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Practicing Healthy Self-Care: Getting to the CORE of our Personal and Professional Success. David Daniels University of Washington. Breaking Point…. My so-called life as a new professional. Two Major Themes. Transition Competence of Self. Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
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Practicing Healthy Self-Care:Getting to the CORE of our Personal and Professional Success David Daniels University of Washington
Breaking Point… My so-called life as a new professional
Two Major Themes Transition Competence of Self
Generalized Anxiety Disorder • Worrying about everyday problems • 6 months or more • Physical Symptoms • Fatigue • Headaches • Nausea • Muscle tension • Difficulty swallowing • Etc
Cognitive Distortions • All or Nothing Thinking • Over generalization • Mental filter • Disqualifying the positive • Jumping to conclusions • Mind Reading • Fortune Telling • Magnification • Emotional Reasoning • Should statements • Labeling and mislabeling • Personalization Burns, David, MD (1989). The Feeling Good Handbook. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc.
Rationalizing Thoughts & Emotions • Situation • Emotions • Automatic Thoughts • Cognitive Distortions • Rational Response • Outcome (Balance thought & emotion)
Suggestions for promoting self-care • Invest in Counseling/Therapy • Creating opportunities to get away • Plan regular activities to release energy • Connect with community outside of work • Do purely “fun” work