Optimistic attitude can Improve Your Health

Number of life stress experienced by a person who should make most people experience frustration. Some people as they face a heavy workload should experience job stress. Other problems such as natural disasters and the death of a close also can make depression and frustration. Only a few people are able to avoid the pressures of everyday life that can make people frustrated and pessimistic view. However, despite the hardships and pressures of life, thinking optimistically particularly beneficial for health. What are the benefits? How to foster an optimistic attitude?

What is Optimism?

What is optimism or optimistic attitude? Optimism is the attitude that always has good expectations in every way and the tendency to expect a pleasant outcome. Optimism can also be interpreted to think positive. So the optimism is more of a paradigm or way of thinking.

When a failure or pressures of life, how he feels an optimist? A positive-minded optimists or think does not consider failure is permanent. This does not mean that he was reluctant to accept reality. Instead, he received and examined the problem. Then, as far as circumstances permit, it acts to alter or improve the situation.

Contrary to optimistic, pessimistic view would consider the failure of the bad side. Generally a pessimist often blames themselves for misery. He considers that the misfortune is permanent and it happened because it was fate, stupidity, incompetence, or bad. As a result, he resigned and would not attempt.

Positive thinking also is the key to managing stress. Optimism will make a person facing an unpleasant situation with a positive and productive manner.

 Benefits of Positive Thinking

Scientists have made the conclusions of the research over decades about the benefits of positive thinking and optimism on health. The results showed that a healthier and more optimistic longevity than others especially compared with pessimists. The researchers also noticed that more optimistic people who can handle stress and less likely to experience depression. Here are some benefits of being optimistic and often think positive.

•     More long life
•     More rarely experience depression
•     Lower stress levels
•     Have a body resistance against disease better
•     Better physically and mentally
•     Reducing the risk of heart disease
•     Able to overcome difficulties and cope with stress

Why are these benefits can be obtained for people who are optimistic and think positive? Because usually people who are optimistic will avoid activities that people do a pessimist in the face of stress and pressures of life. People pessimistic when faced with stress will divert attention with activities such as smoking, alcohol consumption, and enjoy food without control. While an optimist would do more physical activity, follow a healthy diet and reducing smoking and alcohol.


How to Be More Optimistic

If you often think negatively of others or of serious situations, it does not mean you cannot think positive. You can change negative thinking into positive. It is not difficult to do, but it takes time and practice to create this new habit. Here are some ways to be more optimistic and have a positive mind and attitude.

•     Check yourself
•     When you think that you will not be able to enjoy an adverse event or will not successfully perform a task, immediately get rid of that thought. Focus on the positive things that will be generated.
•     Make checks repeatedly. If negative thoughts more, then immediately switch to positive thinking.
•     Follow a healthy lifestyle
•     Exercising three times a day can turn into a positive mood and reduce stress. A healthy diet also  affects the mind and body. And try to manage your stress.
•     Enjoy job
•     Strive to enjoy your work. No matter your job, look for those aspects that please you.
•     Find a friend who positively
•     Find friends who look at life positively. Such people are those who are optimistic and always support you by giving good advice.

    Conversely, if you are surrounded by pessimistic people, will increase your stress and even make you hesitate to manage stress in a healthy way.

•     Face and accept
•     Face the situation that you can control, then set accepted the situation that you cannot control.
•     Have a sense of humor
•     Try to smile and laugh, especially when facing a very difficult time. Look for events that invite laughter in their daily activities. A good sense of humor helps a person has a mind, emotions, and behavior that is more positive.
•     Note the good things
•     Each day, write down three good things that you experience.
•     Simple rule
•     Do not say anything to yourself something you want to say to someone else.