Posts by raija.sipiläinen
Why the belief that "I deserve to be healthy" can be important to a dying person?
Unessa minulle valkeni miksi nyt – kun odotan kuolemista – tällainen uskomus on yhtäkkiä tärkeä saada tasapainotettua?
Read MoreWith the world is full of information, what to believe in?
It may be difficult to give up all the restrictions for some, although being harmful and/ annoying (like the masks which were mostly causing headache).
If weve been fed little by little all sorts of fears about corona, we have composed different pictures and perceptions - and fears about it.
One is afraid of the virus itself, the other about getting ill/death in general, one about being sent to the hospital, some about the vaccines, about transmitting the disease to others and some about being left alone once all signicant others dying of it...all these are dependant of our own experiences in life.
Read MoreAccepting difference
Kun on kyse sinusta, olemuksestasi ja persoonastasi, on kyse elämästäsi. Tulee tunne, että olet jollain tapaa syntynyt ’vääränlaiseksi’?
It's clear that the more we spend time with difference: different looking, different shape and size, foreigners, differently sexually oriented people and other minorities, the easier it will for us, we get used to it.
The parents have a opportunity, with their own attitude, to impact their offspring and how they will in turn perceive other people.
Lovely stress, it's leaving me...
Stress is an interesting thing, isn't it? It's been discussed a lot - as I do too - and blamed for many, if not all problems, and it's been studied a lot. One thing that I haven't seen yet, it's to be glad it exists.
Now I must say that I'm truly grateful that I have been stressed a lot for years - more or less.
Read MoreIt's enough to be happy
"To simplify things, we could say that if you wish to fight diseases and to be happy are the same thing at the molecular level. Both are healing messages." Happiness is a healing message.
Nyt on siis viimeistään aika piristää omia läheisiään niillä asioilla, joista hän nauttii. Musiikki on tunnetusti hyvä siinä, laulaminen, liikkuminen omien rajoitteiden mukaan (tietysti), tarinoiden kertominen tai mikä vain, minkä tiedät piristävän läheisiäsi!
Read MoreOh, I wish could just sleep - the many faces of stress
What depresses us? Why is so many exhausted?
There are as many answers as questions. I have learned through my own experience (twice depressed) and by helping others, that my expectations towards myself were sky high. I didn't feel I had succeeded in anything.
Read MoreLack of interest may be a sign of stress
Elämässä emme voi välttää vaikeita valintoja, keskusteluja tai stressaavia tilanteita,jotka mieluummin jättäisit väliin. Stressi kuuluu elämään, kyse on vain siitä, kuinka siitä itse selviät ja suhtaudut vaikeisiin asioihin.
Read MoreThe many faces of stress
Under stress we are capable of making decisions quickly, we are ready to either fight or flight and to defend ourselves against an enemy!
We don't have access to all the areas of the brain at that moment so the decisions are not based on rational thinking but instead most likely hasty conclusions.
So any long term planning or decisions aren't recommended when under acute - or long term - stress. Their time comes later on.
Read MoreGratitude relieves depression
What can you do when you're anxious and cannot actually think positively, not to mention be grateful?
This excercise is easy to do. You can do it anywhere - and what's best - you don't need to fool yourself to think positively! Personally I never liked those excercises because I've felt that I would be deceiving myself by denying any negative things to exist in my life. And they do. That's one reason why I like methods like PSYCH-K®. However this excercise felt doable so let's get moving!
Read MoreWhat if you have no idea of the future?
It's easier to direct one's eye at the future when you have some idea what it could look like, to set goals and to take some steps.
Where to start?
What are the next steps?
Whom to contact?
Can I start immediately?
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