I do not lknow why, but in the summer I am worse from my anxiety levels (the weather in Portugal is too hot in the summer). Besides that I always found some activities in the summer good for balancing my mood:
I am with difficulties in finding a therapist that meet my needs. I do not know if the problem is mine or from the therapists. Today I went to a new therapist (the fifth one in one year) and will see how things work.
The important is not to lose faith in therapy and keep the persistence.
I have many difficulties in putting my goals on paper, and especially long-term goals. Now I consider long-term goals activities or projects that take more than one day to complete and keep it simple. To conclude: I put on paper 3 daily goals and 1 goal that will bring me closer to my long-term goal.
I have support from my family and my doctor. I am having difficulty in finding a therapist that will work with me and I come back to my last therapist which I was seeing for 7 months. What I will do differently this time is to have treatment goals which could be my long-term goals and ask for my therapist support.
Take it one day at a time and distract yourself are so simple but so difficult to put in practice. I need to live and enjoy the present.
It takes some time for me to learn from my mistakes. For example, sometimes I talk too much and I get frustrated and until now I have not learned how to be more assertive.
What was stopping me from getting what I want is that just recently I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I never understand my mood swings. One day I could be with good plans for the future but the next day I would be depressed and not working at all. These up and downs interfered mery much with my professional life.
For about 1 month now I have been on meds for the bipolar disorder and I already feel an huge improvement in my mood and sleep. In this way I think that having the proper medication plan would help me get what I want because I consider myself an organized person (but not perfect!).
Having a supportive network is so important but the most important thing is to choose the members of the network. This people should understand what is happening with us and should be supportive and encouraging.
I never thought about the accountabilities of the support network until now, and I will start working on this right away. Today I have an appointment with my therapist and I will ask for her help since I want to be accountable to my therapist.
One of my main problems for the past years is the lack of objectives and interests, especially long-term goals. I think I could learn how to write goals and teach other people how to do that.
Excellent point: time management skills. I have learn that the best system for time management works with simplicity.
At the beginning of each workday I write everything I want to accomplish that I consider important. Non important tasks I do not bother to write them down and I do as I remember them or have the time to do so.
Then I write the time I need to complete each important task and prioritize them.
Next I will consult my agenda and estimate the number of tasks I will complete each day. If I see that the time I have is not sufficient I will delegate some tasks or seek some help.
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