Elation- a center for well-being

07/02/2022

Getting to the root of why we drink can be helpful in determining whether we feel it's a healthy relationship for us or not. Feel free to share your alcohol journey below.

Have you made a change in your drinking habits? How did you do it? Was it difficult? All this can be helpful to someone who might be struggling or considering making changes moving forward.

26/01/2022

Bullying is something that happens very often. As young children in school, but also later in life and other places. There is workplace bullying and bullying in retirement homes.

While it seems to be something that people do and we all know it is bad to bully, we want to highlight some effects that bullying has.

22/01/2022

Benefits of Online Therapy💙

Have you tried online therapy before?

🌼 If you're thinking of starting online therapy in 2022 or swapping to online therapy then Elation- a center for well-being can help.

18/01/2022

You're not going to change your habits in a day. Always start small. Try one thing or a mix of few things to overcome your phone addiction. Find out what works best for you. For example, wait until after breakfast to pick up your phone and see how that goes!

Remember that even after trying a couple of things, you might not have a perfect relationship with your phone, and that's fine. The goal here is to make sure when you use your phone, it's a conscious choice!

According to research, phone 📞 addiction can lead to:
•Anxiety
•Stress
•Loneliness
•Insecurity
•Sleep deficiency
•Concentration difficulties
•Poor academic performance
•Diminished thinking and processing
•Psychological disorders

I hope this post helps you in figuring out your reasons behind overcoming the phone addiction.❣️

29/12/2021

For some, it is difficult to stand up for themselves. Because they're scared, want to people please or have low confidence.

In today's post we wanted to focus on some ways on how to stand up for yourself. Mostly, this has to do with learning to be more assertive.

However, it is important to be assertive, but not aggressive. It is vital to keep respecting other peoples and be kind, but still have boundaries and communicate your needs.

21/12/2021

If you have OCD, your body can be a means of distress and obsessing. They can also be disfiguring and harmful. These symptoms can occur alongside other OCD obsessions or be your main obsession. Noone of these symptoms means you have OCD and aren't intended to be diagnostic. A person with OCD will have a number of obsessions and compulsions, usually around specific themes.

22/11/2021

Many people suffer from body image issues. The reasons for why people struggle can be widespread.

Sometimes, these issues are a result of outside pressures. For instance, friends and family members around you are focused a lot on their perfect body weight ideals, certain aesthetics, clothing or how their body looks.

But these negative body images can also have other causes like health condition leading to disabilities, over or underweight which can make people insecure.

15/11/2021

Body image issues are very widespread. Many people feel pressured to fit in a certain image, often being very hard on themselves.

As a result, these body image issues can lead to showing certain symptoms. These can vary from talking negatively about your body to struggling with an anxiety disorder. If you struggle with these symptoms, please seek help from a mental health professional.

09/11/2021

Childhood trauma has a lot of impact on a person's life. Not just in childhood. The negative effects often linger into adulthood as a child is affected by trauma during the formative years.

As a result, childhood trauma has consequences for people that are often difficult to shake and deal with.If you believe you suffer from childhood trauma and suffer from these consequences, reaching out to a mental health professional could help.

26/10/2021

Did you have a panic attack or was it severe anxiety?

One of the key differences is that anxiety can build to the point that it feels like an attack, whereas a panic attack is sudden and extreme without a clear identifiable trigger.

If you feel that you struggle with either of these, talking to a professional can be a great place to start.

23/10/2021

Short- term loneliness happens to all of us throughout our lives and is completely normal. However, when feelings of loneliness and isolation are experienced over a long-term, chronic loneliness can set in.

Chronic loneliness is the constant feeling of separation from other people, inability to connect with others in a meaningful way. They can affect us deeply, and change the way we see and think about ourselves. Most of all this type of loneliness can lead to low self-esteem, anxiety and depression.

Do you think you're experiencing loneliness in your life right now?

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21/10/2021