Social media stress
For those scrolling through endless filtered, curated pictures and feeds, saturated by idealised pictures, this enhanced vision of perfection becomes the norm as the brain is exposed to perfect images over and again. Once we start to perceive this as ‘normal’ it slips into being our expectations of ourselves, and we judge our unfiltered reality as “less than the normal”, rather than “less than the perfect filtered version”.
Be kind to yourself.
At the end of my 30 days of healthy habits I wanted to reflect on how best to use these tools, which are all things I speak to my patients about every day. Some key points: Don’t try and do all of the healthy habits at once, if they are new to you. Pick whichever seems like it will serve you best, and build it into your routine. Once it is a habit, and less effort to do, then pick another one. Making one change at a time is more likely to succeed than overwhelming yourself and trying to do too much. Each healthy habit on its own may not…
30th January – Goals
Set yourself goals to aim for. This is useful because it gives the mind something to focus on, and something to aim for. If you have a clear plan, you are more likely to achieve your aims. The ‘smart’ acronym is often used for goal setting, and this stands for picking goals that are: Specific Realistic Acheiveable Measureable Time-limited We can have big long-term goals, for example “I’m going to lose [x]amount of weight” or “I’m going to run 5k” (or 10k, or 10miles or a marathon, whatever is right for you) and these bigger goals are great, and can be really helpful with motivating you to keep going in…
