3. This is critical. Accept the idea that you have control over what you think and how you feel. You can control the thoughts, versus them controlling you. Here's a simple example. If you wake up one Monday morning and you know that on Wednesday you have to go to a tax audit or some other unpleasant event, you might say to yourself, "I'm not going to worry about it now. I'll deal with it on Wednesday when I have to." And when you do this, you will be controlling of your thought patterns and how you feel, right? Well, it can be the same with other negative feelings. If you simply say I'm going to put off feeling bad, you can do it!
4. Combine the two ideas -- push out the bad and replace it with the good. Practice this process, even if you don't feel bad. Then, next time the depressing thoughts start to creep in, you'll be ready to put those method acting skill to work and get your smile on!
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