How to Relax Your Mind

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Are you stressed or unhappy? Do you need to calm down? Training your mind to relax isn't difficult and can help you feel rested and prepared at any time. To relax your mind, consider meditating, practicing healthier habits like exercise, engaging in relaxing activities like listening to music, and avoiding or reducing common stress triggers like social media. When you find methods that work for you, cultivate and practice them often. In time, you'll be able to relax quicker and easily.

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MeditationEdit

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Do deep breathing exercises. Although the idea may seem obvious, deep breathing exercises apparently work wonders on relaxing your mind. Practice these daily and in times of stress to help soothe your anxiety.Close your mouth and take a deep breath in through your nose. Try to time this inhalation so that it lasts for four seconds. Hold your breath for eight seconds, and then exhale your breath for a count of eight seconds. Repeat this four times total.If you have trouble slowing your breathing this far, start at a faster pace and slowly work your way up to a longer time.Feel free to adjust the time each inhales and exhale lasts, but be sure that your exhale lasts for twice as long as your inhale. Pause between each breath.^[1]

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Practice meditation, or try rejoicing, meditative prayer. This is the process of clearing your mind by focusing on a specific thought, place, word(s), color or object. To meditate, sit (kneel or lie) in a comfortable position and think (or pray) about one specific thing. It may take upwards of ten minutes in order to completely clear your mind, but that is normal.You can sit or lie down during meditation, but always keep your eyes closed to help you focus mentally/spiritually.It is normal for restless thoughts to intrude on your meditation. Try to ignore them as best as possible, purposely focusing on (cherishing/praising) one specific thing.Use guided imagery to help clear your mind. Imagine a place, real or fictitious, in which you feel at peace and stress-free. Focus on being in this place, including the details of what it looks like and how you feel in it.Meditate for as long as you like, but resting for at least ten minutes once you have managed to clear your mind proves to be beneficial to overall stress level and focus.Playing calming music, sounds or positive song phrase (such as: "I just feel like something good is about to happen. I just feel like something good is on its way..."^[2]) can help you to focus better for your meditation. Always do whatever is necessary for you to feel your most comfortable.^[3]Meditation has proven to have health benefits in addition to causing mental relaxation, including lowering blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar.^[4]

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Try visualization. This is similar to guided imagery in meditation, in which you imagine a peaceful scene. Picture the scene in your head for as long as you would like, but focus all your thoughts and energy on visualizing this place in your mind.

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Do progressive muscle relaxation. This is a process by which you tense and then relax all the muscles in your body. Relaxing your muscles after having them tensed alters your mental state, and helps your mind to be as equally soothed as your body.Start by tensing the muscles in your face one at a time. These might include frowning, knitting your brows, scrunching your forehead, and setting your jaw. Then, allow each muscle to relax.When you finish with your face, move down your body until you have done this with all your muscles.Hold the tense muscles for 5-10 seconds each before releasing in order to get the most relaxation from the process.^[5]

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Healthy HabitsEdit

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Practice yoga. Yoga is a type of stretching and low-impact exercise which helps to relax the muscles in your body. Because you must focus on each yoga pose, your mind is left no room to contemplate stressors and is forced into a state of peace.It is best to start yoga by taking a class. Yoga classes are made to create a state of relaxation, even though there may be many people present. Look for local instructors or classes at nearby gyms.Hatha yoga is the most basic style of yoga and is great for relaxation. Look for hatha yoga poses that you can try yourself at home.Avoid doing yoga if you have physical problems such as a herniated disc, osteoporosis, or you are at risk for blood clots.^[6]

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Drink lots of water. Water is important for keeping your body well hydrated and free of toxins, which helps your mind to focus better. To aid in other relaxation exercises, drink plenty of water.

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Eat foods that promote relaxation. Certain foods help to lower hormones linked to causing anxiety while simultaneously raising hormones which are responsible for creating a sense of happiness and peace.Foods high in selenium aid in lowering anxiety and depression, and include nuts (especially Brazil nuts), shiitake mushrooms, and tuna, cod, or salmon.Eat foods that have a high magnesium content, such as spinach, pumpkin seeds, and halibut.Look for foods with high tryptophan content, as this helps produce the chemical serotonin which increases happiness. Try dark chocolate, nuts, and red meat.

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Exercise moderately. Exercise is responsible for releasing endorphins, which in turn create a feeling of happiness. Try doing a little exercise every day to help relax your mind after dealing with a stress-filled schedule.Exercise in places that are quiet or allow time for you to be alone. If you workout at your gym, find an area or room that is mostly deserted, so that you aren’t distracted by thoughts of things around you.Try to find mindless repetitive exercises to participate in. This might include swimming or running laps.

