Self Healing June

Self Healing June

Self Healing June

1. Aromatherapy : Aromatherapy is known for both its psychological and physical benefits. Depending on the essential oil, aromatherapy can help improve mood, promote relaxation and reduce stress. In addition, this practice can stimulate the immune system, ease muscle tension and boost circulation.

It is used to treat a variety of conditions, here are some of the most common ones: Stress, Anxiety, Insomnia & Chronic Pain.

2. Daily Journaling : One of the ways to deal with any overwhelming emotion is to find a healthy way to express yourself. This makes a journal a helpful tool in managing your mental health.

Journaling helps control your symptoms and improve your mood by:

a) Helping you prioritise problems, fears, and concerns

b) Tracking any symptoms day-to-day so that you can recognize triggers and learn ways to better control them

c) Providing an opportunity for positive self-talk and identifying negative thoughts and behaviours.

3. Furry Friend : Simply having a furry friend around can improve your life, your health, and your outlook. Here are just some of the benefits these four-legged family members can bring to your life and your home:

a) Social Engagement: When you welcome a furry friend into your home, you join a community of fellow pet owners, and that is great for social engagement. Simply being around other cat and dog lovers can be a lot of fun.

b) Companionship: A growing number of people are choosing to live alone, savouring the freedom and independence this decision provides. But living alone can be lonely, especially if you do not have a furry friend to break the monotony and provide some much-needed entertainment.

c) Easier Socializing: Starting a conversation with a perfect stranger can be hard to do, but dogs are natural icebreakers. If you are stuck for something to say, talking about pets can be a great opener.

4. Music : Music can improve mood, decrease pain and anxiety, and facilitate opportunities for emotional expression. Research suggests that music can benefit our physical and mental health in numerous ways. Music therapy is used by hospice and palliative care. Board-certified music therapists to enhance conventional treatment for a variety of illnesses and disease processes – from anxiety, depression and stress, to the management of pain and enhancement of functioning after degenerative neurologic disorders.

Listening to music can help you:

  1. Improve learning, memory, and cognition
  2. Boost creativity
  3. Protect your brain health
  4. Reduce stress
  5. Regulate your mood
  6. Maintain heart health
  7. Relieve anxiety and depression
  8. Boost your immune system
  9. Increase motivation and performance
  10. Improve sleep quality
  11. Regulate your nervous system

5. Hobbies : A hobby is any activity that you frequently do for pleasure during your leisure time. This could include creative, athletic, and intellectual activities.

People take up different types of hobbies that interest them, such as dancing, singing, skating, or gardening. Others like quieter activities such as meditation or spending some time closer to nature by taking long walks.

Research shows that when you take time to do activities that make you happy :

a) It helps improve mental health. Giving quality time to activities that you enjoy.

b) It helps your performance in your professional life.

c) It improves your creative problem-solving abilities and helps you build better relationships with your coworkers and makes you more empathetic.

For professional help, do connect with Vibrant Aura by Sejal. (MA Clinical psychology). Check bio for link to connect.

Use STOP To Recognize Mental Health Stigma

Use STOP to recognize mental health stigma.

Does the attitude or action:

Stereotype people with mental health conditions (that is, assumes they are all alike rather than
individuals)?

Trivialize or belittles people with mental health
conditions and/or the condition itself?

Offend people with mental health conditions by insulting them?

Patronise people with mental health conditions by
treating them as if they were not as good as other people?

STOP these types of behaviours and include each individual as an equal. Mental health matters.
Connect with Vibrant Aura by Sejal.
(Check bio for the link to connect)

A Journey From Distress To Well-being

Eustress (Good stress) and Distress are terms that categorise different types of stress. At one end of the spectrum is distress, which involves negative feelings and is often a difficult experience. At the other end is eustress, which is challenging but rewarding and leads us to mental and physical well-being.

How to promote Eustress (Good stress)

People can promote eustress in several ways.

A simple way to do this is to participate in activities that are challenging but feel doable and have a clear route forward. A person could try:

Signs and symptoms of chronic distress.

When to seek help

Chronic or overwhelming stress is not something that a person has to tolerate. In fact, doing so can lead to distress.

If a person is finding it difficult to manage high amounts of stress or anxiety, they can seek help from experts like-

8 Possible Signs You Need To See A Psychologist

1.Overwhelmed.

You might feel like you have too many things to do or too many issues to cope with. You might feel like you can’t rest or even breathe. Stress and being overwhelmed can lead to serious physical health concerns.

2.Fatigue-

This physical symptom often results from or accompanies mental health issues. It can indicate depression. Fatigue can cause you to sleep more than usual or have trouble getting out of bed in the morning.

3.Disproportionate rage, anger, or resentment-

Everyone feels anger at times. Even passing rage isn’t necessarily harmful. Seeking support to deal with these feelings may be a good idea when they don’t pass, are extreme compared to the situation, or if they lead you to take violent or potentially harmful actions.

4.Agoraphobia-

People with agoraphobia fear being in places where they might experience panic attacks or become trapped. Some people may become unable to leave their houses.

5.Anxious or Intrusive thoughts-

It’s normal to worry about things from time to time, but when worry takes up a significant part of your day or causes physical symptoms, therapy can help you deal with it.

6.Apathy-

Losing interest in usual activities, the world around you, or life in general can indicate mental health issues like depression or anxiety.

7.Hopelessness–

Losing hope or motivation, or feeling as if you have no future, can indicate depression or another mental health condition. Feeling hopeless from time to time, especially after a period of difficulty, isn’t uncommon. But when it persists, it may lead to thoughts of suicide.

8.Social withdrawal-

Many people feel better when they’re able to spend at least some time alone. Introverted people may need even more time alone than others. But if you feel distressed around others or fear being with other people, therapy can help you understand and deal with these feelings.

Do connect with Vibrant Aura by Sejal at – https://http://thevibrantaura.in/index.php/about-me/

Mindless Doodling

Mindless Doodling

Doodling is anything but mindless—it offers many benefits for your mind and body!
1- Enhance Concentration and Comprehension.
2- Relieve Stress.
3- Improve mood.
4- Spark creativity.

Exercise:
Start this exercise by using a pencil to draw one continuous line all over your paper, using loops, curves, and angles to fill up the page. Then, use a pen to outline interesting shapes within those pencil lines. You might find animals, flowers, or abstract shapes. This is a great way to get your mind in a state of flow and see things you might otherwise overlook.

You will be surprised at the shapes and drawings that can come out of an abstract doodle!

P.S- This is done by my client who has come with so much stress and was anxious when she came to meet me and at the end of the session she was feeling at ease and less anxious.

Our Minds Distort Our Mirrors

Have you heard about body dysmorphic disorder? It causes you to see your reflection as hideous instead of what you really look like. It’s a true case of the mind distorting the reflection.

Mirrors are just glass and you are more than that.

Learning how to build healthy self-esteem can help you stop focusing on your physical appearance and become more body-positive.

For more details connect with Vibrant Aura by Sejal.

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