RELATIONSHIP WITH YOURSELF
Today’s society often finds it difficult to focus on themselves when undergoing anxiety, depression, stress, anger, frustration, etc. Focusing on oneself not only allows one to acknowledge what is wrong but also how to make it better. As everyone knows, everyone experiences negative thoughts; the difference is, who can properly handle them.
INDIVIDUALITY IS IMPORTANT
One of the best ways in controlling stress is to gain control for yourself. Self-care allows people to perform at their best whether they are being social or with work. Out of everything, self-care supports overall well-being-mentally, socially, physically, and emotionally. In today’s society, many people like to over-exert themselves, both at work and at home. Self-care helps with that, it allows people to build themselves up, and regain resilience.
WHAT IS SELF-CARE?
Now onto the description of self-care. Self-care is known to lower anxiety, depression and to reduce stress. It is known to improve concentration. It can minimize everyday frustration and anger. No matter the difficulties, self-care is able to increase happiness, improve energy, and more. It does not matter what one chooses; what does matter is that you are able to maintain a healthy relationship with yourself. Several examples are:
bubble bath
calming music
reading
setting phone aside
Mindfulness
Yoga
journaling
Take a break
For those who are more into interactive procedures for enjoyment, there are different forms of self-care that may help you relax better and help with self-discovery. Several examples of interactive self-care are listed below:
Walking outside alone
Connect with friends and family
Playing video games
Cleaning
Take a break
At first, people may not know when to take a break. After taking a break people are able to clear their minds and work on everything better and with more enjoyment. Also, remember that everyone experiences some form of negative thoughts at some point. Never feel guilty if you ever need to turn to family/friends for some form of help.
By: Courtney Miller, LPC
OTHER COUNSELING SERVICES OFFERED AT WELL MINDED COUNSELING CENTER
Our Denver area counseling center sees clients of all ages and addresses a wide variety of mental health concerns. WellMinded offers the following counseling services:
Hypnotherapy
Walk and Talk Therapy
Couples Therapy
Trauma Treatment
Teen Therapy