In chapter 2, we address the meaning of being psychologically healthy and based on the definition and the elements that are needed to be considered psychologically healthy, I will come to the conclusion, that I don’t even think anyone is ever psychologically healthy. The first interesting topic that came to my attention in this chapter was Maslow”s Hierarchy of Needs. I think this was really interesting to me because before I read the chapter, I wouldn’t think that all these elements are needed to be consider healthy. The one that caught my attention the most was self-actualization. This would be consider the spiritual health, which does not necessarily means religion but a greater connection with nature, someone or a greater power. I think in my case, I go through my day and do not think about the future or a meaning in life. I feel like I do not know what I want in life or what my purpose is. Sometimes I think that I know, but honestly, I have no clue and I feel like right now I do not have any spiritual connection with anything or anyone.
Another thing that stroke to me was the psychological benefits of spiritual health. Sometimes I see some of my family member and how they go through bad situations like disease or family tragedies and always stay put together because they believe in God. The chapter also talks about all the benefits of spiritual health like stress reduction and physical health which is something that we see a lot when patients with deadly diseases like cancer and how they can get through it because they have faith in a greater power. I just think that it is hard to just find something to believe in. I think that believing in something should come naturally, however, in my case I just have not find something that fulfills me like it does to some other people.
This was definitely a tough couple of weeks for me. I been going through some personal stuff and I been feeling down and depressed. Sometimes it is really hard to keep your mind in the goal or to focus in all your responsibilities. The last interesting topic for me was depression. I think because sometimes we underestimate how hard is depression and how hard is to get passed it. In the past couple of weeks I been feeling lost and confused. I been losing track of my goals and it has become really difficult for me to concentrate and get my school assignments done as well as be social and get thru my daily activities. The only thing that keeps me happy is working out. Normally, I would work out 4 to 5 times a week depending how much time I have. But since I been feeling so sad and just emotionally exhausted, I worked out 6 times this week and for a longer period of time than usual. Sometimes it is hard to face our problems, and one of the easiest ways for me to forget about them is to focus on something else that makes me happy, like working out. This week I bet my bench press goal and was able to lift 85lbs, 6 reps. Even though I was really excited about it, I think that was the only positive thing that happened this week to me. My boyfriend suffers from depression and lot of this symptoms are currently happening to him and sometimes it is really difficult to stay positive every day, some days I feel like I just want to give up. This week has been really intense and emotionally exhausting and I have actually lost four pounds in a week which is definitely not a good thing, but hopefully next week is better.
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