What kind of habits do you have? Do you have any habits that is bad for you? Or have you ever get affected by the bad habits in real life? It’s not too late for you to break the bad habits away and start to make a new habit that can positively affects your life! If you ask to people how long does it take to make a new habit, you’ll get the various answers from them. Maxwell Maltz, American cosmetic surgeon (also known for his book ‘Psycho-Cybernetic’), found out that it would take about 21 days for his patients to get used to seeing their new face. Also, he noticed that his when his patients goes through the operation for the dismemberment, they would sense a phantom limb for about 21 days. According to all of these reasonings, he claimed that it would take 21 days to make a new habit. He wrote these experiences in his book and said, “These, and many other commonly observed phenomena tend to show that it requires a minimum of about 21 days for an old mental image to dissolve and a new one to jell.” Scientifically, his opinion have not been fully proven yet. However, it is a general idea that repeatedly doing one thing would eventually become a new habit one day. If we reverse the idea of forming a new habit, it would be possibly take 21 days to get rid of bad habits. Then, here’s six tips for you to form a new habit that would benefits you.
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Travelling is something that almost everyone loves. It’s an escape from reality whether it’s a business trip, week long getaway, or a school trip to the middle of nowhere, we love it. It’s no surprise that going somewhere is good for physical well being, but there is a significant amount of scientific research that shows travelling someplace new does amazing things for your mental and emotional health. Travelling somewhere is an amazing stress killer. The stress of our day to day life distracts us from what we find actually meaningful and interesting. Thus, when we take breaks and go on little adventures, it allows us to take a minute from the hustle and bustle which is essential for our mind to relax and recharge. Not only does travelling somewhere relieve stress, it allows us to reinvent ourselves. Being in a new, foreign place can help you re-evaluate and reinvent who we are as people. Walking down a new pathway has the ability to expand our mind in ways we never realized were possible. The Forbes Journal covers three other reasons why travelling can boost our mindset. For me, travelling is not always about seeing new places, but more about escaping the old ones that eventually have a negative impact on my life. Being in the same environment for too long can be dulling in my opinion. Walking the same way to school and work, living by the same schedule day in and day out drives me insane. Which is why I find travelling to be so magical. The most recent adventure I’ve been on was the school trip to Bamfield Marine Sciences Center. It’s a weekend trip to the middle of nowhere and I love it. The escape from life, (even for only three days) can brighten my frame of mind for months. It’s a form of self care that I thrive off of. One of society's biggest irony is how disconnected we feel despite the levels of connectivity we have with technology. The constant internet and phone use is burdensome and unplugging and going somewhere and indescribable health benefits. So taking a moment to escape from reality can be life changing.
Emma O Depression seems to creep up into people’s lives at some point. It can be caused by many things. These include post traumatic stress from a life changing event such as divorce, death, or some major life altering event that leaves the individual unable to cope in a health way. It’s a disorder that affects 5% of the Canadian population and affects 1 in 10 people aged 15 to 24. Depression is very vivid in my family’s history. Both of my maternal and paternal grandparents suffered from depression. I went through a time in my life where there was a constant cloud over my head. At first, I didn’t really know what was going on. I struggled to do the simplest things like getting out of bed or socializing with friends. It all stemmed from my diagnosis of chronic pain and chronic fatigue which occurred some months earlier. For eight months straight, I was in and out of hospitals, clinics and psychiatrist’s offices every week trying to find out what was wrong with me. Depression isn't something that can be sugarcoated. It’s one of the most frustrating and difficult things you can experience. But with so many resources available, depression is something you can cope with. I remember the day that I had a “breakthrough”. I was sitting on the beach by myself listening to music. I remember looking out into the sunset and was just continuously telling myself “I can’t cope”. At the same time a song I was listening to played out the lyrics “don’t give up”. It was one of the most vital moments in my life. All this time I suddenly realized I was actually capable of getting out of bed, seeing my friends, and of doing whatever I wanted to do. I had subconsciously put limits on myself or told myself that I simply “can’t”. From then on it was all uphill. Here are just some of things that helped really helped me:
The most important thing that I changed was my attitude towards my life and everything. I started to learn how to garden. I find that being outdoors and working my hands with the soil, on a quiet day, is up lifting. I decided to return to my sense of normalcy. I realized that a regular routine for me was important and therefore my return to my regular classes at school were good for me. Besides improving my grades, the social interaction with my peer group was fundamental in grounding me. After a period of six months, I felt that I was whole again. To date, I am aware that it is easy to become depressed again. It is something that I am distinctly aware of and have ascertained that there are certain triggers that can lead me down this dark path again. Today, I am a positive, young, healthy person that is experiencing life to its fullest. Latham A other links: https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/depression/what-is-depression http://bodyandhealth.canada.com/channel/depression |
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