Feeling worthless, ways of coming out of that state

Health Watch, Normal
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The National, Thursday July 9th, 2015

 IT can be easy to focus on the negative aspects of your life, rather than the positive ones. 

This can make you feel that everything is wrong, and there is nothing good in your life. 

You may find that you have feelings of worthlessness or guilt, or that you feel useless and “beyond help”. 

If you are experiencing any of these feelings, see your medical expert for advice.

While arranging that, here are some things you can try yourself.

Imagine you are helping a friend – think how you would advise a friend if they had negative thoughts about themselves. 

You would probably find all their good points and remind them about those. So try that on yourself. 

Make a list of your good points – write down your three best features (for example, that you have a nice smile, or there could be things about your character, perhaps, that you’re friendly). 

You can ask a friend or family member to help you with this. 

Carry the list with you and look at it whenever you feel negative, to remind yourself of your good points.

Turn negatives into positives – make a list of the main issues in your life and work through these one by one.

If you find you are blaming yourself for everything going wrong, try re-thinking each issue and seeing if there could be an alternative explanation. 

Then try to work out what you can do to create some positive outcomes for each of your issues.

You may want to ask someone you trust, like a friend or family member, to help you with this.

Remember happy times – think about times when you’ve had fun and enjoyed yourself in the past. Use these memories to help you plan a similar event for the future so you have something to look forward to.

Get professional guidance for advice if your symptoms get worse, you develop new symptoms or you become increasingly concerned.

 

Please write to my team if you have queries on:

Dr Uma Ambi

Principal Advisor

Mental Health Services

C/o Kundu 2 – Beautiful Mind

P. O. Box 8

Boroko

NCD