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From Gloom To Gratitude: 8 Skills To Cultivate Joy
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 1109" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/05/05/719780061/from-gloom-to-gratitude-8-skills-to-cultivate-joy" target="_blank"><strong>From Gloom To Gratitude: 8 Skills To Cultivate Joy - NPR</strong></a></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Feel like you're living under a rain cloud? Life not going your way? Lots of us have a bit of Eeyore's angst and gloom.</strong></p><p> </p><p>But here's the good news (sorry to be so cheery): You can be taught to have a more positive attitude. And — if you work at it — a positive outlook can lead to less anxiety and depression.</p><p> </p><p>The latest evidence comes from a new study of caregivers — all of whom had the stressful job of taking care of a loved one with dementia. The study found that following a five-week course, participants' depression scores decreased by 16 percent and their anxiety scores decreased by 14 percent. The findings were <a href="https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fhea0000680" target="_blank">published</a> in the current issue of <em>Health Psychology</em>.</p><p> </p><p>The course teaches eight skills to help people cope with stress. Techniques include mindfulness and deep breathing, setting an attainable daily goal, keeping a gratitude journal and — yes, it works — performing small acts of kindness.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 1109, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/05/05/719780061/from-gloom-to-gratitude-8-skills-to-cultivate-joy'][B]From Gloom To Gratitude: 8 Skills To Cultivate Joy - NPR[/B][/URL] [B] Feel like you're living under a rain cloud? Life not going your way? Lots of us have a bit of Eeyore's angst and gloom.[/B] But here's the good news (sorry to be so cheery): You can be taught to have a more positive attitude. And — if you work at it — a positive outlook can lead to less anxiety and depression. The latest evidence comes from a new study of caregivers — all of whom had the stressful job of taking care of a loved one with dementia. The study found that following a five-week course, participants' depression scores decreased by 16 percent and their anxiety scores decreased by 14 percent. The findings were [URL='https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fhea0000680']published[/URL] in the current issue of [I]Health Psychology[/I]. The course teaches eight[B] [/B]skills to help people cope with stress. Techniques include mindfulness and deep breathing, setting an attainable daily goal, keeping a gratitude journal and — yes, it works — performing small acts of kindness. [/QUOTE]
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