Positive thinking brochure
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Educational brochure on how to cope and the health benefits of positive thinking. Made for a wellness group during nursing school at Edgewood College.
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- 1. Economic Stress Health Risks Getting Help Coping in the Bad Economy Warning signs that stress is negatively affecting your well-being • Persistent sadness/crying • Excessive anxiety • Lack of sleep • Feeling tired all the time • Excessive irritability or anger • Increased drinking (alcohol) • Illicit drug use including non-needed medications • Difficulty paying attention • Difficulty staying focused • Not caring about things that used to be important to you • Not functioning as well as you used to (work or home) • Contact your healthcare provider. • Contact your spiritual leader. • Contact your community health clinic. • National Suicide hotline 1-800-273-8255 The power of positive thinking š › š › Edgewood College Nursing Students Wellness group Edgewood College 1000 Edgewood College Dr. Madison, WI 53711 www.edgewood.edu
- 2. Positive Exercises 10 Steps to Positive Thinking 1 1. Identify Negative Thoughts By identifying negative thoughts, you can discard them. 2. Start Your Day Positively Focus on the aspects of your day that could go right and what you are looking forward to about your day. 3. Live a Healthy Lifestyle A lifestyle that emphasizes healthy eating and stress relief helps you to help your mood positively. 4. Say a Daily Affirmation Affirmations are positive thoughts you say aloud to encourage yourself. 5. Assess What Could Be Different Identify what areas of your life you would like to change. • Write a letter of gratitude • Count your blessings • Perform an act of kindness • Meditate on positive feelings • Use your signature strengths in a new way • Help someone else in need • Read a book • Try cooking a new recipe • Get up early in the morning and go for a walk • Draw or paint (be creative!) • Pay a surprise visit to a friend • Clean up or decorate your house •Play with a dog •Listen to music (mindfully) •Watch a movie •Eat your favorite meal (mindfully) •Practice Mindfulness •Attend a free class •Exercise •Analyze your strengths •Dance •Greet/talk to someone you don’t know •Practice listening •Tell a joke •Try yoga or stretching •Do a crossword or Sudoku puzzle •Work in the garden 2 6. Find Positive Friends Surrounding yourself with positive people can help you find the support and encouragement you need to live a positive life. 7. Seek Humor Laughing and being open to humor can help you feel more positive. 8. Do Something You Love When you find something that makes you happy and continue to practice what you love, you feel uplifted. 9. See a Situation a Different Way By assessing a situation you had previously viewed as a negative and thinking about how you can approach it positively, you can learn to adopt a healthier outlook on life. 10. Practice When it comes to positive thinking, practice really does make perfect