What are the best ways to use positive emotions to cope with a major life change?

One way to harness your positive emotions during major life changes is reframing physical reactions. Many physical reactions to emotional events have similarities, one excellent example is anxiety and excitement. According to Brooks (2013), "compared with those who attempt to calm down, individuals who reappraise their anxious arousal as excitement feel more excited and perform better." This can be done through self-talk, telling yourself it is excitement you feel, and changing your mindset and focusing on the opportunities and excitement the major life change will bring. Brooks, A. W. (2013). Get Excited: Reappraising Pre-Performance Anxiety as Excitement. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 143(1), 000.

Positive emotions are literally the healing for the mind, body and soul. One wants to be careful not to overdo it like anything else and not be obsessively chasing good moods. Welcome them, live in them the best you can, but when it comes to a negative feeling, don't be frightened off by it otherwise you are innocently fuelling the fire. Everything has its place in this world. Seek to find balance and harmony.

Harnessing positive emotions can be a powerful tool for coping with major life changes. Begin by practicing gratitude by focusing on aspects of your life that bring joy or appreciation. Surround yourself with a support system, sharing your feelings and seeking encouragement. Engage in activities that bring pleasure and relaxation, fostering positive emotions. Visualization and mindfulness techniques can help redirect your focus toward optimism and resilience. Establish realistic goals to create a sense of accomplishment and control. Embrace humor, finding laughter in moments to alleviate stress. Positivity allows one to thrive and survive.

The final and the most critical stage of learning emotional intelligence is incorporating the chalk talk in real life. The exercise and self-help activities that structure E.I. courses are productive only when we can implement in real-life situations. The skills and techniques that these learning modules impart to us can be used in: Interacting with people at personal and professional levels Understanding and labeling our own emotions Expressing what we feel in a way that will not upset others Understanding others’ feelings and listening to them without judgment

H?ufig beobachte ich, dass viele meiner Klient*innen, die objektiv betrachtet unfassbar erfolgreich sind, kaum Zugang zu der Emotion "Stolz" haben. Anstatt nach erreichten Zielen oder abgeschlossenen Projekten stolz auf sich zu sein, sind sie eher gestresst weil die Dinge vielleicht nicht ganz so perfekt waren, wie sie es sich vorgestellt hatten oder weil sie gedanklich bereits mit dem n?chsten stressigen Projekt besch?ftigt sind. Dabei erlauben uns positive Emotionen nicht nur ein positives Erleben in einem bestimmten Moment, viel mehr k?nnen sie uns auch resilienter machen- nur müssen wir sie auch zulassen.

Allein ein Ziel wie "Einmal am Tag lachen" kann uns helfen, uns Zeit und Ressourcen zu nehmen, uns um positive Erleben zu bemühen. Dabei muss es nicht gleich eine aufwendige Aktivit?t oder eine Feier mit vielen G?sten sein. Die Lieblingsshow zu schauen, die einen immer zum Lachen bringt, Inhalte von Comedians zu konsumieren, die man gut findet oder selber Scherze zu machen, um für sich und andere lustige Momente zu schaffen k?nnen bereits sogenannte "low hanging fruits" darstellen und eine niedrigschwellige M?glichkeit sein, in ein positives Erleben zu kommen.

The best way to cultivate positive emotions isn't through the things you do, it's through the stories you tell yourself about what you do. 3 steps to cultivate positive emotions: 1) Stop thinking about what you don’t want. 2) Train yourself to focus on what you do want. 3) Take small steps everyday toward what you desire.

An easy way to help yourself focus on a positive emotion is to reframe the situation. We often can't control what happens in the world around us, only how we react to it. If you've ever heard the saying, "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.”, then you already know how to do this! Try walking yourself through these simple steps to help you reframe: 1. Ask, "How could this have been worse?" 2. Take a moment to be grateful and happy it wasn't that bad! 3. Consider how you can bring humor or gratitude to the situation. Did you learn anything? Find the upside, no matter how small.

Never losing an attitude of gratitude is a very doable trick to cope with a major life change. Being in gratitude requires consistent practice until one internalizes it as an habit (like brushing the teeth!). It has the power to change your energy and your approach to dealing with major life changes. The other emotion is calm. Calmness comes from being 100% in the present moment and its allows one the space to seek clarity to make decisions, remain centered, focus on the problem at hand rather than worry or experience shame/guilt/frustration (negative emotions). So both gratitude and calmness drives us toward better outcomes while coping with major life changes.

It's important to give yourself permission to feel something positive. We often get stuck in how we "should" be feeling or how others expect us to feel. Instead, allow yourself to be with whatever is coming up without judgement and then give yourself permission to let go of difficult feelings and choose to embrace joy, hope, or humor...even if it's just for a few moments.

Sog. neg. Emotionen wie Angst, Wut oder Trauer k?nnen wir als Informationen verstehen. Anstatt zu versuchen, sie zu meiden, kann es hilfreich sein, sich vorzustellen, auf Entdeckungsreise zu sein, in die Beobachter*innenrolle zu gehen und erst einmal wahrzunehmen, was vor sich geht. "Ich merke gerade, dass mich das Verhalten von X wütend macht. In meinem K?rper l?st das Y aus. Mein erster Impuls ist es, Z zu tun." Im n?chsten Schritt, kann man versuchen, zu verstehen, wodurch das jeweilige Erleben ausgel?st wurde. "Ich bin wütend weil Person A Aussage B getroffen hat. Das k?nnte vielleicht daran liegen, dass ich mich übergangen gefühlt habe." Abschlie?end lassen sich daraus positive Handlungsimpulse ableiten. "Ich sollte mit A sprechen."

You can't be wise without feeling both joy and sadness. Positive emotion enables you to recognize opportunity & hope. Negative emotion enables you to recognize caution & limits. Let yourself feel both - it's a healthy balance.

Embrace life changes through the lens of faith in Allah's plan. Trust in His mercy and justice, recalling past triumphs over challenges. Seek hidden blessings, acknowledging adversity as a path to growth. Accept Allah's mercy and view challenges as opportunities for renewal and alignment with faith. Approach the situation positively, using it as a chance to deepen your connection with Allah. Through dua and prayer, seek His guidance. Remember the Quranic promise that with hardship comes ease, finding strength in the transformative power of sincere belief.