reverse psychology on your body

this is a fun fact i came across on the internet. have you ever seen a person walking around with slouched shoulders, feet dragging and head hung and thought "hey! there's a happy person!"? i think its safe to say that we havent. the thing is that there seems to be a lot of truth in the statement that more than 50% of what we communicate is through body language and facial gestures. in almost all cases a persons body language is indicative of their mood, confidence levels and level of contentment. similar to that you can always tell a fun and cheerful, confident person by the jut of the chin, the content smile and the chest held high. more often than not, you will notice that these are the kind of people that are capable of effortlessly turning heads when they walk in to a room. these are the kind of people that people love to make place for in their circle, and these are the people who can command your attention when they talk. but here's the BIG question : on bad days, and i mean REALLY BAD (you know the kind where you want to flip the bird to everyone, everyone seems to annoy you and you want to rip your hair out and scream) how do you command the same attention? im surprised that i din realize this till i read it on the internet (all hail the internet gods, they teach me something everyday!) is that your mood reflecting in your body language is not a one-way street!! if your body unconsciously reacts to your state of mind, it proves that its your bodys way of expressing without words. but then logically altering your body language should put you in a different state of mind. try to think of all the things that you could do if changing your body language could put you in a different mood? and *drumroll please* you have the answer! studies have proven that adjusting your body language, alters your frame of mind as your mind tried to assimilate what you are trying to communicate. try this, the next time your really low, plant a big, goofy smile on your face and stare at yourself, you should be laughing soon. now here's the problem. what you are doing is basically trying to trick your mind into being the way you want it to be, but the human brain seems smarter. if you do not cement this mood in then chances are that you will revert to your previous frame of mind within 50 minutes. so how do you cement it? the key to that is having a conversation. having a conversation while your brain is confused into believeing that you are happy and confident( or if you are a weirdo then depressed and moody) will cement that mood in your head, because it is reinforced in the way that the other person is reacting to you. et voila! there's your mood fix (sans the crazy mood swinging meds) for that blue day when you have a date or an interview or you just want to feel special! .--N