Don’t blame yourself for everything happening around you, that you can not control. No one can control everything in life. So better to relax and stop feeling low because of it. Most of the time, it’s we are the reason for our down moments.

1. Stop Being Hard For Yourself.

It’s your own negative thoughts that make you feel low. You just don’t have to be controlled by negative thinking anymore, be free from them, and do something that your heart wants. <ul><li>Don’t let external negativity impact you anyway, look for some positive things in life.</li><li> If there is someone who ignores you , just divert your mind from them and focus on your well-being.</li></ul>

2. Control Your Negative Thoughts

Nothing happens instantly, you need to give yourself some time to think and act accordingly. <ul><li>Divide your long term goals into smaller once and achieve that. </li><li>The more you focus on bigger goals at first, the more you feel tensed if any time that goals seem impossible to you.</li></ul>

3. Give Yourself Some Time to Make a Change

The best thing you can do when your mood is down is to get up and do some exercise. Exercise helps you to divert your mood from any anxiety and tension you have. Apart from a better physique, exercise is also good for mental health.

4. Do Some Exercise.

No matter for which reason you are feeling low, But spending time with family and loved ones always helps you to get out of it. That will swing your low moments and gives you positive vibes to get ahead in life. <ul><li>Probably, you feel empty also when you miss someone and not able to connect them easily. So better to call them and talk to them.</li></ul>

5. Meet with Friends and Family

You are giving enough work, so take some time to relax. <ul><li>Spend time with your own, do something that you love.</li><li> Revive your habits and do something for yourself. </li><li>Playing guitar, listening to music, like anything, you like to do in free -time. Do it fully, that will uplift your mood .</li></ul>

6. Do Something for Yourself

Probably you are feeling low due to your work and career goals. If so, then perform self-evaluation. <ul><li>Track your work and progress you have made. </li><li>Check what you can do and what you can not do. </li></ul>You don’t have to be perfect in everything. Redesign your plan and start doing something that you can do better.

7. Look for Things You Can Do Better.

Self-reflection performs better when you are feeling depressed and don’t know the reason behind it. After all, you need to find what makes you feel low. <ul><li>If you depend on other people for your happiness, then you end up feeling low for multiple times. </li><li>Especially when someone hurts you feel down, as you rely on them to stay happy. </li></ul>Instead of that, be your own motivator, and practice self-inspiration.

8. Stop and Reflect in Your Self.

Music has the power to fix you in a better mood. Whenever you feel low, put your headphones on and listen to your favorite music, which ultimately shifts your moods and gives you mental relief. Indeed, music works better to overcome the down moments and control low thinkings in mind.

9. Music Heals Everything.

When you are up to achieving something great, chances are you may have to face many lowest moments in between.<ul><li> In hard times, instead of losing hope and simply give up, it’s better to keep going with beliving on yourself. </li><li>Believe whatever is happening right now, is just temporary and this time will pass anyway. </li></ul>All you need to have a focus on the bright future, for which you are working on it.

10. Believe it’s Temporary.

Indeed, you have been working for so long and going in the right direction. But at some point, you need a break and give your body a little rest.<ul><li> Sleeping for a bit when you feeling low, gives you timely rest that you really need at a moment.</li></ul>

11. Time to Take a Nap.

In most cases, we feel depressed due to not achieving the decided goals and not working as planned. And that happens, also because we all are not setting any priorities to focus. We have a lot many things to do at once, which ultimately creates confusion and so the worries. So better to have your planned schedule first and eliminate distractions , if any.

12. Plan Your Daily Routine.

Try to remind the old positive and happy memories, that you want to live again. <ul><li>Go back to the past events and memorize the proudest things you have done there. </li><li>Or else you can look through your old childhood pictures to rewind your past memories. </li></ul>Doing things like that, you will be free from current low moments and feel good inside for what you have done so far.

13. Remind Your Old Memories, that Make You Feel Good.

If you are feeling low and have nothing else to do, except thinking and worrying about it. Try writing the journal. <ul><li>Make a habit to write the major things that give you the proudest moment in life and the lowest ones, as well.</li></ul>You feel better after viewing that you have more positive things in life than the negative ones.

