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Life is full of challenges, therefore we often feel exhausted and stressed out. You can not go to psychologists/therapists for such small issues. However, you can follow their advice to feel and live life better. Here are the 5 pieces of advice that online psychologist and therapists often give.
- Practice self-care
- Never run from your feelings, feel them
- Write down your thoughts and feelings
- Learn to forgive yourself
- Make time for yourself
Practice self-care
Almost every psychologist or therapist you go to usually advises you to practice self-care. Life is not a bed of roses, when we are trying to get through the rough patch of our life we often stop practicing self-care first. Whether you are trying to get through the rough patch or planning to improve your mental and physical well-being, begin practicing self-care. The self-care is clinically proven to improve mental and physical health. More specifically, minimize frustration, and anger, reduce anxiety, depression, and stress, and improve concentration and energy. Isn’t that all you need? So, begin exercising more, eating healthy, sleeping well, showering regularly, and staying hydrated.
Never run from your feelings, feel them
Whether it’s a teenager or an adult, we all run from our feelings because of the fear of getting hurt. That’s where we often go wrong. Running from your feelings is never a good idea, especially when you truly want to move on. This practice leads to anxiety, depression, muscle pain, nausea, and digestive system problems. Therefore, do not get busy instead face your feelings. Cry if you feel like crying, it’s going to help you. This advice is given because when you begin to feel your feelings, you move on from things quickly and be able to build healthy relationships.
Write down your thoughts and feelings
“Write your thoughts down” is also advised that people get from psychologists and therapists. Surprisingly, a lot of people already have a habit of writing their thoughts. If you do not have any such habit, develop it now. It will help you in understanding and processing your thoughts. Moreover, this practice would also help reduce depression, anxiety, and stress, and living a fulfilling life. Above all, writing your thoughts and feelings is going to clarify your goals, priorities, intentions, hopes, and dreams.
Learn to forgive yourself
It is hard to forgive your loved ones for their mistakes but do you know what’s the hardest? It’s forgiving yourself. When you do forgive yourself, you do not move and continue to suffer in remorse. Therefore, it’s high time to practice self-forgiveness. Now how would you forgive yourself? Accepting your mistake out loud, learning what you have learned from it, and taking an oath to not repeat it. You will notice a positive change in your life.
Make time for yourself
Everyone has gotten busy, we rarely have time for each other even on weekends. No matter how busy life gets, make time for yourself. You do not need much time, 15 minutes or half an hour is more than enough.