Taking a proactive approach to shift self-talk towards positive themes can make a significant difference and help to stop the negative progression. This involves decreasing and ultimately stopping negative self-talk and reframing thoughts into positive goals and ways to achieve them. Develop some positive simple statements or mantras and say them to yourself throughout the day while taking deep breaths. Considering journaling to further explore and gain insight into where the negative thought patterns stem from and how best to deal with them. These and other actions can lead to more self-confidence and resilience in the face of challenges.
If you’d like to learn more about these strategies or other topics, contact me for a free consultation. Take care and be well. Rich Lombino, Therapist & Lawyer
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I can imagine some of you are saying: “But Rich … I’m not an artist or musician. I don’t know how to draw or play an instrument.” I’d answer that by saying maybe it’s time to think outside the box. The way you’ve thought of yourself and your abilities haven’t been working for you lately, so let’s try something new.
There’s something about art that can open up new ways of looking at the world. Maybe everyone can’t be a professional artist, but everyone can be artistic. Grab a pen and paper and doodle (or do it digitally on a tablet). Go for a drive and sing along to your favorite music. Go outside with your phone and take some interesting photos of a sunset or lake. Write a poem or song. And with all of this, don’t focus on the end product. Instead focus your energy on the creative process. You’ll be surprised that it leads to a break from rumination or negative instructive thoughts, and could change your perspective in a positive direction. If you’d like to learn more about infusing creativity into your life, contact me for a free consultation. Take care and be well. Rich Lombino, Therapist & Lawyer
Some good can come from our darkest days. We reach deep down to find the strength to persevere and have another day. This stretches out our abilities and gives us the confidence for the next difficult day that comes along: “If I could handle that, I could handle this. And this is how I’m going to handle this new challenge because I know what worked before.” You can become more resilient.
If you’d like to learn more about building resilience or another topic and get some support, contact me today for a free consultation. Take care and be well. - Rich Lombino, Therapist & Lawyer
If we only do things in times of crisis, we’re missing opportunities to keep our baseline stress and anxiety levels as low as possible so that when difficult times hit, our stress won’t spike as high. Also, if we work on things a little each day, when those difficult times occur, we’ll already have our “mental health toolbox” ready to go to deal with the situation. Do things like take short breaks throughout the workday, some physical activity, periodically take deep breaths coupled with positive affirmations, listen to music, create art, play a music instrument, read, journal, and anything else that you find helpful.
If you’d like to learn more about taking care of your mental health or other topics, contact me today for a free consultation. Take care and be well. - Rich Lombino, Therapist & Lawyer |
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