14. Have a Journal,  and Write Something.

Whenever you feel low, then try to get back in touch with your childhood friends and school friends, to whom you haven’t met a long time. It’s time to reconnect with them and remind all those memories that you have built together. Such moments will totally refresh your moods and fill your heart with love.

15. Reach Out to Your Old Friends

Not only you, but there are also others around you who are going through a low moment in life. So practice gratitude and develop a habit to help someone who needs any help. At the time, when you support others, you feel positive inside, that never lets you feel low anymore.

16. Follow Gratitude.

If you are working from home and spending a lot of time indoors with your computer, then you need to make time to get out of the house frequently. Working from home can be sometimes overwhelming and feeling low inside. That also can be the reason why you feel down sometimes. So better to go out, have some fresh air, or even dine out with family and friends.

17. Get some Fresh Air.

Sometimes we are bound by unnecessary things that actually have no actual impact on our life. Such things create anxiety and pressurize yourself to do something under stress. <ul><li>For that, we need to focus on things that are important in our life . </li><li>If you really want to get out of being in a low moment, you have to let go of things that are not worth your time.</li></ul>

18. Look For What Matters to You.

Probably you are feeling low due to working for a long time, also due to burnout. So it’s always good to take some time off and take a rest.<ul><li> Temporary vacation is a need when you want to feel relaxed and to get back with new energies. </li></ul>After all, burnout holds you at some point, which resulting in give up tasks anyway.

19. Take a Vacation and Time-off.

If you want to get out of the lowest moment in your life, then you need to relax your mind and free-up your soul.<ul><li> Sometimes it is better to spend some time alone, and meditate. </li><li>You need to stop your negative thoughts to hold you back.</li><li> Relieve yourself from anxiety and mental stress, let it all go and connect with yourself.</li></ul>

20. Do Meditation.

If you are also feeling low, then here are possible ways to overcome the hard phase of your life. So that you can overcome this lowest moments.

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Computers, video games, and technological devices are part of young people’s everyday lives. Hikikomori is a Japanese word describing a condition that mainly affects adolescents or young adults who live isolated from the world, cloistered within their parents’ homes, locked in their bedrooms for days, months, or even years on end, and refusing to communicate even with their family.

Hikikomori: Acute Social Withdrawal

Several factors are thought to be responsible for the growing prevalence of this condition. They include globalisation, increasing use of social media and developments in technology. As a result, unlike older times, children now spend more time indoors, glued to screens. They often lack the skills required for direct social interactions, which are, in a way important for forging better connections. A lot of socially withdrawn people don’t even talk to friends much on social media or have less demanding relationships.

Cause Of Hikikomori

Experts are also beginning to explore hikikomori's possible connection with autism, depression, social anxiety and agoraphobia. Not only does a hikikomori person lose many years of their life in isolation, the condition also affects their family.

Hikikomori Connection With Other Symptoms

It can be difficult to tell the difference between normal sadness and depression. We can start by looking at:1. How long the emotions and behaviour changes have lasted – if we shows certain emotions like sadness or behaviour like being overly tired and often irritable for more than two weeks, it might be depression. 2. How strong the emotions are and whether they’re there all the time, or come and go. 3. How much the emotions and behaviour are affecting our work, relationships, physical health, enjoyment or everyday activities.

Pre-Treatment: Recognizing Depression

There are several steps we can take to cope with anxiety disorder symptoms.1. Explore stress management: Learn ways to manage stress, such as through meditation.2. Live a healthy lifestyle: Exercise regularly and eat a healthy, balanced diet.3. Limit caffeine: Stop or limit how much caffeine we consume, including coffee, tea, cola and chocolate.4. Join support groups: These groups encourage people with anxiety disorders to share their experiences and coping strategies.4. Seek help: Get counseling and support if we experienced a traumatic or disturbing event.

Cope With Anxiety Disorders Symptoms

Apart from social withdrawal, it has revealed that many hikikomori cases have a sedentary lifestyle, which may harm both their mental and physical health. In this case, there are many frameworks that can be used to maintain the recovery process. This conceptual framework is composed by five recovery processes: Connectedness, Hope and optimism about the future, Identity, Meaning in life, and Empowerment.

