Expanding the Happy Zone: How to Fill Up Your Past with Positive Memories
Singing and dancing are great ways to stimulate and reawaken the pleasure centers of the brain. You can sing songs that bring back happy memories or play music that is upbeat and joyful. You could even dance if you feel like it. This can boost your positive emotions and activate the reward circuitry in your brain.
Every time you feel down or experience sadness, it is important to remember happy memories from your past. This will help you re-establish that you are capable of experiencing joy.
By singing or dancing, you are helping yourself to move out of the current negative situation into a more positive one, which can help with motivation and mood. By doing this regularly, it may help to create healthy habits for yourself that can last for life.
As most know, singing and dancing in my car is my happy place. This brings me unconditional joy. Additionally, certain songs linked to pleasurable memories is a method of expanding the happy zone.
Enjoy!
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