![]() ![]() The mood is the root cause of most disagreements, conflicts and interpersonal problems. It is also not advisable to confront someone when you are in low mood because you will be having so many negative thoughts about the person, event and situation. It is likely that you will be able to use good rationale and wisdom when you are back in your high mood. Wait until you resume your normal mood then discuss it. When you are in your low moods, it is not a good idea to discuss what is bothering you. However, the mood will rise on its own and then you can use your wisdom and make rational decisions. You will have mainly negative feelings in low moods. Feelings in low mood are not truly your feelings. We begin to read too much in other people’s words, behaviors, and actions. Low moods give rise to confusion and resentment. When we are in low mood we do not have access to our wisdom. It is important to understand that decisions made in low mood are not very rational so wait until you resume your normal mood before you make a serious decision. We experience different types of events, interactions with others in a continuous manner and they trigger our thought process, which ultimately create a corresponding feeling. Moods are always changing and we cannot avoid them. Similarly, when things are going well in our lives, all of a sudden mood level drops and we feel sad. ![]() For example, when we feel hopeless suddenly, a ray of hope lifts our mood and everything appears all right again. The fact is that we are never in one place emotionally for too long. It is very important to know that our moods are affected by what we think. Thoughts come from within and they determine our perceptions, attitude, actions and reactions. In this way thoughts are the function of our consciousness- an ability that we as human beings have. Since thoughts are produced automatically in our heads, we need to pause and reflect then we can be cognizant of our thoughts and the resulting feelings arising from these thoughts. When you ask, “what were you saying before you felt depressed?” then they might recognize that they had depressive thoughts before they felt sad. If you ask depressed people,” Why are you sad ? they may not have an answer until you ask this question. We are often not aware of these automatic thoughts and the impact they have on our feelings. Depressed feelings are also byproduct of depressive thoughts, for example, thoughts like,” life is worthless, why am I living? lead to feelings of sadness and depression. For example, if you are feeling jealous of someone, it is happening because you must have entertained jealous thoughts in your head. As discussed in the other blog posts by the author, thoughts create feelings. Thoughts are an integral part of our existence. No one knows how the thoughts are originated but they get their theme from our every day experiences. My mental health: Do I need help?.Human beings are thinking creatures and every moment our minds are working and producing one thought or the other. Inflammation: The Common Pathway of Stress-Related Diseases. Relationship between Physical Disability and Depression by Gender: A Panel Regression Model. Chronic stress, depressive symptoms, anger, hostility, and risk of stroke and transient ischemic attack in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. doi:10.1111/psyp.13681Įverson-Rose SA, Roetker NS, Lutsey PL, et al. Cynical hostility relates to a lack of habituation of the cardiovascular response to repeated acute stress. Tyra AT, Brindle RC, Hughes BM, Ginty AT. Late-life cynical distrust, risk of incident dementia, and mortality in a population-based cohort. ![]()
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