The Recovery Process: CHIME framework

Like internet addiction, Hikikomori is an emerging psychiatric diagnosis, and the definition and clinical features are still a matter of debate.But one thing is obvious: the hikikomori are acutely aware of their own pain. They are likely to feel acute guilt for subjecting family to their quirks and, at the same time, report feeling suffocated by their shut-in ways.As the researchers conclude:‘The condition of hikikomori requires active intervention instead of the passive attitude stating that it is merely a lifestyle choice.’

Further Treatment

Computers, video games and technological devices are part of young people's everyday lives. Hikikomori, a Japanese word describing a condition that mainly affects adolescents or young adults who live isolated from the world, cloistered within their parents’ homes, locked in their bedrooms for days, months or even years on end, refusing to communicate even with their family, using internet profusely and only venturing out to deal with their most imperative bodily needs. Although first described in Japan, cases have been described from around the world, this is the first published report from Canada. The disorder shares characteristics with prodromal psychosis, negative symptoms of schizophrenia or internet addiction, which are common differential or comorbid diagnoses. Certain cases, however, are not accompanied by a mental disorder. Psychotherapy is the treatment of choice although many cases are reluctant to present. The exact place of hikikomori in psychiatric nosology has yet to be determined. We searched Medline up to 12th May, 2015 supplemented by a hand search of the bibliographies of all retrieved articles. We used the following search terms: Hikikomori OR (prolonged AND social AND withdrawal). We found 97 potential papers. Of these 42, were in Japanese, and one in Korean. However, many of these were cited by subsequent English-language papers that were included in the review. Following scrutiny of the titles and abstracts, 29 were judged to be relevant. Further research is needed to distinguish between primary and secondary hikikomori and establish whether this is a new diagnostic entity, or particular cultural or societal manifestations of established diagnoses.

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Internet Addiction, Hikikomori Syndrome, and the Prodromal Phase of Psychosis

FOMO, an acronym for “Fear of Missing Out” has become a popular internet term in the last few years.The term FOMO was originally popularized by entrepreneur Caterina Fake. FOMO is a modern-day form of “keeping up with the Joneses.” Where people were once trying to keep up with a handful of neighbors, they’re now trying to keep up with hundreds, even thousands of social media friends and followers.

The Origin Of FOMO

FOMO describes that gnawing feeling we get when we think something more exciting or fulfilling is going on somewhere else, without us. It can range from a twinge of disappointment, to feelings of acute loneliness and low self-esteem. FOMO can also strike when we have too many options. We might choose to go on an amazing date, but we'll still sneak a look at our phone to see what we're missing with our mates. And that's the real killer: FOMO stops us from ever being truly present in the moment.

Festive FOMO Threats

JOMO, or “Joy of Missing Out” is a counter-term created by entrepreneur Anil Dash. While people with FOMO may second-guess their choices and wonder if they could be having more fun elsewhere, people with JOMO embrace the choices they have made and find joy in the present situation.Rather than worrying about what we may or may not be missing out on, try making the choice that is best for us and owning that decision. Find happiness in what we’re doing, and remind ourselves why we made the choice in the first place.

Embrace The Jomo

1. Use our sense. Focusing on our senses, like the sound of the ocean lapping up on the shore, the smell of the coconut sunblock, and the feel of the sun warming our body. This is a meditation 101 kind of thinking. So, maybe we’re not on the beach somewhere, but we can still notice the subtle, pleasant things around us, maybe it’s the way raindrops are sliding down a window.2. Stop multi-tasking. When we’re showering, only focus on the experience of showering. Just wash the dishes; be present without phone calls, music, or podcasts to distract us.

Part 1: Habits To Increase JOMO

3. Inhale…exhale. Take 4 deep breathes and focus on the breath. If we are truly focused on our breath, there is nowhere else for our mind to go.4. Practice gratitude. Taking time to note all things one can be thankful for helps us focus on what ‘is’ rather than what ‘could be’.5. Give ourselves three mindful minutes every day. That’s all it takes. Using an app like the Calm app or Headspace can be a great way to practice a guided meditation.6. Go for a walk.

