Hello Everyone & Welcome Back to the RealPositiveGirl Podcast!
Thank you so much for joining me again!
Happy Thursday!
This week's theme for the podcast is: Mentally Healthy During the Holidays
This week I am going to be chatting about some specific topics that can help you feel more mentally healthy during this holiday season.
The holiday season is the time where people will feel more alone, depressed & anxious than normal with the overwhelming amount of events, family functions & presumed obligations. I'm here to share some suggestions on how to navigate enjoying the season, budgeting, setting boundaries, ect.
Here are some notes from today's episode:
- So let me preface this with saying the opposite of what I’m going to talk about. It is ok to be alone, to have some time to yourself, to take some time away from people when you need to have those breaks & reprieves.
- And if this is a decision you decide to make, don’t let anyone make you feel guilty about it because if it’s something you need, then fulfill that need.
- Sometimes it’s ok to sit in your sadness, be alone & really feel those feelings. It can also give you a chance to explore why you are feeling this way & what you need to do next to recover from that state of mind.
- But it’s when you start doing this all the time, no longer making time to be with others & stop engaging with your friends & family is when it becomes trouble.
- Purposely isolating yourself, despite what the issues you are struggling with, avoiding or trying to muddle through, isolation shouldn’t always be the answer or choice.
- A lot of times when people are feeling sad, depressed, or even lonely, as strange as it sounds, they tend to not feel motivated to leave their home or just really desire to stay home by themselves.
- And the reasons for wanting to isolate aren’t only due to sadness or depression, but also could be due to feeling unworthy of spending time with others, a burden to others or just unsure how to really connect with other people.
- Negative thoughts & low self-esteem can also really be a factor here.
- And sometimes it’s the negative thoughts that start the process of thinking we need to isolate ourselves because of our low self-esteem & sense of worth.
- But I’m here to tell you that those negative thoughts need to be recognized as lies rooted in fear, self-doubt & low self-esteem. Obviously if you sit in those feeling long enough, it will prevent you from engaging, participating or pursuing anything of meaning or desire.
- This can lead to isolation because you don’t believe you are worthy of anyone else’s time.
- But you need to fight back on these negative thoughts & flip the script by telling yourself the opposite. Give yourself positive encouragement & acknowledge how worthy you are & how much others appreciate you, too, & your presence.
- Here are some quick tips to stop isolating so much:
- Tip #1: Admit to Others You Are Isolating Yourself.
- Tip #2: Step Out & Do Something That Might Seem Hard & Uncomfortable.
- Tip #3: Ask Someone You Trust to Help
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