Getting back on track requires two essential forces: courage and attitude.
Improving mental and emotional health is unique for each of us. When faced with numerous hardships, difficulties, and trying times, one may view the world as sad, frightening, hopeless, tempting, and frustrating. One might become increasingly resentful and run out of ideas to get back on track. One may find themselves at a crucial crossroads of choice, acceptance, and self-honesty. Although it may be a tough place to be, acknowledging this crossroad and understanding that you might decide to cross it or not is undoubtedly a good place to be.
Because this is where your self-honesty can prevail. For instance, if you’ve argued with a friend, family member, or boss and you accept your shortcomings—boom!—the benefits of acknowledging one’s faults rather than denying them do three incredible things for your inner self:
- You become less vulnerable to emotional pain
- Your self-esteem rises
- You become less defensive.
Now, that’s a fantastic superpower to have. Why? Honest insights provide immediate benefits by reducing both actual and potential emotional pain. A person’s vulnerability to emotional distress is directly linked to their level of self-awareness and self-acceptance. When people admit their flaws, others cannot strike at those points. Consequently, one feels emotionally less vulnerable and much more secure.
How Do You Get Back On Track Or Find Another Path?
- Be kind to yourself, saying things like, “I’m okay,” or “I will find a solution,”
- Take a deep breath in and let it out slowly,
- Improve your sleeping patterns,
- Become aware of problematic thinking patterns. Cognitive behavioural therapy and training (CBT) are valuable tools because CBT helps you recognise how you think and how it may contribute to how you behave. The first step is helping improve feelings of overwhelm, chronic stress, depression and mild to moderate anxiety.
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References:
- Bradley T. Erford. 45 Techniques Every Counselor Should Know, 3rd Edition. Pearson 2020.
- Harold L. Hackney., & Janine M. Bernard. Professional Counseling: A Process Guide to Helping, 8th edition. Pearson. 2017
- David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D. 2006. Transcending The Levels of Consciousness – The stairway to enlightenment.