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  2. www.psychologytoday.com › us › blogHow To Enhance Your Health With Your Imagination

    Apr 25, 2018 · How To Enhance Your Health With Your Imagination. Here's a way to use mental imagery to improve your mind, body and mood. Posted April 25, 2018. Leon had a demanding job and often felt...

  3. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesBeing Creative Makes You Happier: The Positive Effect of ...

    Jul 6, 2021 · Furthermore, society may improve the publics’ mental health by promoting the beneficial role of creativity. Mental health professionals may even consider using creative activities to help their clients improve their subjective well-being.

    • Cher-Yi Tan, Chun-Qian Chuah, Shwu-Ting Lee, Chee-Seng Tan
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  4. www.psychologytoday.com › us › blog5 Benefits of Imaginative Thinking | Psychology Today

    • Imagining possible futures. Imagination frees us from the confines of our immediate reality. Imagining the future enables us to evaluate alternative paths forward, anticipate how we would feel if they happened, and choose which to pursue.
    • Counterfactual thinking. Counterfactual thinking (alternative versions of one’s personal past) refers to the comparison of reality to hypothetical alternatives (“what if I had made different choices”).
    • Distancing from the problem. Imagining events from a distance encourages abstract thinking that boosts creativity. After several years of experience, people start to repeat themselves; it becomes more of the same old approach.
    • The vividness effects. Any situation that affects our ability to visualize events and situations may affect our judgments. Visual images are more emotionally salient than words.

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  6. www.betterhelp.com › advice › visualizationPositive Visualization: The Scientific Benefits Of ...

    Sep 3, 2024 · Researchers posit that imagination can be used to improve mental health, overcome fears, make decisions, and reach goals. Brain scans of participants in a 12-week self-guided positive imagery study showed improvements in cognitive function, emotional states, and nonverbal reasoning.

  7. www.psychologytoday.com › us › blogHow Imagination Can Transform Your Life - Psychology Today

    Sep 14, 2020 · The Main Ingredient. How Imagination Can Transform Your Life. Unleash the possibilities in your life with this creative tool. Posted September 14, 2020. “ If you can dream it, you can...

  8. www.psychologicalscience.org › publicationsThe Future Is Bright: Vivid Imagination Is Linked to Mental ...

    Jul 29, 2021 · Critically, the participants who perceived their goals as more attainable and important also described the future more positively—and that capacity for imagining a positive future was the strongest predictor of mental health 2 months later.

  9. www.verywellmind.com › how-creativity-positivelyHow Creativity Positively Impacts Your Health - Verywell Mind

    Mar 23, 2021 · Creativity Improves Mental Health. Expressing yourself through artistic and creative activities is like a prescription for your mental health. Turning to creativity has been proven in extensive research to relieve both stress and anxiety. Creativity also helps lessen the shame, anger, and depression felt by those who have experienced trauma.