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Using language to boost our mood

World famous hypnotherapist Paul McKenna has recently released a new book, entitled I Can Make You Happy, which features some simple but effective advice on how to increase your mood.

One technique which McKenna discusses is that of using the power of language to boost our mood, which involves giving more consideration to the words we use.

The language we use can actually have a huge affect on our experience, as using a lot of negative language can be extremely limiting, shutting the door to any positive possibilities.

Somebody who frequently says ‘everything always goes wrong for me’ or ‘I’m so unlucky’, though they may be having a bad day are saying things which aren’t true.

If someone is constantly using negative phrases such as the above then they are very unlikely to notice all of the happy moments in their lives.

If you have got into the habit of being constantly derogatory about yourself then here are some tips from Paul McKenna which will help to make room for more happiness in your language:

  • Look out for words such as can’t, nothing, always, only, every, no one and never.
  • If you become aware that you are using these words or if you hear yourself saying any of them, repeat the sentence in your head and notice that it makes you feel bad or limited.
  • If this is the case then try to change a general statement into a particular one. For example, ‘everything always goes wrong for me’ could be ‘my car broke down this morning’.
  • Now, ensure there is room for a positive outcome to what you have just said. For example: ‘I’ll get the car fixed at the weekend to ensure this doesn’t happen again’.

    • If you would like to read the original article for more tips please click here

    This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 4th, 2011 at 1:44 pm and is filed under Alternative therapy, Depression. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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