Food for Thought

The important thing is to find songs that speak to you.

~ Germaine Yong (Quoted from this link: https://diaryofabipolarsingaporeangirl.wordpress.com/2015/12/08/qa-music-therapy-and-mental-health/)

True...There are times when I am feeling down and songs that I have written suddenly begin to play in my mind, which really help to lift up my mood.

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Food for Thought

...the reason why this therapy works is because humans are biologically wired for music.

~ http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/1915139-music-therapy-more-powerful-than-you-might-expect/ (Shared by Singapore Music Therapy Symposiums on FB)

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Food for Thought

Sometimes it's necessary to shut certain people out of your life to protect your sanity.

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Food for Thought

Grief is a process. It can't be rushed. It can't be pushed. It takes its time...As long as grief keeps moving and flowing, it is a healthy process of letting go...(We) should not try to push (our) grief away, even if it seems to come at "inconvenient" times or take (us) by surprise. This is a healthy and necessary process of letting go.

~ Lauren Rosenfeld & Dr Melva Green (Authors of Breathing Room)

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Decluttering

In the past few weeks, I had been trying to remove some clutter in my room. And it so happened that I decided to spend the last two days and today 'decluttering' my inner being. And you know what? Yesterday, I decided to buy myself a book and one book seemed to be 'calling out' to me. Can you believe that the book is about decluttering one's physical, emotional and mental spaces?! All these might seem to be coincidental, but I don't think so. Decluttering must take place in order for a new life to be birthed and for healing to take place.

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My Thoughts

According to a colleague, writing is therapeutic. I agree absolutely. Writing helps me to release negative emotions and negative thoughts. It helps me to get unstuck. That's why I like writing, and in particular, writing songs. 

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Alzheimer's Disease



...the Alzheimer's pathology may have less effect on a brain which is stimulated and hence better connected by a rich social network. It's not that having friends and family around cured the Alzheimer's Disease - certainly not - but they allow people to function better mentally in spite of the changes in the brain.

~ Ian Robertson (Author of The Winner Effect)

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Food for Thought

...too much specialization is, frankly, detrimental to your well-being and emotional, cognitive, intellectual, and psychological development.

~ Ingrid E. Cummings (Author of The Vigorous Mind)

 

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Mental Illness

I have two friends who are schizophrenic, whom I have known for many years. Their families have put up with their 'schizophrenic attacks' for more years than I have known them.

I can't imagine how life is like living under the same roof with a family member who suffers from schizophrenia. To say that it's tough is an understatement (at least from my point of view). To remain sane living with such a family member over a prolonged period of time is a major challenge, if not a near impossibilty.

Although I know that I am supposed to reach out to the mentally ill, I am no longer passionate about reaching out to them. One of the aforesaid friends has worn my patience thin by calling me frequently when she has 'schizophrenic attacks' (even in the middle of the night). In the past, I would have obliged her without due regard to my own well-being. However, over the years, I have learnt that self care is very important and so I am now practically avoiding her calls.

If I am not able to practise self care, then how can I really care for other people without sabotaging my (working) relationship or friendship with them? Therefore, I believe that genuine care for a fellow human being must start with self care regardless of whether one is working in the helping profession or not.

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常常处在紧张状态中，对一个人的心理、生理都不好。所以，懂得如何让心情放晴是重要的。


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Appreciating Ourselves

If we appreciate who we are, as opposed to appreciating ourselves for what we do based on someone else's idea of what is good, our performance in the world will come from an inspired and healthy place, rather than from one that is subconsciously seeking the approval and attention of others.

~~Jaia Lee (Author of Living Beyond Belief)

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I'm in the process of doing 'mental detox' and I guess it's important to do that on a regular basis.

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