▁been ▁shown ▁to ▁give ▁people ▁the ▁best ▁chance ▁at ▁experien cing ▁m ood ▁repair . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁taken ▁into ▁account ▁when ▁present ing ▁m ood ▁repair ▁strateg ies ▁to ▁people . ▁ ▁Te chni ques ▁ ▁Retrie ving ▁positive ▁mem ories ▁Sometimes ▁known ▁as ▁dist raction ▁or ▁M ood ▁In con gru ent ▁Rec ol lection , ▁this ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁m ood ▁repair ▁strateg ies . ▁ ▁Norm ally ▁people ▁eng age ▁in ▁thoughts ▁of ▁m ood ▁con gru ence , ▁which ▁are ▁ones ▁that ▁are ▁in ▁harm ony ▁with ▁their ▁m ood . ▁M ood ▁incon gru ent ▁re collection ▁is ▁usually ▁the ▁forced ▁consideration ▁of ▁mem ories ▁not ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁current ▁m ood . ▁ ▁The ▁theory ▁behind ▁this ▁thinking ▁is ▁that ▁when ▁the ▁mind ▁is ▁engaged ▁in ▁a ▁track ▁of ▁negative ▁m ood , ▁the ▁forced ▁recall ▁of ▁positive ▁mem ories ▁will ▁break ▁the ▁cycle ▁and ▁force ▁the ▁brain ▁to ▁re orient ▁into ▁a ▁more ▁positive ▁state . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁ways ▁to ▁recall ▁these ▁mem ories , ▁abstract ly ▁and ▁con cret ely . ▁An ▁abstract ▁re collection ▁of ▁mem ories ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁comparison ▁between ▁an ▁individual ' s ▁memory ▁and ▁their ▁current ▁situation . ▁ ▁This ▁can ▁sometimes ▁be ▁helpful ▁unless ▁the ▁individual ▁suff ers ▁from ▁de pression . ▁ ▁A ▁concrete ▁re collection ▁is ▁when ▁a ▁memory ▁is ▁re called ▁especially ▁v ivid ly ▁and ▁the ▁individual ▁experiences ▁the ▁phenomen ology ▁of ▁this ▁memory ▁more ▁ac utely