Part 2: Habits To Increase JOMO

7. Smell our food: This goes back to the point about our senses and is a practical way to make it a habit. Engage in more than just taste when we eat a meal.8. Look into someone’s eyes. Even when we’re having conversations, we rarely look one another in the eyes. Slow down and really sink into eye contact with someone. See how it slows down the rapidity of life.9. Ground ourselves. Noting the texture of the chair we’re sitting in, how it feels to note the texture of our hands and sensing the shoes on our feet are all ways to bring us into our present physical experience.

Part 3: Habits To Increase JOMO

Be joyful. Be simple. Be together. Be real. Be messy. Make life personal. Remove the arms-length distractions of technology. Choose real connections rather than shallow distractions.

Important: More JOMO, Less FOMO

Social media has spawned the crippling fear of missing out, and wanting what others have. But one expert thinks leaning into your FOMO can, strangely, make you happier.

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Essential Habits to turn FOMO Into JOMO

You’re sitting in traffic, late for an important meeting, watching the minutes tick away. Your hypothalamus, a tiny control tower in your brain, decides to send out the order: Send in the stress hormones! These stress hormones are the same ones that trigger your body’s “fight or flight” response. Your heart races, your breath quickens, and your muscles ready for action. This response was designed to protect your body in an emergency by preparing you to react quickly. But when the stress response keeps firing, day after day, it could put your health at serious risk.

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Physical Effects Of Stress?

Stress is a natural physical and mental reaction to life experiences. Everyone expresses <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/whats-your-stress-type">stress </a>from time to time. Anything from everyday responsibilities like work and family to serious life events such as a new diagnosis, war, or the death of a loved one can trigger stress. For immediate, short-term situations, stress can be <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/benefits-of-stress-you-didnt-know-about">beneficial to your health</a>. It can help you cope with potentially serious situations. Your body responds to stress by releasing hormones that increase your heart and breathing rates and ready your muscles to respond.

What Is Stress?

Your central nervous system (CNS) is in charge of your “fight or flight” response. In your brain, the hypothalamus gets the ball rolling, telling your adrenal glands to release the stress hormones adrenaline and <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/cortisol-urine">cortisol </a>. These hormones rev up your heartbeat and send blood rushing to the areas that need it most in an emergency, such as your muscles, heart, and other important organs. When the perceived fear is gone, the hypothalamus should tell all systems to go back to normal. If the CNS fails to return to normal, or if the stressor doesn’t go away, the response will continue.

The Science Behind Stress

During the stress response, you breathe faster in an effort to quickly distribute oxygen-rich blood to your body. If you already have a breathing problem like <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/asthma">asthma </a>or <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/emphysema">emphysema </a>, stress can make it even harder to breathe.Under stress, your heart also pumps faster. Stress hormones cause your blood vessels to constrict and divert more oxygen to your muscles so you’ll have more strength to take action. But this also raises your blood pressure.So, frequent/ chronic stress will make your heart work too hard for too long. When blood pressure rises, so do risks for having a <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/stroke-treatment-and-timing/risk-factors">stroke</a>/ <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/heart-attack">heart attack </a>

Stress Hormones And Respiratory And Cardiovascular Systems

It’s not unusual to lose your desire when you’re under constant stress. While short-term stress may cause men to produce more of the male hormone testosterone, this effect doesn’t last, as long term stress can see begin to drop. This can interfere with sperm production and cause <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/erectile-dysfunction-anxiety-stress">erectile dysfunction </a>/ impotence. Chronic stress may also increase risk of infection for male reproductive organs like the prostate and testes.For women, stress can affect the menstrual cycle. It can lead to irregular, heavier, or more painful periods. Chronic stress can also magnify the physical symptoms of <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/menopause">menopause </a>

Reproductive System

The rush of hormones, rapid breathing, and increased heart rate can also upset your <a href="https://www.healthline.com/human-body-maps/digestive-system">digestive system </a>. You’re more likely to have heartburn or <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/gerd/stress">acid reflux </a>thanks to an increase in stomach acid. Stress doesn’t cause ulcers (a bacterium called H. pylori often does), but it can increase your risk for them and cause existing ulcers to act up. Stress can also affect the way food moves through your body, leading to <a href="https://www.healthline.com/symptom/diarrhea">diarrhea </a>or <a href="https://www.healthline.com/symptom/constipation">constipation </a>. You might also experience <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/nausea-and-vomiting">nausea </a>, vomiting, or a <a href="https://www.healthline.com/symptom/abdominal-pain">stomachache </a>.

