You have the ability to change a negative attitude and relearn the way you think about you. You can do this by practicing and developing your positive attitude. Keep in mind that your attitude will not totally change overnight, but can be changed if the negative thoughts are regularly challenged.
Group Physical Activity
Exercise is a natural and healthy way to induce a positive attitude. According to HelpGuide.org, exercise causes increased production of endorphins, which are natural chemicals in the brain that help produce positive moods. Even just 15 minutes of physical activity a day, can help you feel better about yourself and improve your mood. Group exercise has the added benefit of socialization. Possible group exercises include, but are not limited to, water aerobics, yoga, Pilates, basketball, softball, running groups and cycling clubs. The important part of group exercise is to stick with it. Schedule it as a part of your routine and chose an activity you truly enjoy so that it will not feel like work, reports HelpGuide.org.
Laughing Circle
Laughter is a natural medicine for a bad mood. According to the HelpGuide.org, laughter improves your mood, lightens your burdens, inspires you, helps you connect to others and helps keep you alert. An exercise that will help you boost your mood and gain the lasting positive attitude is a laughing circle. This will be an easy exercise to engage in, since laughter and humor are contagious phenomena, reports the HelpGuide.org. Stand in a circle with others and begin laughing. The laughter does not have to result from a joke, it can be forced because once you start other people will catch the laughter. Finally, everyone will be standing around laughing at nothing other than laughter itself. The amazing thing about laughter is you receive the positive benefits of joy, resilience and improved mood even if the laughter was forced.
Positive Notes
To achieve a positive attitude, it is important to counteract your negative thoughts with positive ones. According to the National Mental Health Information Center, you can have a group of people write positive notes about each other. The notes will be short and simple. They will contain one to two positive sentences about another person in the group. The statements can be read out loud to the whole group, and validated with clapping and praise, or they can be kept private and shared only with the individual they are intended for. The group should challenge each member to accept the statements as truth and not dismiss them. These statements are most beneficial if they are retained by you and read at future dates when you are experiencing negative thoughts or doubts about yourself. It is also important that everyone in the group gets the same number of papers to avoid favoritism.
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