Relationship with Yourself: The Key to Happiness and Success

Relationship with Yourself: The Key to Happiness and Success

by | 5 Apr 2023 | relationship well-being

Having a healthy relationship with yourself is essential to your overall well-being and happiness. When you have a positive relationship with yourself, you’re able to build stronger relationships with others, feel confident in your own abilities, and achieve your goals and aspirations.

However, many people struggle with self-doubt and negative self-talk, which can hold them back and negatively impact their self-esteem. To build a strong relationship with yourself, it’s important to focus on self-care and self-awareness, and to develop a positive mindset and attitude.

Here are some tips for building a healthy relationship with yourself:

  1. Practice self-care: Taking care of your physical, emotional, and mental well-being is a crucial part of building a positive relationship with yourself. This includes things like exercise, sleep, healthy eating, and engaging in activities that bring you joy.
  2. Get to know yourself: Spend time exploring your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and reflect on what you need to be happy and fulfilled. Try new things, set goals, and pursue your passions.
  3. Challenge negative self-talk: Negative self-talk can be toxic and damaging to your self-esteem, so it’s important to challenge and reframe it. Practice positive affirmations and focus on your strengths and achievements.
  4. Be kind to yourself: Treat yourself with the same kindness and compassion that you would offer to a close friend or loved one. Forgive yourself for mistakes, and celebrate your successes and accomplishments.
  5. Surround yourself with positivity: Surround yourself with people who lift you up, support your goals, and encourage you to be your best self. Seek out positive, healthy relationships, and limit your exposure to negativity.

Building a strong relationship with yourself takes time and effort, but it’s worth it. When you have a positive relationship with yourself, you’ll feel confident, empowered, and capable of achieving your dreams. So start today and invest in yourself, because the best relationship you’ll ever have is the one you have with yourself.

Why Your Worse-Case Scenario Thinking Doesn’t Always End Up In The Worst Case

Why Your Worse-Case Scenario Thinking Doesn’t Always End Up In The Worst Case

by | 30 Mar 2023 | mental well-being

What if it all worked out? What if that first date after months (or years) could go really well; or that interview you landed after countless rejection emails – how about that working in your favor? 

What if, instead of jumping into the abyss of Worst Case Scenario, that things might just turn out the way we wanted them to and more?

Worst-case scenario thinking happens to the best of us. All of us have probably engaged in it to a certain degree at some points of our lives. It’s also known as “catastrophizing”, a mental habit of predicting the worst possible outcome when presented with limited information for a situation. 

It’s overwhelming; and sometimes, it’s more than being dramatic or over-exaggerating.

Some suggest that this pattern has an evolutionary basis to it – we are hardwired to focus on danger to survive in the wilds. On the other hand, catastrophizing is also examined through a psychological lens. While it can be associated with anxiety, depression and other conditions, sometimes it’s also as simple as it being a learned response to past events that left our worldview reframed. Some of us may not even be aware of this pattern of thinking when it does take place, and when left to run wild, it could be potentially self-destructive. It can lead to a mental barrier in us facing challenges because our problems are made out to be larger than it seems in our heads. 

But fear not. 

All of us are stronger than we think; and the body is a vessel of adaptability and resilience, keeping us safe through years of evolution. The first step to overcoming any kind of barrier is cultivating the awareness of the barrier existing in the first place! There are accessible tools like journaling and meditation that allow you to take a step back and observe what’s going on inside. 

It’s always helpful to work through these things with a mental health practitioner to explore tools and strategies that work for you. Not only does this provide immense support in your journey of healing, but it also keeps you accountable!

In a world where we’re always on the go, always fixing, always doing… It’s important to also take a break and be kind to yourself. Give yourself the time to reflect and adjust. Healing isn’t linear; and for most of us, it can be a dance back-and-forth for a lifetime. And that’s okay, because life is nuanced like that. 

In time, we might even get to a mental place where we can shine the light of good possibilities in our minds, and allow ourselves to ask: What if it all worked out?