THINK YOURSELF HAPPY

For most, life rarely runs smoothly, all the hearts and flowers you see in films are often the fantasy we long to buy into. Not to say everyone is moping around feeling sorry for themselves but reality dictates for the average adult, we have to experience the lows so we can appreciate the highs whether these are our day to day stresses of work, financial commitments, relationships, parenting anxieties, health and general wellbeing. It is very easy to feel like a bad day is in fact a bad life, when we are overwhelmed and stretched to the point where we start to question ourselves and what it is we are actually doing in this life of ours.

Some people long to live like stars basking in the limelight, others for wealth and riches, others for romance and love and for some there is only the want of a simple life with health and happiness being a key part to play. All of these may be different and as viewer in a virtually social world it is easy to look at snippets of others projected lives and feel inadequate, where you are potentially missing a trick.

But what if there were ways to think yourself happy? Rather than look for external factors to determine your wellbeing, perhaps it is better to raise your happiness baseline allowing you to attain more of a feel good factor in the day to day. I caught up with Annette Sloley, Clinical Hypnotherapist to see what tips and tricks we can use ourselves to create a positive mental attitude.

Click to read more