What is mood?
Mood is a powerful word. It actually comes from older words that mean spirit, mind, to strive, be energetic, and courage. It is also being referred to as customary behavior or custom. Thus, mood means way more than being happy or being sad. Moods encompass much from what you need in order to live. Spirit, mind, to strive, be energetic, and courage – are all related to moods and your sense of well being.Different Facts About Moods
- Moods are your state of mind – whether you’re happy or lonely, afraid or angry, depressed or overjoyed.- Emotions and moods are strongly linked specifically to the structure of the center of your brain, where your unconscious activities are being controlled.
- Moods actually have 3 elements – how one feels, what happens in the body, and what mood makes one do.
- Certain experiences and memories are powerfully linked to your mind, the reason why they often triggers your mood automatically.
Moods are considered as emotional state. They differs from emotions in a way that they’re less intense, less specific, and they’re less likely being triggered by particular events or stimulus. Moods also differ from personality traits or temperament which is longer lasting. Nevertheless, such personality traits like neuroticism and optimism predispose certain kinds of moods. Long- term mood disturbances such as bipolar disorder and clinical depression are also considered as mood disorders. Moods are subjective, internal state but they are often being inferred from behaviors and posture.
Your Thought Determined Your Moods
Your moods are being controlled by your thought. This is the reality, you must think, or something should reach your intellectual mind in order to be
What Causes Your Moods?
Moods are being caused by your psychological and physical states. If you say you’re feeling good, you are probably describing contentment or good health. Likewise, if you say you’re feeling bad, you are probably describing sadness or cold. Teasing out both the state of your body and mind is somewhat complicated because they influence one another.On the other hand, there are also different physical causes and means to your moods. For instance, low sugar levels of blood, hunger, or sleep deprivation – all these cause change in your moods. The energy level of your body also causes change in your mood. Many people usually feel energetic and most upbeat in late mornings and in early afternoons but less energetic and less upbeat during late afternoons and evenings.
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