How Stress Can Affect The Digestive System

Under stress, your liver produces extra blood sugar (<a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/glucose">glucose </a>) to give you a boost of energy. If you’re under chronic stress, your body may not be able to keep up with this extra glucose surge. Chronic stress may increase your risk of developing <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/diabetes-and-stress">type 2 diabetes </a>.

High Blood Sugar

Your muscles tense up to protect themselves from injury when you’re stressed. They tend to release again once you relax, but if you’re constantly under stress, your muscles may not get the chance to relax. Tight muscles cause headaches, back and <a href="https://www.healthline.com/symptom/shoulder-pain">shoulder </a>pain, and body aches. Over time, this can set off an unhealthy cycle as you stop exercising and turn to pain medication for relief.

Muscle Pain

Stress stimulates the immune system, which can be a plus for immediate situations. This stimulation can help you avoid infections and heal wounds. But over time, stress hormones will weaken your immune system and reduce your body’s response to foreign invaders. People under chronic stress are more susceptible to viral illnesses like the <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/cold-flu/flu">flu </a>and the <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/cold-flu/cold">common cold </a>, as well as other infections. Stress can also increase the time it takes you to recover from an illness or injury..

Stress And The Immune System

Temporary stress can induce a short fight or flight response, but chronic stress can cause permanent damage to our heath. As someone who has not been relaxing at all due to the heat of mock exams, university interviews, intense revision plus a never-ending to-do list, I decided to read this article to deter me from pressurising myself and force myself to pause and make a better system for me.

Constant stress can increase your risk for long-term health issues like heart attack and diabetes. Learn the toll stress can take on the body.

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The Effects of Stress on Your Body

Are you running towards life or running away from death? None of us gets out alive from this rodeo called life. Dying is a transition each of us go through and it doesn’t have to be a battle. Don’t let fear fuel your choices. Live fearlessly. Run TOWARDS life. Don’t worry about what people think. Trust me, it doesn’t matter.

Live Fearlessly - Last Words From Kerri Grote

Be true to yourself. Be your own best friend. People who tell you you’re selfish are not your people. If the voice in your head says these unkind things, get a new voice. Honor your mental health and seek out a good therapist with the same vigor you’d search for a romantic partner.Love yourself, no matter how weird and silly it might feel. Look deeply into your eyes into a mirror and say out loud “I trust you”. That voice in your head might say you’re a dork. Ignore it.

Focus On You

Another unhelpful message we get from society is that we need a “love of our life”. Don’t overlook friendships as you look for that “great love”.Be intentional about cultivating friendships that lift you up. Surround yourself with people who see your light and how amazing you are. Learn how to receive these reflections from your people. They are speaking the truth.Be proud of how you live!

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“The truth is that there is no such thing as a negative emotion. Emotions only become ‘bad’ and have a negative effect on us when they are suppressed, denied, or unexpressed.” ~Colin Tipping Emotions are constantly and powerfully guiding our lives, even when we are not aware of them, even when we do not feel them or are convinced that we can exclude them from our experiences.Emotions give us precious, sometimes indispensable information about what is best for us, about the best choices we can make, about how to behave.

Wisely Guiding Emotions, Is Behaviour.

You may have learned from your childhood that a specific emotion was disapproved of. Here's why you have to let yourself feel it.

