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Top » » » Serving up balance, one pie at a time Serving up balance, one pie at a time We got great feedback from readers of our column that recently appeared on Inside Halton, so we’re reposting it here. Enjoy! “A healthy balance” – a term often heard when discussing mental health and wellness
Top » » » Why I Didn’t Tell My Boss I Have Bipolar… Why I Didn’t Tell My Boss I Have Bipolar Disorder—Until Now We’ve made progress on destigmatizing mental illness in recent years. I’ve made strides of my own, and the conversations I’ve had with friends and colleagues have given me not just hollow hope, but concrete confidence that things are headed in the right direction
While channeling anger in unproductive ways such as suppressing it, lashing out, or yelling at someone can be normal, there are healthier and more productive ways to manage your anger. Do a quick body scan and notice any tension in your jaw, shoulders, hands, fingers, belly, legs, or toes and allow them to relax as you breathe. Count to 4 as you breathe in, pause, count to 4 as you breathe out and pause again. Channel it into a productive conversation to express which of your needs must be met, to set healthy boundaries, or to simply acknowledge you are sorry for expressing your anger in an unhealthy or hurtful manner
Watching a movie instead will be fun right now – an instant reward – while we won’t have the satisfaction of completing the assignment for a week – a delayed reward. So, we pick the instant reward over the delayed reward and watch a movie, maybe for a series of days. So, the reward of getting it done becomes more immediate – a few days in the future is closer than a week – and we may finally tackle the job. When we have lots going on and limited time, it’s likely we’ll put off what we think we can and even what we know we can’t.