If you are overcome by sadness, boredom, or you feel terribly tired, or maybe disappointed... How to quickly and easily help yourself in such cases? I simply suggest play. This alone - a playful attitude to the problem will take you back a little to childhood, which means it will make your condition easier. The rules here are not at all complicated, there are only five steps, namely: Name your negative state or problem (which is bedeviling you at the moment or the current one recent past); Choose a metaphor for the named - a word or phrase that succinctly defines this complexity; Come up with a metamorphosis, that is, a modification of the designated negative state, problem, as a transition to another, positive form of development; Write this exercise using the formula: Problem (negative state ) - metaphor - metamorphosis. To explain the game and inspire you, I will give my examples: Fatigue - viscous raincoat - take off and wash; Burnout - ashes from a fire - rise like a Phoenix bird; Boredom - gray swamp - find support and swim out; Fear - dark room - let the light in by opening the window; Sadness - rainy day - come out from under the clouds on a clear day; And the final point - understanding the metamorphosis. Think about how you can implement it? In any case, if the metamorphosis already exists and the chain is written down, then the positive development of this complexity exists! Even reading such your own chains will fill you with optimism and give you the opportunity to come up with new solutions and find constructive solutions. Write your options in the comments and we’ll discuss them. I note that you don’t need to immediately try to transform any negative state into something easy and positive. Sometimes we just need to be in negative feelings or experiences, to live them. Thus, unlived losses are then transformed into defenses that prevent us from living freely and feeling. And unfelt anger or aggression can transform into coldness and asexuality. But one way or another - a playful approach can make many problems easier and solvable! And we can work with you in more detail and holistically on negative states, analysis and search for meanings and paths in a face-to-face or online consultation. And using a metaphorical approach and in other ways. *Photo for the article by me, photo project Magic Dance You can arrange a consultation in PM or WhatsApp: 8-916-694-42-28