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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I think there are some very mentally well people on here and some not so. I think this lifestyle means we have to be more in tune with out mental and emotional well-being.
I think some need to be more aware of their own emotional hygiene as there are alot of damaged, insecure and emotionally insecure people on here.
Emotional hygiene refers to being mindful of our psychological health and adopting brief daily habits to monitor and address psychological wounds when we sustain them.
Currently, our general neglect of our emotional hygiene is profound, in a world where our minds are under constant information overload, stress levels at an all time high and depression on the increase. what daily activity do we do to maintain our psychological health?
I would argue the consequences of neglecting emotional hygiene can have a detrimental affect on any relationship or individual.
For example after cross words with partners or friends do we make sure their self-esteem recovers and rebounds back to where it should be. Are we aware of the ways negative self-talk impacts on their emotional resilience and how do they deal with it.
As an indivdual do you know how to break out of a cycle of ruminating and brooding about distressing events within your relationship. I.e loseing your temper, arguing, letting your partner down etc ?
Any of the above left unchecked can cause negative emotions that pick away at us and grow creating an psychological wound, that then can impact in all aspects of our lives.
So how do we start to tackle emotional hygiene.
Pay Attention to Emotional Pain
If you find yourself hurting emotionally for several days because of a rejection, a failure, a bad mood etc, this feeling needs to be brought under control so it reduces the damage it can do. Look at ways to compensate for these feelings. Meditation, mindfulness etc even just opening up and talking to your partner.
Stop Emotional Bleeding
Many psychological wounds launch vicious cycles that only make the pain worse. For example, failure can lead to a lack of confidence and feelings of helplessness that only make you more likely to fail again in the future. Having awareness of these consequences, catching these negative cycles, and stopping your emotional bleeding by correcting them is crucial in many such situations.
Protect Your Self-Esteem
Our self-esteem acts as an emotional immune system which can buffer us and lend us greater emotional resilience. Therefore, we should get in the habit of monitoring our self-esteem, boosting it when it is low, and avoiding negative self-talk of the kind that damages it further.
Battle Negative Thinking
It is natural to think about distressing events, but when our thinking becomes repetitive we are no longer problem-solving, we are ruminating. Ruminating can be very costly to our psychological health, as well as to our physical health, and can put us at risk for clinical depression. We have to battle negative thinking and avoid falling into the habit of over-focusing on distressing events.
When you learn how to treat psychological wounds—and teach those we love how to do so as well—you will not only build emotional resilience, you will thrive.
Once you are aware of emotional hygiene and how to spot it you can put your own emotional first aid kit together. Build brief interventions into your daily routine. Encourage those in your life to share emotional baggage with each other and simple talk. |
