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How To Stop Stress Eating And Ways To Manage It

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  Do you often find yourself eating lots of snacks at midnight or even at work? Watching Netflix and having popcorn is fine but when you eat just because you are bored is not! People who have a habit of accessing food when stressed or bored are known as "emotional eaters."  source: freepik Emotional eating or stress eating refers to running towards either something spicy or a desert to get comfort. Sometimes we are physically full, yet we crave to eat something and, this happens when we are emotionally struggling from something.  After you satisfy your soul by eating a tub of snacks, you may feel guilty or ashamed of yourself and, as a result, you gain weight. So, stress eating not only makes you overweight but also suggests that you have something going on in your mind. Are you an Emotional Eater? Ask yourself these questions to find out if you are an emotional eater: Do you eat something spicy to reduce your anxiety? Do you feel great after having lots of food? Do you c...

Ditch The Victim Mentality In 5 Easy Ways

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Have you ever felt like a victim? Do you self-pity all the time?  Do you think the whole world is against you and no one seems to care about you? Well if you do so or if you know someone who always thinks he is helpless and powerless then it may be because of victim mentality. Who is a victim? A victim is someone who has been robbed, attacked, humiliated, tortured physically. But when someone intentionally tries to divert the situation around himself, we might say, "He is playing a victim card!" Why? Because we can easily understand that nothing has happened to him or nobody tortured him, still he is self-pitying himself for no reason. In general, we all are victims. At one point or other, we all have felt helpless. While some of us ditched our helplessness and stood firm but others couldn't leave their victim mindset.  Signs of a victim mentality Not everyone purposely plays a sympathy card, sometimes they don't know how to overcome a situation that leads to them bei...

How To Mentally Get A Break From Everything?

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  When you are indulged in pursuing your career goals, or fitness goals, or home duties, sometimes you forget who you are! While the sense of accomplishment you get feels good but it's important to focus on your mental health too. The moment you wake up, you start calculating your day's duties and responsibilities without even being grateful for the same day. It's not that you are a selfish and ungrateful person, but amidst everything going on in your life, how many times have you taken care of yourself? Do you take time out of your busy schedule to do a head massage? or How many times do you visit the salon for a hair spa? Giving yourself a mental break is as necessary as meeting your deadlines. People, in general, believe that if they won't do as much hard work as others do, they might lag behind. But you need to ensure that your competition is not with anyone else, but with yourself. So you need to take timely breaks to recharge and reset yourself. Here are 8 healthy...

7 Things To Remember When You Are Feeling Worthless

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  In our life, we all have been to a point where everything went wrong, nothing worked in our favor and then we got sad and frustrated. We try to control the situation, hold our emotions in front of our family, and cry out loud by soaking our face against the pillow. I know this feeling is terrible when we feel like- "I am Worthless!" , "I am a burden to my family!" At that moment we only want peace! Peace inside our heart, mind, and everywhere around us. When we are hit back by a sudden change or a negative situation that is not in our control, we are often surrounded by negative emotions. I would say it's okay to feel worthless at some point- because only then you would be able to recognize your true self. However, continuously repeating negative self-talk and feeling bad about yourself will lead you to more negative situations.  Let's think of what you can do when you are feeling low, sad, and worthless. Here are the top 07 things to remember whenever y...

How To Stop Letting People Upset You?

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 The new  year is here- which definitely means new resolutions! Although nothing exactly changes with a new year. But most of us take a pledge with ourselves that - "This time I won't let people hurt me nor I would beg someone to love me." However, with time some of us forget all our resolutions and start acting the same way we used to act the previous year. Same disappointments with different people! Have you ever thought about why someone else's behavior bothers you so much that your mental peace gets upside down? Think of yourself in a light and happy mood and suddenly you meet someone or talk to someone who instantly puts you in a low vibration mode. This person can be anyone from your family, work, social group, or your spouse. There are other cases also where we get hurt by our own people. Maybe their intention was not to hurt us or perhaps i f someone to whom we are attached does something which we didn't expect them to do, we immediately react and think vi...