How Gratitude Can Replace 90% Of The Medicines We Take?

 Gratitude! Something that we are often taught in our Kinder Garden. To have gratitude towards our parents, family, relatives, people who helped you and so much more.

But these days primarily said due to excessive use of electronic gadgets that people are forgetting this fundamental thing that is present in the 'Check-List' of 'What makes us a Human Being?'.

And what else! Prolonged research on people having gratitude (Category-A) with those who have forgotten (Category-B) has concluded that Category B people have more diseases, health problems, mental instability, and what not!

Physical Fitness can be achieved by Exercising. But this isn't enough for our mental fitness.

The Google dictionary description of gratitude is as follows: the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.

Also, there are so many internal health benefits just by having gratitude towards the other person, and with your own life which is listed down below, there is no doubt that just by reviving Gratitude in us we can Replace almost 90% of the medicines we take!

This isn't any joke. Once you see all the Mental health benefits of Gratitude you will definitely agree with what I said above...

What are the health benefits of gratitude?

 The benefits have more to do with the positive emotions being grateful gives. 

 

What is the research verified perks?

 1. Gratitude will make it simpler to get more acquaintances. Saying “thank you” is a sign of good manners, showing that your thankful can help you get new friends, according to a 2014 research published in Emotion. This study found that thanking a new contact makes them more likely to look for an ongoing connection.

 Whether you thank someone unknown for keeping the door open or send a gratitude note to that fellow worker who aided you with a task, acknowledging other people’s can lead to new opportunities.

 2. Gratitude is the creator of the bettering of physical health. People said that they experienced less pain, soreness, and reported feeling healthier than others, according to a 2012 study published in Personality and Individual Differences.

 3. Look better after their health. Grateful people often take better care of their health. They exercise more often and are more likely to attend regular check-ups, which is probable to assist in further longevity.

 4. Gratitude betters psychological health. It decreases several poisonous emotions, from jealousy and begrudging to disappointment and annoyance. A leading gratitude researcher, Robert Emmersons, has done several types of research on the link between gratitude and well-being. His research confirms that gratitude increases happiness and decreases depression. 

 5. Empathy Gratitude raises empathy and lessens aggression. Grateful people will often behave in a prosocial demeanor, even when other people react less nice, reports a 2012 study by the University of Kentucky. 

Study members that have a higher measure of gratitude were not as prone to try and get even with others, even when given negative feedback. They felt more sympathy and understanding for other people and less longing to look for revenge. 

 6. Better sleep Grateful people sleep better. Keeping notes in a gratitude journal improves sleep, a 2011 study published in Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being affirmed that. Taking note of different things you are grateful for before bed may better and lengthen your sleep. 

 7. Gratitude improves self-esteem. A study published in the Journal of Applied Sport Psychology found that gratitude increased athletes’ self-esteem, an important factor in optimal performance. Different researches have shown that gratitude reduces social comparisons. 

Instead of starting to be hostile toward those that have more money or superior jobs—a big factor in reduced self-esteem—grateful people are able to appreciate other people’s accomplishments. 

8. Mental strength Gratitude grows mental strength. For years, research has shown that gratitude besides reducing stress, may also play a big role in overcoming trauma. Research that was performed in 2006 and published in Behavior Research and Therapy found that Vietnam War veterans with higher levels of gratitude experienced lower rates of post-traumatic stress disorder.

 A 2003 study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology found that gratitude was a large contributor to resilience after the September 11 attacks. Noticing that everything you are thankful for -in the worst times as well- fosters resilience.  

9. Increases patience Discovered in research from North-eastern university was that people who felt grateful for little, everyday things were more patient and better able to make rational decisions, in comparison to those who did not act very gracious on a day-to-day basis. 

 We all have the capability and chance to develop gratitude. Instead of complaining about the things you think you are entitled to, stop, and look at all that you have. Creating a 'demeanor of gratitude' is one of the easiest ways to enlarge your satisfaction with life. Since gratitude creates more positive emotions. 

 Why do we often face negative emotions? How to minimize/overcome it? 

 • They are a signal for threats or challenges that need to be dealt with. For example, fear is an alert for possible danger. It is a signal that personal protection is required. Angry feelings signal an annoyance, an insult, or an irritant. 

Anger warns that actions need to be taken to stand up for oneself. Negative emotions focus the awareness, they help to focus on a problem and deal with it. But too many negative emotions can create being overwhelmed. 

Some examples are anxiety, exhaustion, or worry. When negative emotions are out of balance, problems might seem too big to handle. The greater our negative emotions are, the more negative we start feeling. Focusing on negativity keeps it going. 

 What are the benefits of positive emotions/Gratitude?

 Having gratitude rolls out much of the negative emotions which mainly occur due to undesired results. And since these are rolled out, there is ample space for positive emotions to come flowing in. Hence Gratitude is one of the main roots of positive emotions.

 The health benefits are listed below:

• First and foremost they balance out negative ones and simply makes you happier than you were before.

 • Positive emotions influence our brains in ways that grow our awareness, attention, and memory. 

 • They help absorb more information, hold several ideas in mind at once, and understand how different ideas relate to each other. 

 • Positive emotions are the onset of new opportunities. It enables a better ability to build on skills, which leads to doing better on tasks, tests, and mainly on facing real-life problems which aren't taught in your schools/colleges.

When we can face these challenges well, our anxiety, stress, and 'panic' are reduced. 

 • People who have an abundance of positive emotions in their everyday lives are more than likely happier, healthier, learn better, and get on well with others. 

 • Difficult situations are easier to handle when there are more positive emotions than negative ones. 

 • Positive emotions build resilience which is the emotional resource needed for difficult situations. 

 • They broaden awareness, helping to see more possibilities for problem-solving. 

 • People who have three times as many positive emotions as negative emotions feel better and do better than their previous best. This was the result given by a study. 

That is because of something called the negativity bias. It is a natural human inclination to pay more attention to negative emotions than to positive ones.

 Negative emotions call our attention to problems, issues we might need to deal with quickly. But often we get trapped in it, rather than finding a solution and coming out of it.

 Accommodating negative emotions can be a survival mechanism. The negativity bias has a disadvantage, it can create the idea that a day went badly, not well, even if equal amounts of positive emotions are experienced that day. It takes at least three times as many positive emotions to make a day feel like a great one. 

How to create a daily habit that packs you with better inner-strength and positivity?

 

1. Observe and identify your positive emotions:

 Start by focusing on your feelings. You can observe your emotions as they happen. At the end of the day write down the feelings that occurred in different situations. 

At first, you'll probably need to remind yourself to focus on your emotions. Like any habit, it is difficult to change it at first but it gets easier the more you do it.

 
 2. Choose an emotion and do it to enforce it: 

Let's say you pick confidence: What helps you feel confident? How can you get more of that feeling? You might give yourself a "Yes, I can!" Encouraging talk before a test. Which can enable me to stand up straighter and practice walking through the halls in a confident way, feeling strong and powerful. 

Positive emotions feel nice, and they're good for you. Pay attention to these influential practices and make time for them in your everyday life. Plan for joy, fun, friendship, relaxation, gratitude, and kindness in your day. Make these things a habit, and experience how fantastic you feel. 

Conclusion:

Gratitude can indeed help you a lot in recovering your health, inner peace and totally prevent you from ruining your own day!

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