How To Be Happy In 6 Tips

Hey guys

I’ve been really unhappy in the past, from having depression to having anxiety. It really affected my childhood and I don’t want that happening again when I grow older.

Not saying that negativity doesn’t affect adulthood, it does affect any person at any age.

But since I’m 18 now, nearly out of high school and going up to university, I decided that maybe there are ways that I can have self-care without going to a therapy (not saying you shouldn’t).

So I did the research and I did what I could do to make myself happy.

And now, I’m not “totally” depressed as I use to be.

I’m going to list things that could maybe help you in the long run and from what I’ve tried.

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1. MEDITATE

Yes, meditation is one of the keys to self-care.

Even if you tried to fit in a few 5-10 minutes daily, surely enough, you could feel 10 or 100 times better when you release the tension and stress in your system.

Meditation helped me so much during the days where I was really stressed with school and family related problems.

I’m a very tempered person so I get pretty angry easily but with the help of deep breathing, I can feel relieved, relaxed and calm.

2. HOBBIES

Who says hobbies doesn’t make you happy?

There are so many fun things to do out there, it’s impossible to run out. You could either have hobbies with travelling, writing a story, poem or letters, playing a type of sport (or many sports actually), playing video games, trying out new makeup looks and the list goes on.

My favourite hobbies are drawing, playing video games, listening to music and even writing blog posts.

I mean, cmon people!

You only got one life, use it to your best advantage and make the most out of it.

3. JOURNALING

It’s awesome to let go of things on paper or word doc.

Journaling is one of my favourite reasons to be happy.

I use to build up so many emotions and negative thoughts in my head that I really didn’t know what to do with all that information.

I mean, I couldn’t rant all that information to my friends since it was really personal to me.

So I bought a small cheap journal and started to write everything that was on my mind, down on paper.

And guess what?

All that negative thoughts and emotions started to turn into positive thoughts and relief.

I was glad that all that information that was scrambled all onto that one journal, had left my mind.

4. MUSIC

Who couldn’t live without music?

I think music is one of those things that have a powerful effect on a human.

Going from lyrics to the music background, who couldn’t resist?

Everybody has a different type of genre they like.

Even ones that have relatable lyrics can affect a person.

Whenever I feel down, I listen to upbeat Kpop or Lo-fi and it always makes me smile even when I don’t want too.

5. FAMILY & FRIENDS

Whenever I feel down, I always talk to my boyfriend or one of my good friends who I trust.

My family and I ain’t really close but I like spending time with them since they like to chat about their past life and what they had experienced.

It makes me feel better when I have someone there to feel comfortable and enjoy life with.

Even just spending a little time with them can turn your day from bad to good.

6. MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES

“Tell the negative committee that meets inside your head to sit down and shut up!” ~ Ann Bradford

I made a page in my journal that collects a bunch of inspiring quotes and whenever I feel unmotivated or depressed, I read it over and over again until I finally get to my senses.

There are so many quotes out there that suit your taste.

You could even print some out and post them on your wall.

I made a page in my journal that collects a bunch of inspiring quotes and whenever I feel unmotivated or depressed, I read it over and over again until I finally get to my senses.

There are so many quotes out there that suit your taste.

You could even print some out and post them on your wall so that way when you wake up, you can always start out your day feeling like you’re on top of the world.

So that’s my 6 tips on how to be happy.

What’s your tip on how to be happy? Or give feedback on the tips I’ve given!

~ Ellen

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