevitably look for our own reflection in the mirror. When we find - we smile internally. Confidence in their external image sets up success and positive. In such situations, even sudden disappointments do not spoil the mood, because to be sad when you look like "spick and span" even somehow in Hollywood fun.
Do what you want
It often happens that a person, having a good salary and status in society, feels completely unhappy. Why is this happening? What's wrong? The fact is that everyone has their own joys of life. And if one comes to the delight of fast riding a motorcycle, then the other from such a pastime nauseous. It is necessary to abandon stereotypes and find "their" occupation. If the rotation on one leg raises the spirits and makes you smile, then why not do this?
Change something
If there is no joy in life, then you need to change something - work, environment, hobby, partner, in the end. You can go on vacation, make a permutation or have a pet. It doesn't matter what to reform. The main thing is to cause new emotions, desires, dreams. When we come into contact with something new, we discover another facet in ourselves.
Listen to affirmations
Affirmations - effective therapy, with which you can get rid of negativity, overcome yourself, tune in to win. Repeating the same thoughts out loud, we begin to believe in ourselves, rethink the situation in which we find ourselves, we leave the vicious circle of depressing thoughts. The main thing - to find "their" affirmations. Those who are comfortable to work with.
Help others
By doing something good for others, we save ourselves. There are always people around us who are convinced that there is no joy in their lives. Diseases, shortcomings, troubles take away forces and means. When there are many reasons for sadness, depression comes to a person. A friend or just a good friend who is close by will help you. Why don't they become? Helping others find themselves, find the joy of life, we ourselves are healed, receiving in return a feeling of satisfaction.
If joy is like a state of mind, then why not be joyful every day? It only depends on us whether we are happy or not. It is enough to make your own list of trifles that bring pleasure. If it came to apathy, you can apply the method of artificial stress, as well as every day in three steps to cause joy on their own. Learning to enjoy is easy, the main thing is to have a desire.
