New Years Resolutions: Psych-tips, Issue 17

New Years Resolutions: Psych-tips, Issue 17

You`ve worked hard to stick to your resolutions and you`re seeing change! Unfortunately you`re not getting the supportive feedback from others that you`d hoped for.

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My Tip of the Week: Support Your Resolutions
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How do you deal when others aren`t as supportive of your changes as you`d expected? First, try to understand it. Others often perceive change as threatening. Recognize that your changes might make others look within themselves (and they might not be happy about what they see). Second, join a support group. It doesn`t have to be a formal group, and there are plenty of chat rooms and discussion boards available to gather support from. Third, when you encounter negativity, learn to look past it. Don`t dwell on it. Remember that you can`t change others, however much you`d like. Finally, do not allow yourself to engage in negative self talk. Its destructive and harmful to you. Be your own best friend; support yourself even if those around you don`t.

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My Recommended Site of the Week
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For more information about New Year`s Resolutions:

New Year`s Dissolutions– ABC news offers help on sticking to your resolutions
http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DyeHard/dye36.html

For more tips, visit http://www.psychologial-tips.com
Tara Kuther, Ph.D., is a developmental psychologist and college professor who owns/edits Growing Up. Growing up is a free newsletter/eZine and website that covers all the forms that growth may take: physical, mental, emotional, developmental, personal, and more. Topics covered include psychology, development, writing, health, pregnancy, and personal growth. Subscribe by sending a blank email to growingup-subscribe@egroups.com