Forbidden Emotions: The Feelings We Suppress and Why They’re Not Bad - Tiny Buddha

Employees are more stressed in their jobs than they were during the depths of the pandemic, according to <a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/354593/workers-satisfaction-job-safety-rebounds.aspx">a new survey</a> by Gallup.
Only 32 percent of workers polled in August 2021 said they were "completely satisfied" with the amount of on-the-job stress they face, down from 35 percent and 34 percent who reported feeling totally fine with their levels of stress in 2020 and 2019, respectively. More people felt either completely unhappy or just "somewhat" fine with their level of workplace stress than in 2020 and 2019.

Stress Levels Of Employees

When you can, pay up. If employees are dissatisfied with their salaries and opportunities for growth, raises and promotions can have a positive effect on morale and stress. Unfortunately, these moves aren't always feasible--so in those instances, a one-time bonus for workers can be worth the cost.
Also, cross-functional job training in different parts of a business can help some employees feel like they're getting more from their jobs.

How Employers Can Help: Cross Training Employees

Prioritizing mental health in the workplace itself has also been a challenge for many companies: A survey published in August by Vancouver-based workforce analytics company Visier found that a staggering 89 percent of U.S. employees have experienced burnout in the past year.
According to that survey, increasing time off may not be enough to eradicate burnout--and in Gallup's poll, 78 percent of employees were already "completely" or "somewhat" satisfied by the amount of vacation time offered.

Paid Time Off Isn’t Enough

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<li>Employers can relieve some workers' stress by eliminating "non-value-added work." </li>
<li>They also suggest making priorities clear and demoting some tasks as nonessential. </li>
<li>Expressing commitment to employees' success can also make them feel valued and more equipped to tackle challenges, without increasing stress.</li>
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Workflow Management

A survey on employee job satisfaction conducted by Gallup in August 2021 shows that workers are least satisfied by their level of on-the-job stress.

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Some laziness can be ok, especially when it’s to help us wind down and relax. But if this is impeding our life and work, it’s something that needs addressing.So how to overcome it?In Japanese culture there is this method called Kaizen Method or One Minute Principle. The principle of this technique is that a person engages in a specific activity for exactly one minute, but every day and at the same time.One minute it's too short. True, but it's a fresh start to build a habit.

1-Minute: Build A Habit

“We expect ourselves to achieve at a superhuman level, and when we fail to do so, we chastise ourselves for being lazy”.

Learn from Japanese culture, we can also manage our time more precisely, if we have a meaning to do so. That's where the Ikigai philosophy came, "to gain more happiness. "Put it simply, ikigai is what brings us joy in our daily life. It’s not something we need to find, but rather something we already have. And it's all start from doing what we love not just what we might think we will need.

Recognizing Our Ikigai

Good time management leads to improved efficiency and productivity, less stress, and more success in life. Here's three important tips for managing our time effectively:<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Organized - Avoid keeping stacks of file and heaps of paper at our workstation. Throw what all we don’t need. Put important documents in folders.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Don’t misuse time - Do not kill time by loitering or gossiping around. Concentrate on our work and finish assignments on time.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Be Focussed - Develop the habit of using planners, organizers, etc for better time management.</li></ul>

Do Effectively: 3 Important Tips

I am not very lazy person but sometime feel that I can’t do some specific things like maths, physics and one of the most difficult is Blog writing. I tried many many tricks like time management…

How to Manage Our Time Precisely

Religious conflicts have dominated history. War, terrorism, racism — all based on differing beliefs and ideologies. However, we can learn from different religions as each can offer advice and an opportunity to learn.

Find motivation and inspiration from a variety of faiths

"A person should always [take care] not cast his thoughts backwards [to the past], for his eyes are placed on his face and not his back." The Talmud This phrase reminds us of the value of looking forward and not dwelling on the past or even the present. If something happens in the past, we should reflect on it but then move on and not wallow in despair.

Judaism

“Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest? ” — Luke 12:25–26 Studies show about 85% of the things we worry about never happens. Stress-related emotions release cortisol that lowers the production of lymphocytes. In turn, this lowers the immune system making it easier for disease to take hold.

Christianity

“And him who seeks thy help chide not.” — Quran 93:10 Asking someone for help is not a sign of weakness but a sign of strength. It is brave to recognise that you need assistance and to reach out to someone.

