The most inhibiting factor in getting mental health treatment is often our own attitudes about seeking assistance and being labeled with “needing help”.
Where have our attitudes come from? Why do we maintain our own roadblocks to a better life?
We can usually identify the reasons for our attitudes easily. Maybe we saw someone else’s difficult situation with a therapist or agency that didn’t go well. We might have been a part of a social group that emphasized self-reliance to the point that “needing help” was frowned upon.
Regardless of the reasons, we have to ask ourselves, “How do I get more of what I want, and less of what I don’t?”
We focus on starting from where we are right now and developing skills and steps to reach our goals. Developing goals often begins with the simple statement, “I want to live a better life.”
Identify your skills and preferences, no matter how insignificant they might seem. These form the foundation for your new life. Everyone has them, but we might not have tallied them up.
Next identify what you want. If you can’t do that easily then list what you want to be different in your life. This process provides a clear direction.
Also, list those people that can help you to reach your goals. Have at least one friend, family member or therapist or coach that believes in you and will help support you when you need it.
This simple process needs to be a regular part of our lives if we want to stay on track to a better life. Maintaining contact with a clear vision of what we want provides hope, clarity and inspiration for living the life we most want.
Live Well.
Where have our attitudes come from? Why do we maintain our own roadblocks to a better life?
We can usually identify the reasons for our attitudes easily. Maybe we saw someone else’s difficult situation with a therapist or agency that didn’t go well. We might have been a part of a social group that emphasized self-reliance to the point that “needing help” was frowned upon.
Regardless of the reasons, we have to ask ourselves, “How do I get more of what I want, and less of what I don’t?”
We focus on starting from where we are right now and developing skills and steps to reach our goals. Developing goals often begins with the simple statement, “I want to live a better life.”
Identify your skills and preferences, no matter how insignificant they might seem. These form the foundation for your new life. Everyone has them, but we might not have tallied them up.
Next identify what you want. If you can’t do that easily then list what you want to be different in your life. This process provides a clear direction.
Also, list those people that can help you to reach your goals. Have at least one friend, family member or therapist or coach that believes in you and will help support you when you need it.
This simple process needs to be a regular part of our lives if we want to stay on track to a better life. Maintaining contact with a clear vision of what we want provides hope, clarity and inspiration for living the life we most want.
Live Well.
1 comments:
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