Learn Self Care to Thrive
When you fly and the flight attendant gives the emergency information, you are told to put your own oxygen mask on before helping others. Did you ever think why? It is because if we don’t take care of ourselves first, we cannot help others. In our busy lives, it can be easy to forget this important rule. Parents often take their children to the doctor for yearly exams and shots but frequently neglect their own health. Early detection can help avoid small fixable medical problems from becoming life-threatening.
Statistics show that 30% of caregivers die before those they are caring for (these statistics may even be conservative). My friend’s mother was suffering from ovarian cancer, her husband was her caretaker. He did not take care of himself. His entire focus was on his wife and keeping her alive as long as he could. He neglected his self-care and didn’t go to the doctor. He died before she did.
Are you loving yourself first so that you can love others too? When you take a moment to look at your life today, are there changes you might want to make in your self-care thoughts and actions, not just physically, but also emotionally?
In a recent column, Ask Amy replied to a ‘stressed out’ reader, commenting in part that “Self-care has become a buzz phrase. It can be challenging to understand what it really means to take care of yourself.”
Hypnotherapy can help. Making positive changes begins with your attitude toward self-care. You do not need to make these changes alone. You can seek help from someone you trust. A qualified, professional hypnotherapist can provide the tools and support you need.
It may be as simple as taking 1 hour to talk to a professional and admit that you need help. Once you focus on taking care of yourself, you may find that it is easier than you imagined. It may help to simply shift your focus as you are completing your daily tasks. I remember really enjoying the car ride with music when I went to the market for my family. Little moments can go a long way to restore your balance.
In addition to hypnosis, we will create affirmations to remind you of your goals. You can write them daily in my book and journal, The Power In Affirmations. There is also a page for what you are grateful for each day. This is another way of helping you to appreciate yourself.
Hypnotherapy can help you to learn self-care and thrive.