Many people use the end of the old year and the beginning of the new year to take stock and at the same time make new resolutions. Looking back at what has been achieved, accomplished, or lost sight of is often frustrating.
Dr. med. Hannes Horter, chief physician at the Oberberg Fachklinik Weserbergland and the Oberberg Tagesklinik Hannover, provides information about the psychological “hangover mood” at the beginning of the year and gives tips so that worries and fears do not cloud the outlook.
“You shouldn’t judge yourself too harshly. Consistently having high expectations of yourself can cause stress. And as we all know, this can make you sick. For example, it increases the risk of depression, burnout and chronic exhaustion,” says the expert. “Instead, you can see the implementation of resolutions as a phased process in which several attempts are necessary until it succeeds,” advises Dr. Hoarder.
Stop the worry spiral
Rising energy costs and global warming, the ongoing war and political upheavals – in addition to the annual review, the outlook for everything that lies ahead for the year 2023 is also a concern for many people. “Anyone who is constantly worried is trying to cope with mentally stressful issues. However, if you don't stop the spiral of fear and worry, you run the risk of developing an anxiety disorder or depression," says Dr. Hoarder. Restricting media consumption and setting time limits can be a helpful first step. It can also make sense to rationally question how likely it is that what you fear will happen so as not to get lost in fears.
Be careful with anxiety attacks
Fear protects. However, it is stressful when you feel fear in completely unfounded situations and when these fears paralyze your actions and actions and become a permanent burden. “If fears become uncontrollable, worries and fears dominate your life and anxiety or panic attacks suddenly occur, it may be an anxiety disorder or anxiety disorder. That's why you should contact an expert if you notice that fears and worries don't stop and are even restricting your everyday life," continues the specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapy.
Losing fear of fear
Anxiety disorders can usually be treated very well with appropriate psychotherapy. “Most of those affected lose their ‘fear of fear’ and thereby prevent or break the vicious circle of avoidance behavior,” says Dr. Hoarder. “If the fears still recur sporadically, we can often quickly achieve a reduction in the symptoms of the disease (remission) with just a few more sessions and the independent application of beneficial ways of thinking and behaving,” explains the chief physician.
People with mental problems can find help and support in the private Oberberg clinics. Cognitive behavioral therapy is often used for anxiety and panic disorders. Its aim is to be supportive and to take a problem-oriented approach. In doing so, unrealistic fears and their basic patterns are made recognizable and questioned. To do this, the actual probability and its consequences are assessed in order to make thoughts and fears more controllable and to bring about changes. The goal of cognitive behavioral therapy is to learn how to deal with uncertainty. Information about the disease is provided. But other psychotherapeutic procedures such as analytical and depth psychology-based therapies are also suitable for treating anxiety disorders. In addition, relaxation exercises such as progressive muscle relaxation or autogenic training as well as biofeedback procedures are also used.
More about anxiety disorders: https://www.oberbergkliniken.de/kranksbilder/angststoerung/
About the Oberberg Group: The Oberberg Group, headquartered in Berlin, is a clinic group founded more than 30 years ago with a large number of specialist and day clinics in the field of psychiatry, psychosomatics and psychotherapy at various locations in Germany. In the Oberberg Group clinics, adults, adolescents and children are treated in individual, intensive and innovative therapy settings. There is also a Germany-wide network of Oberberg City Centers, corresponding therapists and self-help groups.
Source: Oberberg Kliniken
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