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Participate in your favorite activities. If you love to cook, read, or play sports, do those things! Doing things you love will help you to clear your mind of anxiety, and will likely release more endorphins which cause happiness.

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Drink warm liquids. Hot drinks help to relieve tension and reduce stress. Look for hot drinks that lack caffeine and alcohol, as these can stimulate anxiety and depression.Green tea contains certain natural chemicals linked to reduced stress levels. Drink it hot or iced to get the peaceful benefits it provides.Try drinking warm milk. This classic bed-time drink can help to soothe your troubled mind as it contains high levels of tryptophan, responsible for producing more serotonin in your brain. Warm milk in a saucepan with honey for a sweet relaxing treat.If you choose to drink coffee to help you relax, find a decaffeinated version so as to not stimulate hyperactivity.Avoid drinking anything with too much sugar, as this will stimulate your brain and make relaxing much more difficult.^[7]

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Method Three of Four:
Relaxing ActivitiesEdit

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Occupy yourself in a repetitive, mindless activity. Doing something that requires work but no focus can help your mind to relax.Try doodling or drawing an abstract image. You are forced to focus on the act of drawing and are therefore unable to think about stressors in your life.Performing chores that use repetitive movements can induce relaxation. Think of raking leaves, sweeping the floor, or folding laundry.If you know how you can also do things like weaving bracelets or knitting.Avoid things that require a lot of movement or that are very busy, as this can induce stress rather than reduce it.

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Listen to calming music. Although you may love rocking out to hardcore rock or rap, find some slow, soothing tunes to help relax your mind.Avoid music that has heavy instruments or loud vocals, as these, will make it hard for you to relax while listening. Sometimes it's better to not have words in it at all.Instead of music, you can also listen to nature sounds and white noise which are developed to help people relax. Look for sounds of the ocean or forest, or find samples of white noise to try.Binaural beats are a special type of music or sound that produce higher levels of alpha waves in your brain, which help you to relax. Find free versions of binaural beats online or through your favorite music streaming site.^[8]Try listening to some music that has a lot of repetition in it and not that much vocal. Many genres of electronic music have this style such as house, trance, trap, and trip-hop.

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Spend time with animals. Studies show that people who spend time with pets or touching animals have lowered blood pressure and are significantly less stressed than people who rarely come in contact with animals.If you don’t have your own pet, consider borrowing your friend’s dog to take for a walk or cuddling up with your neighbors cat. A little animal time a day can go a long way.Look into animal assisted psychotherapy. This is a type of therapy that helps to reduce stress and anxiety by using animals. Often times horses are used, but dogs and cats are also popular options.^[9]

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Try aromatherapy. This is when you use soothing scents to help you relax. Many popular aromatherapy smells include lavender, peppermint, and eucalyptus.You can purchase aromatherapy oils to place directly on your skin. Dab a little around your temples and the inside of your wrists and elbows. These are some of the warmest places on your body, and will work to diffuse the scent faster.Aromatherapy mists and home fragrances can be used to make your bedroom your own personal relaxation sanctuary. Find them in mists and candles to help your home smell peaceful.

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Soak in a bath or pool. Warm water can help to release endorphins that reduce stress, so take a hot bubble bath for twenty minutes.

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Method Four of Four:
Avoiding StressEdit

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Stay away from social media outlets. A huge cause of stress is any social media, whether it be your phone or facebook account. Try to spend some time away from these things to help reduce your anxiety.Turn off your phone or leave it in your car for a bit so that you don’t run the temptation of obsessively checking it every few minutes.Leave your laptop closed and turn off your desktop so that you are not tempted to check your online media accounts.If social media is a big enough stressor in your life, consider removing it entirely for a period. Deactivate your online social accounts for a few weeks or months until you feel that it will no longer cause a problem for you.

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Don’t watch television. TV is full of bright colors, busy images, and constant noise which help to raise stress levels.

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Spend time alone. Often the people around us cause us the most anxiety, so make it a point to spend some time with just yourself.Take time off work to catch up on rest and alone time. Try taking a weekend retreat to a local town or nature reserve where you can have some time to think.Cancel plans with friends if you overwhelm yourself with a too-packed schedule. It is important to have time with just yourself before sharing it with others.Find time away from your family. It doesn’t matter how much you love them, everybody needs a bit of time separate from their family in order to keep a healthy mindset.

