How to maintain health if financial difficulties are piled up
Last reviewed: 16.10.2021
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There are few pleasant financial problems, and often gaps in the budget provoke stress, aggression, overeating and alcohol abuse. In times that are difficult for a wallet, the main thing is not only to find a way to improve the situation, but also not to damage your health.
Do not try to hide your predicament
An attempt to hide their difficult material situation from others is the worst thing that can be done in the current situation. To this conclusion came experts in finance and psychologists. Unfortunately, this behavior is very common among people who find themselves in a difficult financial situation, explains Lisa Gold, professor of psychiatry at the University of Georgetown. There is nothing shameful in that at the moment a person is having problems with money.
Talk about it
"All people are social beings and depend on social relationships," says Dr. Simon Perot, a psychologist at the Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. - Instead of independently carrying the entire load of problems that have fallen down, ask for support from close people. "
Accept what is
"First you need to understand the state of things and accept it as it is," says Stephen Josephson, Ph.D., a research associate at New York University. "One way or another, we experience pain and loss throughout life, so you need to take it as it should and never despair."
Disable self-flagellation
"In bad times, when it is not sweet, a critic awakens inside of us, who only pours oil on the fire. Sabotaging will not do anything, it will only aggravate an already not enviable position, so try to get along peacefully with your critical "I", so you can do more to correct the situation, "says Dr. Gold.
Live this
"Worry about the future and look back on the past, looking for errors and wrong moves," says financial expert Brad Clonz. "Only in the present you can change the situation in such a way that in the future to avoid such problems."
Physical activity and friends
"When nothing pleases, a person closes, like in a shell and rejects almost all the joys of the world around him," says Dr. Josephson. - Ultimately, this can lead to severe stress and prolonged depression. Therefore, do not avoid contact with your friends, more often go out into the open air and spend time actively. "
To understand what is the cause of all problems
"Samoyedstvo - habit is harmful, but sometimes it can come in handy. For example, in order to understand what led you to such a problem and where its origins originate, says Dr. Simon Perot, "Analyze your situation and begin to take action in order to establish a relationship with money."
Less passivity
Depression does not take long to wait, if you spend time in a state of absolute passivity, for example, watching TV. By the way, psychologists say that such pastime can lead not only to depression, but also to more serious disorders, because television literally saturates us with negative information, triggering anxiety, panic and aggression.
Alcohol and drugs
In a state of stress, a person can experience not only mental, but also physical symptoms. Often people in this state complain of muscle, headaches, irritability and reflux disease. Alcohol or drugs will not help drown out these pains and give relief. Seeking help from a glass is the worst of evils, only aggravating the situation and destroying your health.
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