Mood Swings


Mood swings are very important and can affect your decision-making and daily living.

Your state of mind is determined by your moods. In a positive state you are happy and enjoy the moment. Negative moods lead to misguided decisions, unhappiness and low self esteem.

Negative thoughts only have power if you allow them to. 

They are natural.

Don’t make the mistake I made, don’t try to control your thinking, control your reaction to thoughts. Don’t feel like a victim, take control.

When you feel sad you are under pressure and time is running short, you panic. Everything looks serious.

If you find yourself thinking like this, remember when everything seemed OK – Your life has not suddenly changed, your attitude has.

A mood can change your attitude and influence decision-making. You should strive to make important decisions when you are feeling good.

Emotions:

Moods dictate how you see and react with the world. They colour your perceptions and emotions warn you whether you are in a high mood and open to positive influence or whether you are in a low mood and thinking in your habitual way.

Mood Disorders:

If you experience mood swings on a regular basis and feel it is having a negative impact on your life, you may have a mood disorder. There are several different mood disorders, including manic–depressive disorder (sometimes called bipolar disorder), chronic depression, and major depressive disorder.

Bipolar disorder can result in both extreme highs and extreme lows, and in the serious cases these can take the form of cycles of severe depression and rapid shifts to mania. Read more about bipolar disorder here.

Chronic depression and major depressive disorder can be described as periods of depression interspersed with an overall normal mood.

Symptoms of depression may include:

  • Insomnia (or increased sleep)
  • Reduced (or increased) appetite
  • Feelings of worthlessness
  • Recurring thoughts of death

Symptoms of mania may include

  • Reduced need for sleep
  • Excessive pursuit of pleasure
  • Grandiose ideas
  • More talkative than usual

Read more about depression and how to overcome it here.

Highly Recommended

Overcome Mood Swings Book Cover

If you’re serious about tackling mood swings, I highly recommend Overcoming Mood Swings by Prof Jan Scott.

This book is a self-help manual for those who have experienced mood swings and provides background information on depression and mania. Prof Jan Scott uses tried and tested practical techniques that will help you to identify and manage your mood more effectively, and achieve a more stable emotional state. The book contains a complete self-help programme and monitoring sheets to help you track your progress.

Check it out!

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The Present:

What’s wrong with thinking of the past? 

If you feel unhappy think where is your mind? I guarantee you will be in the past or thinking about the future.

Does a child think about yesterday or tomorrow? 

How many opportunities have you missed by worrying what will happen in the future or by what happened in the past? Stop worrying and allow yourself to feel joy.   

 

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