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Avoid your known stressors. If you know that an upcoming test or meeting is what is causing your stress, try to spend time away from it to prevent additional anxiety.Set firm boundaries for times in which you are willing to deal with these stressors, if they are work or school related. Promise yourself only to work on your homework until 8pm, after which you will spend time debriefing and letting go of stress.If a certain person or activity is responsible for your anxiety, avoid them for a bit. Spend time thinking about why that thing, in particular, bothers you so much, and a solution to the problem.^[10]

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Move on. Eventually everything changes. Figure out what you enjoy in your current life, and focus on that.

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Spend time with yourself. Stay away from electronics for a bit, play a soft music and lay down, forget all the troubles and think of good and beautiful things. For example: imagine a cozy beautiful fall forest in your mind. Also you may cook your favorite treat or make a cup of tea and read a book or write in your journal things that you love about yourself, your goals, what makes you happy, etc.

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What can I do to prevent suddenly feeling depressed when I walk or bike alone?

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Remind yourself that it's healthy to spend time by yourself -- people who absolutely can't be alone are usually not comfortable with themselves. Focus on enjoying the scenery and the feeling of your body moving with strength through the world. You could talk to God or meditate on the things you're grateful for.

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How do I prevent forgetting things easily?

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Repeating things out loud or even in your mind will help you store them in your long term memory. You can also do things to remind yourself of having to do something. For example, you can write a keyword on your hand, or tie a piece of string to your finger. Seeing these will trigger a reminder to accomplish your task.

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How can I help my brother accept responsibility?

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Tell him the necessity of being responsible, and give him small duties to do alone, which develops a sense of responsibility.

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Close your eyes, and hear yourself breath. Make sure you are in a quiet place. Feel the air go to your head and exhale slowly.

Sit in the sunshine, even if you are indoors. The warmth and light will help lift your mood.

Lie down in an open area outside, at night and look at the sky and stars above.

Lie down on the floor, a couch or recliner and just breathe in and out slowly, listening to soft music turned low or simply in a quiet room. Think about good times and smile.

Light candles, turn off lights and relax where there's no noise.

Try light-humored comedy. A favorite funny movie can bring up your mood and distract your mind; perhaps even giving you advice about a certain situation.

Write about something in whatever style of writing you enjoy most. Or just write whatever comes into mind. Keeping a journal can be very calming.

Eat good food, ride a bike & make someone feel special every day.

When you feel stressed, write your feelings on a piece of paper.

When you're feeling down, think about the one you love and makes you happy, it improves your well-being.

If you feel stressed, make a list of everything that makes you happy or that you love. If you're feeling creative, make it into a collage.

When you are stressed travel to the place that makes you happy

Keep yourself busy; read a book, watch some T.V. or YouTube videos, chat on the phone to a friend or family member - just keep your mind active and eventually, all your thoughts will go away.

While deep breathing, open and close your eyes using only your upper eyelids. They may become very heavy and shut; relaxing your mind.

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The mind consists of many different parts that can each exert influence on your behavior. "You" may want to change how influential a part of your mind is. For example, the part of your mind that cares about getting enough calories and nutrients may urge you to eat rich fatty foods, but another part of you recognizes that in the long run, excessive over eating will ruin your health and your physical image.^[1] To control your mind, exerting self-control over behaviors you want to change is key. There are a number of tricks you can employ to change your mind and ultimately your behavior.

Method One of Two:
Thinking DifferentlyEdit

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Avoid rumination. You may find yourself thinking about something negative, even when you really don't want to. There are a number of tricks you can use to control your mind and stop ruminating:^[2]Think about the worst case scenario. Although this seems counter-intuitive and like it would just lead to even more ruminating, when you think about the worst case scenario, and then think about whether you would be able to handle it; you'll likely find that you can imagine yourself handling the situation and this can help decrease your worry.Schedule time for yourself to worry. By setting aside time to think about your problem, you can rest assured that it will get the attention it (maybe) needs; this can help you stop thinking excessively about your problem when you don't want to.Go for a walk. Getting out and about can get your mind off of your worries, either simply because of the exercise itself or because you will be taking in new information (sights, sounds, smells) which can help your mind wander to other, less distressing things.

