Coping with unexpected boulders
Sometimes, boulders can help you focus, regroup and rediscover what is important to you. But, they can also cause stress, anxiety and depression, if not managed and you learn ways to cope with them.
So, what are boulders?
Things like:
Illness – both short-term and long-term
Death of a loved one.
Unexpected financial outlays, ie for significant items breaking in the home or business
Debtors not paying
Marriage break up
Suddenly losing ‘me time’
Loss of work
Sudden overwhelm
Children leaving home
Children moving back home
You getting in your own way
What simple coping strategies could you put in place?
In no particular order, you could try:
Wine and chocolate! (please don’t do these long term)
Acceptance and acknowledgement
Meditation
Comforting yourself and being kind to yourself.
Reward yourself and others.
Exercise
Seek the opportunity from the situation
Looks at the end result, make a plan of action and break into small, baby steps
If something the same or similar has happened before, learn from it by thinking about what you did last time.
Delegate and outsource tasks, so you can focus on you and your recovery.
Know that the situation will not last forever.
Forgiveness of yourself and others.
Show gratitude of the past and other present situations.
Talk to someone! Even, seek professional help! There is no shame in it.
Regular self-care helps in the long term and perhaps lower the impact of boulder situations.
Tracey of PlumEssence is a therapist, hypnotherapist, mental health first aider, stress management consultant and mentor, who helps people to manage and cope with boulders thrown at them. Tracey also runs workshops about Managing and Coping with Stress and Anxiety, which are suitable for support groups and the workplace.
For a no obligation chat, so see if I can help you, please call 01889 808388 or 07803 399594 or email tracey@plumessencetherapies.co.uk