Islam

"If anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart." — Buddha in the Dhammapada  We should not approach tasks half-heartedly. Once you make a 100% commitment to something, there are no exceptions. Don't settle for anything less than 100%. If you feel you can't give your all to a task, then don't start it.

Buddhism

“Set thy heart upon thy work, but never on its reward.” — The Bhagavad Gita While we all like rewards, our focus should first be on the process of our work. We need to enjoy the process and not just the result. For example, if you want to lose weight and start running, take enjoyment from the run, the fresh air, getting off your computer. If you only focus on losing pounds, running will become a chore.

Hinduism

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” — Dao De Jing, by Lao Tzu This quote highlights that while any goal or project may seem overwhelming, it can be broken down into smaller goals. Most importantly, we gain momentum from taking a single step.

Taoism

“By conquering your mind, you can conquer the world.” — Guru Nanak We see what we think. Train your mind to be positive. Saying positive affirmations can help reduce stress and create a positive outlook in life.

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History has been dominated by religious conflicts. War, terrorism, racism — all based on differing beliefs and ideologies. However, I believe there is a lot to learn from different religions for each…

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This is also known as EQ. It is less popular than “fluid or crystallized” intelligence or IQ, which is estimated to determine roughly 20 percent of a person’s success in life.However, this doesn’t make EQ less important.A person who has a substantial EQ is very much relevant in today’s world, maybe even over one with a higher IQ.Whoever made us structured the human brain to function in a way that makes us make impressively stupid decisions. That you are an emotional wreck is normal. You don’t need to freak out.Here are ten ways to know if you are emotionally intelligent:

What Is Emotional intelligence?

Someone who is emotionally intelligent knows that he/she is not a knower of all. These people don’t feel the need to over substantiate their points in an argument. They are careful listeners, and they know when it’s time to let go of a stance when it seems doubtful.

2. You Don’t Feel The Need To Always Be Right. 

To be emotionally intelligent means being skilled at taking no for an answer. They know that not everyone may agree with the way they think the universe should work; they sleep well at night knowing this.Someone does not smother their egos when a contradictory statement is made about them.

3. You Understand Consent. 

The words of others don’t easily sway emotionally intelligent people. They carefully weigh uncommon knowledge against their standards of reasoning before giving it a chance to influence them. Advertising gimmicks, or the alluring words of a suitor, do not easily fool them.

4. You Are Not Easily Swayed By Words. 

If Esther was emotionally intelligent, she wouldn’t have slammed her phone on the floor immediately after she found out Cynthia had more Instagram followers than she does.Now, Cynthia not only has to deal with a bruised ego but a bruised phone as well.Anger is not a bad thing. However, when mismanaged, it often leads to chaos.

5. You Are Unhurried To Anger

In responding to others in real-life situations, only few people have the patience to suppress the fury of their emotions. Postponing gratification prevents you from picking fights with unpleasant people, only to realize you were at fault

6. You Can Postpone Gratification. 

When you have a goal and you don’t plan for it; it’s merely a wish. Emotionally intelligent people are more likely to have the coordination to plan critically for the future, despite spur-of-the-moment distractions. They don’t do things because regular people are doing them. The only things they involve themselves in are those things they genuinely care about.

7. You Are A Realistic Goal-setter. 

Emotionally sound people know when they’ve made a blunder, and they sincerely apologize for it. However, many people lack this simple skill in today’s world.Parents have too much of an ego to spare to enable them to apologize for mistreating his/her kids. This is not a sign of high EQ.

8. You Know When And How To Apologize. 

“Who you speak so loudly I can’t hear what you’re saying,” – Ralph Waldo Emerson.An emotionally intelligent person is very sensitive to social cues. They can easily notice strange behavior in a friend or partner without being told.It is also in their nature to connect to those who are in pain or are suffering.

9. You Have Empathy 

One key sign of an emotionally intelligent person is that he/she has great self-respect. They can stand up for themselves if someone treats them against their will. Emotionally intelligent people are also sensitive against threats to their sense of self and do well to guide themselves.

10. You Are Assertive Without Being Disrespectful. 

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