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Believe in yourself and that you can change. If you don't believe that you can change you're not going to try nearly as hard as if you believe success is possible. So, make sure that you're using positive thinking to face your problem. Try to keep in mind that you can change the way you think, that you can improve.Studies show that individuals adopting this "growth" mindset are more likely to make desired improvements than those who view their traits and skills as fixed and unchangeable.^[3]

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Be optimistic about your abilities. You might think that being accurate about your ability to control yourself is key. However, studies show that being overly optimistic about your ability to control your behavior can help give you even more self-control.^[4]To be optimistic, try telling yourself that you will succeed and control your mind over and over again, even if in the moment you don't believe so.Try also to remind yourself of times where you successfully controlled your mind as intended. Reflect only on these successes and not on any self-control failures you might have had.

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Re-appraise what you are struggling to control. Try changing how you look at the thing you are struggling to control. For example, if a part of your mind really wants to have wine but you are trying to stop drinking, try imagining the wine as poison. Imagine it going all through your body, infecting your cells and organs. Studies show that having individuals mentally transform (re-appraise) desirable things into less desirable things facilitates their self-control efforts to avoid the desirable thing.^[5]To do this, really try vividly imagining and playing along with the idea that the object you wish to avoid has changed its properties.

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Stop overgeneralizing. Overgeneralizing means taking a single occurrence of a negative experience and projecting it onto other experiences or to your predictions about how the future will be. For example, someone who overgeneralizes might say, "I had a difficult childhood, so my life is going to be difficult forever." To stop overgeneralizing, you might: ^[6]Take it upon yourself to change your own future through hard work and persistence. For example, if you had a difficult childhood and think your life is going to be difficult forever, you might identify ways in which you want your life to improve, and work to improve them.Continuing the example, perhaps you want more meaningful relationships and a better job. You might research ways to obtain those things and then set goals for yourself in those domains to accomplish.

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Avoid personalization. This is a thought trap where you take personal responsibility for things that are out of your control. For example, if your daughter fell down at school you might say "It is my fault that she fell" when in reality the situation was entirely out of your control.^[7]To avoid personalization, try to think carefully and logically about events that you are personalizing. It can help to ask yourself some questions.For example, you might ask yourself "What could I actually have done to stop my daughter from falling down, given that I wasn't at school with her?"

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Stop jumping to conclusions. This is a thought trap that involves thinking certain things without any evidence to back those thoughts up.^[8] For example, someone who jumps to conclusions might think that a person doesn't like him without any evidence supporting that assertion.To stop jumping to conclusions, you can pause and think more before reaching judgments. It can help to ask yourself questions about the thought. For example, you can ask yourself if you really know that the thought you are having is true. You can also ask yourself to identify specific pieces of evidence that would suggest that the thought is true. Using the prior example, someone who thinks a person doesn't like him might ask himself to identify particular conversations with that person that provide evidence for the claim.

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Avoid catastrophizing. This is a negative thought trap wherein the person blows things out of proportion. For example, someone who is catastrophizing after failing a test might say "My life is ruined, I'll never get a good job now."^[9]To stop catastrophizing, work on thinking more positively. You can also ask yourself questions that employ logic and reason. For example, someone who failed a test and thinks his life is ruined because he will never get a good job might ask himself: "Do I know anyone who has failed a test yet still gotten a good job and/or seems happy?" "If I was hiring someone would I make my entire decision based on that person's grade in a single class?"

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Create a plan for your life. If you have a clear path for what you want in life, you may be less likely to be swayed by temptations that will hurt you in the long run. Write down the major things you want out of life: Is it a good career? Having a family of your own one day? Becoming financially wealthy?^[10]You don't have to lay out very detailed steps for achieving these goals as part of this exercise; instead, remember to keep your overarching goals in mind so you stay on track in your life.To form personal goals, it is important not to set the bar too high or else you will fail and this can kill your motivation.Instead, set some big goals (e.g., learn how to code software), but break those bigger more distal goals into smaller more achievable goals (e.g., read 1 chapter of a software coding book every week). In this way you can see tangible amounts of progress as you work toward accomplishing your more distal goals.

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Smile, even if you don't feel like it. Negative feelings can reduce self-control and make it more difficult for you to control your mind.^[11] One way to counteract negative feelings is, simply, to smile.Although the idea that feeling happy causes you to smile is more intuitive, the facial feedback hypothesis suggests that smiling can actually cause you to feel happiness.^[12]

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Spend time or money on others. Research shows that spending on others can increase happiness and well-being. Happiness and well-being can increase your self-image and reduce negative feelings that make self-control more difficult.^[13][14]Exactly how you spend your time or money on others isn't that important. What matters is that you and those you are helping find it valuable.

