Slow your thoughts
Take a little time every day to clear your thoughts, and it will be a lot easier to tame the fear-based voice that makes you feel bad about yourself.
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October 16, 2016
Wonder... by Vern
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How I am Getting through Depression at Medical School
by Medical Student thedepressedmedicalstudent.
When I was approached by Respect Yourself to make a blog post, two feelings floated through my mind. The first was gratitude at being asked to contribute to a charity with such a worthwhile cause. The second was confusion at what I should write. What, I thought, would be a good topic to try to help as many people as possible?
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October 13, 2016
Clear legal basis needed to combat violence against women by European Parliament
How can too much pressure make me feel?
Too much pressure from others’ expectations can affect you psychologically (feeling helpless, depressed or low), socially (relationship problems like fighting or poor communication, or difficulty concentrating at school or work) and physically (feeling tired or ill).
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October 9, 2016
Savannah is raising awareness about social anxiety by The home of Fixers on Flickr
Challenge your thoughts
You may not catch every self-critical thought, but with practise over time you’ll catch more and more, and the progress will add up.
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October 8, 2016
Solution! by Katie Inglis
Change your limiting beliefs
Once you identify a limiting belief – such as “I’m not lovable” – you can start to change it by looking for evidence to support the opposite belief.
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October 7, 2016
Graduation By Tulane Public Relations
Others place expectations on you
Others place expectations on you: they may want the best for you, and want you to have what they couldn’t. Some may try to place their principles on you, where their values are not ones that you would choose for yourself, and expect you to live up to them as they had to.
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October 4, 2016
Study group image by BlueOlive
Everyone has expectations for themselves
Everyone has goals and expectations for themselves. Some feel that meeting high expectations is the only way to gain the approval of others, or that achievement is the only way to be happy. Some set high expectations for themselves to push them to strive for and achieve bigger and better things.
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October 3, 2016
Solution! by Katie Inglis
No feeling is permanent
If you feel yourself getting overwhelmed by a situation, step back and realise this feeling isn’t permanent – nothing is. Then focus on action steps – on the things you can control. What can you do today to proactively create a solution?
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September 29, 2016
Savannah is raising awareness about social anxiety by The home of Fixers on Flickr
We can get too deeply immersed in a situation
A lot of the drama in our life takes place in our own heads, usually because we’re too deeply immersed in a difficult situation to recognise it isn’t as dire as it seems.
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September 28, 2016
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You have worth
You may see small mistakes as evidence that you’re unworthy. You may interpret your challenges as proof that you’re incompetent. Neither of these things are true, and you don’t have to believe them.
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September 27, 2016