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Mood Mapping: Plot Your Way to Emotional Health and Happiness
Identify, understand, and lift your mood with this powerful new approach to managing mental health Mood mapping simply involves plotting one's feelings against one's energy levels, to determine current mood. This book then offers the necessary tools to lift a low mood, so improving mental health and wellbeing. The author developed this technique as a result of her own diagnosis of bipolar disorder, or manic depression, and of overcoming it, which led her to seek ways to improve the mental health of others. This positive book illustrates the five keys to moods, through which readers can learn to identify the physical or emotional factors that affect moods and prevent low mood triggers; the Miller Mood Map, to visually map a mood in order to increase self-awareness; and practical ways to implement change to alleviate low mood. Mood mapping is an essential life skill, and understanding it will enables readers to be happier, calmer, and more positive.
256 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2009
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March 27, 2013
Quick thoughts: Engaging, promising and a life changer.
I am a firm believer in choosing the right book at the right time, or is it the book chooses us.
Whatever I choose to believe, when I stumbled upon Mood Maps I was fresh out of a counseling appointment where I felt I was on a roller coaster with my moods. Everyone around me seemed to be managing fine, holding down jobs, relationships, etc and sure they had their issues to, but why did I feel like I was constantly fluctuating between not wanting to get out of bed, to not even being able to, to dancing around the house and screaming at the top of my lungs with about as much energy as a five year old who had drank a six pack of Red Bull? I needed help. I wanted to change my moods so that I was better able to deal with my mood disorders, but I had know where to start; until I found this book and began to change my life.
Ranging from topics such as the four mood quadrants: Anxiety, Action, Calm and Depression to the five key factors that influence our day to day moods: Surroundings, Physical Health, Nature, Relationships and knowledge; Mood Mapping targets each one with an easy to navigate break down with helpful suggestions and sometimes stories of people who have experienced these moods and how it reflected on their lives. Not only does it cover the lower end of the mood spectrum but it also covers the high and with its helpful diagrams and end of chapter exercises this book carried me through the 14 day program with confidence in myself and in my moods, leaving me feeling satisfied and armed with a fantastic arsenal to continue my mood mapping journey in the future.
There are some books in life, especially self help books that you read, maybe take some notes and add it to the pile of “loved the book” but didn’t really make an impact in my life. If you suffer from a mood disorder, even are overwhelmed by stress, or just don’t know how to settle yourself or get yourself going then this book is a book that will aid you in gradually changing your moods by using visual stimulus. Now there are times when you’re going to have to grab out your notebook and pen and face yourself, but if you can be honest while reading this book and while doing the exercises I guarantee you will be noticing some dramatic changes, not only in your moods, but noticing other peoples moods. For me this was certainly the case, and as I began to teach people through my learning I saw what progress not only I was making, but the small baby steps everyone around me was taking to change their moods. It is for this reason that Mood Mapping is a keeper on my shelf and why I will be pimping it out to everyone I know.
The only minor issue I had with the book was that sometimes the suggestions were a little repetitive, but overall fantastic book, and let me know if you do check it out what your thought of it.
May 16, 2010
‘Mood is the background against which we work.’
Regardless of how you are feeling, whether you feel energetic or lethargic, anxious or calm, your mood affects the way your mind works and your overall outlook on life. It stands to reason, then, that most of us would like to reduce periods where moods and energy levels are low so that we can be more creative and productive.
This book provides a number of self-help tools that can assist. I like the mood mapping and tracking suggestions which can enable patterns to be recognised and, where required, addressed. Self-awareness is essential: learning to identify the physical and emotional factors that affect mood is critical for any of us who suffer from mood disorders. Identifying the triggers that can impact on mood (and what to do) is also important. Mapping mood and energy levels is a great starting point.
At the core of this book is a practical fourteen day plan which, for me, makes a lot of sense. The author of this book, Dr Liz Miller, developed these techniques after being diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder and they have apparently served her well. The key, though, is self-help. If you want better understanding of mood and its role in your own quality of life, then this book may assist.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
Regardless of how you are feeling, whether you feel energetic or lethargic, anxious or calm, your mood affects the way your mind works and your overall outlook on life. It stands to reason, then, that most of us would like to reduce periods where moods and energy levels are low so that we can be more creative and productive.
This book provides a number of self-help tools that can assist. I like the mood mapping and tracking suggestions which can enable patterns to be recognised and, where required, addressed. Self-awareness is essential: learning to identify the physical and emotional factors that affect mood is critical for any of us who suffer from mood disorders. Identifying the triggers that can impact on mood (and what to do) is also important. Mapping mood and energy levels is a great starting point.
At the core of this book is a practical fourteen day plan which, for me, makes a lot of sense. The author of this book, Dr Liz Miller, developed these techniques after being diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder and they have apparently served her well. The key, though, is self-help. If you want better understanding of mood and its role in your own quality of life, then this book may assist.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
July 14, 2015
I enjoyed the introduction to this book because it made it easy to relate to the author. It's refreshing to read about someone else's imperfections and to know that they prevailed. Resiliency can be contagious. This book offered many helpful points of view about moods and reasons why they change/what you can do to control them. The division of moods into four quadrants made it easy to visualize and easy to relate to. The exercises are clear and inventive. I would recommend to anyone who wants to learn more about moods and how to control them.
May 15, 2012
This is a great manual for anyone struggling with depression
February 18, 2023
She gives four basic moods (the four emotions).
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