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Create obstacles for yourself. One way to control your mind is to make it more difficult for it to get what it wants. This extra effort will make it so that part of your mind is less likely to win out and influence your behavior. For example, if you want to control the part of your mind that wants to watch TV when a part of you wants to cut down on your TV watching time, you could put your remote control in a difficult to reach spot.^[15]Another example is that if you keep hitting the snooze button in the morning, you could place your alarm clock far from your bed, so that you are forced to get out of bed to turn it off.A further example is if you are having trouble refraining from sex, and you want to change this behavior, you could avoid putting yourself in situations that lead to sex: you could stay away from bars, nightclubs, and you could delete the phone numbers of people you sometimes hook-up with.

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Reward your successful self-control efforts. When you successfully control your mind, reward yourself so that you are more likely to continue to do so in the future.^[16] For example, say you really didn't feel like exercising but you forced yourself to do it anyways, reward yourself with a piece of chocolate or with an episode of your favorite TV show.Be careful not to make the reward too excessive or you may find yourself out of control and back to square one where you started. For example, if your goal is to lose weight and you controlled your mind and exercised when you didn't feel like it, don't eat several chocolates or you will just lose the progress that you made.

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Punish unsuccessful self-control efforts. Just like rewarding successes can aid in future self-control, punishing yourself for self-control failures can aid in future self-control as well. In fact, studies show that the threat of punishments can lead people to exert more self-control. ^[17]To ensure the punishment's effectiveness, place it in the hands of a family member, friend, or partner and tell them to dish it out if you fail to exert the self-control you desired. For example, they could hide your dessert and, at the end of the day if you failed to achieve your self-control goals, they could withhold that dessert from you.

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Reduce stress. The mind and body are deeply connected; the mind can make the body stressed, and physiological stress in the body can lead the mind to feel stressed. ^[18] When people are stressed they exert self-control to deal with those stressors and often have reduced self-control afterwards.^[19] As such, it is important to reduce stress to conserve self-control energy. There are a number of ways to reduce stress with evidence showing they work to some degree^[20]:Try relaxation techniques such as deep abdominal breathing, which involves breathing in deeply and holding your breath for a few seconds then slowly exhaling over the course of several seconds. You may also try focusing your mind on a single soothing word (such as calm or peace).Get some exercise, which will help you to breathe deeply and relax your tense muscles.Talk to friends and family, since social support can act as a buffer against stress.^[21]

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By practicing. Every time you are faced with a situation that makes you angry, this is your practice lesson. You can decide on every situation to give in to your anger and let it out, or to accept that this situation makes you angry, breathe deeply, relax and once you are relaxed (might be several hours, or days later), you can think of a general solution to changing the situations you don't like.

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How do I control mental tension?

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Exercise will help you quite a lot. A daily trip to the gym or session with a punching bag will relieve a lot of tension without a lot of thought.

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How do I overcome failure?

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We face many hurdles and failures in life, and every time we do, we see it as the first time. We do not think of past failures and how we overcame them. Recall how you overcame your failures in the past, and you will find your way.

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Can I successfully complete this process while grieving?

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Yes, but be very careful not to get stuck in a negative trail of thought. Try to focus on a positive idea or thought and fill your body with it. If you are afraid or have a negative experience, read some more advice, or talk to a friend or counselor.

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How can I be more self disciplined?

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It depends on what you mean by that! If you want to stay focused on your work or homework, it's good to put distractions out of the way (as in, in another room if possible) and set a timer for the amount of time you want to be focused. Afterwards, you can reward yourself with a light snack or something equally harmless and enjoyable.

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How can I not be used by people who control minds?

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Take responsibility for your own thoughts and ideas. You are in complete control of whether or not you buy into someone else's perspectives and viewpoints or whether you prefer your own. If you prefer to avoid conflict, do so without agreeing or the other person will think they can control you. Instead, learn to at least disagree politely and say simply that you're glad they have that opinion but what works for you is still what you'll be doing.

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I feel very depressed. I would like to remove all doubt and bad habits from my mind. How do I do it?

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Get out and help other people. There's no better way to lift the spirit, forget one's problems, and feel deep gratitude than to help those who are less fortunate than you.

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How can I overcome doubts I have about my girlfriend?

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Learn to trust her by being honest and showing her she can trust you. Take some time and sit with her and talk about your feelings and your insecurity.

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My mind is always worrying about the future or bad moments that happened in the past. How do I overcome this?

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Check out the helpful tips in this article about how to stop worrying on wikiHow.

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What do you do if you're a freshman and you got an F in Algebra 1?

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Consider taking a makeup class over the summer and/or getting a tutor to help you out. You will need to put in extra time and effort to get caught up.

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