Life doesn’t always go as planned. Build resilience to adapt to unexpected changes and feel better. Our initial reaction may be to get stressed out, but if we lean into our resilience that we’ve built up, we can quickly pivot to coping and problem solving. Learning to reframe negative thoughts, mitigate rumination, focus on the big picture, infuse gratitude and more can help. If you’d like to learn more about this and other issues, contact me for a free consultation.
Take care and be well, Rich Lombino, Esq., LCSW Therapist & Lawyer Lombino Counseling LLC (302) 273-0700 [email protected] richlombino.com Therapy in Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York & Florida
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If you get stuck in a worrying loop, try distracting yourself with something that makes you laugh. It can stop the ruminating and reset things. Whether it’s reading something or watching a short video, your mind can lighten and be distracted just enough to get out of those challenging thoughts. In addition to humor, you can use other things such as music, art, exercising and more to distract you and get back on track to processing emotions in a healthy way and making progress on goals.
If you’d like to learn more about this and other topics, contact me for a free consultation. Take care and be well, Rich Lombino, Esq., LCSW Therapist & Lawyer Lombino Counseling LLC (302) 273-0700 [email protected] richlombino.com Therapy in Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York & Florida
Here’s one example: You’ve tried everything, but that difficult person just won’t change. Sometimes the right move is to just cut that person out of your life. But what if you can’t do that because it would affect other people you care about or you have to work with that person? Acceptance of something you can’t control isn’t approval. It’s a way to better manage emotions and move forward. It’s about being proactive in caring for your mental health instead of being reactive and getting upset whenever predicable things happen. Acceptance is not usually attained immediately, but if you work on it, you can get there. And it will make you more resilient in facing other challenges.
If you’d like to learn more about this and other topics, contact me for a free consultation. Take care and be well, Rich Lombino, Esq., LCSW Therapist & Lawyer Lombino Counseling LLC (302) 273-0700 [email protected] richlombino.com Therapy in Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York & Florida
Positive self-talk can help if you’re stuck in negative rumination. This can be used in two ways. First, it can help when you’re stuck in the middle of a negative thought cycle. Get into a calm space, take some deep breaths and think or say some positive thoughts to counteract the negative thoughts. Transform “I’ll never get through this” into “Things will get better”, “I’m strong and I can do this”, “This feeling is only temporary.” Second, it can be a proactive mental health tool to prevent these cycles from happening. Think of taking care of your mental health like physical health. If you only exercise once every few months, you won’t be in healthy shape. Similarly, if you only work on your mental health when you’re in crisis, it will be unlikely you’ll break the thought patterns that get you there and develop new and healthier ones.
This is just one tool you can use to care for your mental health. There are many others I discuss in this blog so check them out. If you’d like to learn more about this or other topics, contact me for a free consultation. Take care and be well, Rich Lombino, Esq., LCSW Therapist & Lawyer Lombino Counseling LLC (302) 273-0700 [email protected] richlombino.com Therapy in Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York & Florida |
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