Caffeinated Psychologist

"You will not always be motivated, therefore you have to consistent" You have an assignment due tomorrow but you don’t feel like doing the work for it or maybe you have a presentation to submit in the office urgently or even if you have been told to clean the room and you keep delaying it all because you just don’t feel motivated enough. You just don’t get the time or even the mood to do it or you just keep panicking on how to get it done and then keep delaying and panicking and the cycle goes on… So how to come out of this loop?  What exactly does the motivation cycle look like? There are four steps to this ongoing process: Require : a condition or deficiency of a necessary item Drive : The motivation needed to act in order to satisfy a requirement Motivator : Both internal and external variables can affect drives. Reward : The last phase of the cycle, at which the individual accomplishes their objective   And we focus on reward, like giving ourselves a condition that if...

“Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.” There are so many instances where we are constantly scared of making the next big mistake. We might have made one mistake which goes around with us in different places and areas of life. It was once but the consequences were so big that we could not let it go and now they are just haunting us in even the slightest of errors and thus the problems that never existed, starts to bother us. And, it even irks us so often that even the most mundane tasks get ruined. And we also remember the criticism that we received and still receive over that mistake. And then comes the crippling anxiety. So how do we really work on it? Here are some ways to deal with anxious thoughts: Recognize Acknowledge the thought as just a thought. For example, "I am having a thought that I might fall and hurt my baby". Observe Notice the thought and its impact on your body and feelings. Allow the thought to be withou...

“Taking a break can lead to breakthroughs.” There might have been times where you felt that there is so much work that needed to be done but you just couldn’t get anything done because you were feeling overwhelmed. So what do you do in such situations? Procrastinate? Avoid working? Go to sleep? Feel frustrated and just leave the work space? Or just ignore the work? Well, how about a solution to actually get things done without losing your mind?  Here are some tips that can help you feel better: Take a rest - Take a brief break from your work to decompress and rejuvenate yourself. Engage in mindfulness exercises - Breathing deeply can help you reduce anxiety, stop obsessive thoughts, and relax your nervous system. Work out - Being physically active relaxes you and releases endorphins, which might help you stop thinking bad thoughts. Adjust your attention - If you're experiencing intense thoughts, consider shifting your attention to diffuse their intensity. Meditate - Meditation ...