Positive affection, the protagonist of this article, is nothing more than a general mood composed of a set of positive emotions, which will bring multiple benefits to each of us. So much so that it has been shown that they take care of our health, improve the perception we have of our body and contribute to make our relationships stronger and more enjoyable.
That said, the question that remains is what we are all thinking: how can we then promote positive affection in our lives ? we will do so through the development of personal strengths, resilience and humor, because by strengthening these aspects, it will benefit more from this emotionality and the consequences of its good management. Let’s take a closer look below.
- Affection is the emotional state we experience at any given time.
- So it can be both positive and negative.
- In general negative affection is when it is composed of negative emotions and positive affection when positive emotions predominate.
On the other hand, negative affection is the one that has received the most attention in psychology, because it is these negative emotions that most relate to clinical practice, a practice that mainly treats the sick and focuses little on people who do not have diseases.
On the other hand, so-called positive affection has begun to be studied relatively recently, and this has been done especially in the field of positive psychology, with joy, good humour, optimism, enthusiasm and love being the main components of positive affection. among others.
Positive psychology is the current that emphasizes the importance of this condition in psychological processes.
Unsurprisingly, presenting a set of positive emotions will have a positive influence on people. First, we feel psychological well-being. In addition, mental health, as we already know, will have a positive impact on our physical health.
In addition to the benefits to our health, this will allow us to have more satisfactory social relationships, the experience on the positive side will lead us to launch social communication facilitators, such as starting a conversation or looking to the future.
We will also foster trust and cooperation with others, as well as generosity (both with others and with oneself), this will allow us to communicate more effectively and generate and feel more empathy, this is how the deepest and most stable bonds and relationships are established. Created.
It really seems very attractive to have a positive effect and be happy, even if we have not talked about the benefits, who does not want to be happy ?, we must be aware that there are certain situations in which we will feel Bad, which is normal. However, what is not normal is that we settle into them and bury a positive affection.
Thus, we can encourage this set of positive emotions to be more present in our lives. Through the development of our positive strengths, resilience and humor.
Positive forces are those pre-existing skills to behave, think or feel in a certain way, stimulate the subject and allow an ideal functioning, development and performance, thus being aware of our positive characteristics, in addition to trying to develop those that we consider. importantly, it will increase our positive effect.
Resilience is another way of doing so, it is the ability to face the problems that arise in a positive way and then to be able to continue living normally, that is, to overcome the difficult living conditions so that the person gets strengthened, that is, it fosters a sense of personal development.
Finally, it is possible to promote positive affection through humor, with laughter we will release more hormones that help regulate stress, such as adrenaline and cortisol, our thinking will be more flexible, so we will improve our ability to regulate emotionally.
A positive mood can also help us reinterpret the situation, influence the creation and strengthening of social support, we can finally say that this will help us endure pain and strengthen our immune system.
As can be seen, positive affection plays a very important role in our personal development, in our health in general and in the quality of our interpersonal relationships, be sure to encourage it on a daily basis.