After experimenting with three of the offered “ways to decrease negativity,” I am very excited to write this journal entry! I tried disputing negative self-talk, using a healthy distraction, and doing a media fast. I feel as though all three helped me take out at least some of the negativity in my life. Typically, I live my life in a positive fashion, but I do struggle with anxiety. I feel like each of these suggestions helped me deal with that in different ways.
The first activity I tried was disputing negative self-talk. This was a really interesting topic for me, and it is one that I have had experience with before. Last year I participated in a three week Body Smart (a company on campus) activity called “Love Your Body.” It was an opportunity for females to sign up and discuss their body issues, how society affects how we feel about our bodies, and how to deal with these issues in an emotionally healthy way. I had never experienced anything like it before. It gave us the opportunity to express and explore how truly critical we are about our bodies. I had never noticed that I engaged in negative self-talk regarding my body, but the more we talked about it, the more I realized how much I actually did. As many girls and women in today’s society do, I don’t have the most positive body image. Being conscious of how we regard ourselves, and how we use self-talk to talk about our bodies was a really enlightening, and important lesson for me. I noticed how much my close girlfriends engaged in this distressing activity, and tried to steer myself and my friends away from it. This seemingly minute step helped me feel so much more positive about my body. Unrelated to the body related negative self-talk, I noticed after reading the exampl...
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...have found that this is particularly helpful, and when it comes to me in particular, I find that social media is the most stress-inducing. In my life, I try already to avoid violence or distressful pictures/noises/media, which can be difficult, but manageable. However, what I decided to do was avoid social media for a couple of days. Every once in a while I delete Facebook (the only real social media that I use consistently), and I find that the clarity from this to extremely satisfying. Not only do I get a break from the bombardment of other people’s lives, but I also follow many news sources that can be distressing. Weirdly, I get a lot of my news from social media based sites. I found that I was a lot more relaxed and happier the last time I deleted Facebook for a period of over two weeks, and it makes me think it might be worth it to get rid of it altogether.
Award-winning author Mandy Hale once stated, “Without negativity, life would be amazing.” However, this statement does not always prove to be true. Today’s modern community generates a judgement that negative experiences will ruin your life, but studies show that negativity can actually result in positive change. For example, negativity can positively change teenagers actions, introduce teenager’s to more supportive environments, and help fix broken relationships.
Rosen, J.C., Saltzberg, E., & Srebnik, D., (1989). Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Negative Body Image. Behavior Therapy, 20, 393-404.
I’d like to purpose some solutions that are based on the people that are affected with body image issues, and what people close to these victims can do to help them deal with their body images issues. People that are dealing with body image issues or low self-esteem should try to distance themselves from any type of social media program. Although these programs are addicting to interact with, if these social media programs are causing people to feel like they have body image issues or low self-esteem it maybe probably best to separate yourself form social media. Also Another idea that I would like to propose is promote wellness programs to help people dealing with body image issues, low self-esteem,eating disorders, or even suicideal thoughts realized that they do not need to achieve what social media or society defines as attractive.
In this day and age, hundreds or thousands of women and men are having an ongoing battling against themselves to meet up to society 's standards on body image. Every day people are sacrificing their bodies to strive for the "perfect" figure that would make them feel like they belong in our society. Because of society 's pressure, it has given men and women the immense amount of pressure to achieve these unrealistic goals. Needless to say, women and men are grappling with their inner demons to reach their goal of having the ideal body. In today 's society, men and women both struggle with body issues by the profound impact of social media and a lack of self acceptance; however, it appears that men are struggling more due to having to shield
The University of Salford in the UK did a study last year on social media’s effects on self-esteem and anxiety, and reported that 50% of their 298 participants said that their “use of social networks like Facebook and Twitter makes their lives worse”. (Medical Daily) The study also reported that participants said ...
As I gradually make my way through this semester, I have come to realize that I am called to go into Psychology. I love watching people and trying to figure out why they act the way that they do. I, also, love knowing that I have finally figured out what careers I want to pursue. I want to become either a clinical or counseling psychologist, which both have the same requirements for everything – majors , classes, ect. So, I do not have to decide right off the bat on which career I want to pursue. Since I am planning on majoring in Psychology, I decide to do some research on my own, as well as go to a major’s fair hosted at the IU Southeast campus.
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In this psychology class, I have learned about the different types of psychology. Before this class I always thought psychology was only the study of emotions. Later in the class I learned00 that psychology can be the study of the brain, emotions, disorders, and many others. Since I took this class I don’t understand how many people can get a psychologist and psychiatrist confused. A psychologist can have a Ph.D. or a Ed.D. A psychologists can be broken down into two categories such as research and clinical. Research psychologists study human behavior and could work for a wider range of employers. A clinical psychologist may work with patients who are mentally or emotionally disturbed. A psychiatrist is basically someone that is a doctor, they
Instead of accepting that I am a certain way, I know I can choose a different approach. Instead of focusing on negative emotions, I know I can control my emotions. Reactive language becomes a self fulfilling prophecy, while proactive language creates the reality I want to see. By being proactive, and subordinating feelings to values, I can bring anything I desire into my life. I am ready to become more aware of where I focus my time and energy. I do this by determining what I have real control over and focusing my energy there. By focusing on what I can control and letting go of what I cannot, I am maximizing my productivity. The things I am concerned about but cannot control can only take my focus off the things I can change for the better. I am determined to grow my circle of influence and shrink my circle of control. I can solve problems that I can directly control by working on my habits. I can solve problems I indirectly control by changing my methods of influence and how I react. Problems I cannot control can be helped by taking the responsibility to work through them with cheer and
Growing up in a society full of pressure on having the “perfect” body can be difficult. Hiding what you eat, covering with layers of clothing, or even isolating yourself completely from others are all effects of a low self-esteem regarding body imagine. Latha, mother of three, responsible wife and very beautiful attractive and very fit woman at age of 45, characterizes how judgment on one 's physical appearance often leads to a low self-esteem in the future, even at a young age. I was inspired by my friend from gym. I always thought she was very happy in her life, but as I started talking to her I understood, she was not.
In this world today, things are so much different than 20 years ago or even 10 years ago. Judgments have become so much harsher. Today you can read people 's ways. For example, if you walk by someone and they stare you down and scrunch up their face, they have something negative about you. However, if you walk past someone and they smile and wink or continue looking at you they are thinking something platitude about you. But, because the world has changed so much in the last few years, how do we deal with negative and positive comments?
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