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How to redefine your self-worth (with Meag-gan O'Reilly)

2021/3/8
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Chris Duffy: 本期节目探讨了在疫情等不确定因素影响下,人们如何重新审视自我价值,并寻找应对策略。节目嘉宾Meag-gan O'Reilly博士分享了其在斯坦福大学和私人诊所的实践经验,以及对学生群体心理健康问题的观察。她指出,疫情导致许多人面临身份认同危机,职业的变动或损失会引发人们对自我价值的质疑。同时,社会常常以职业和成就来衡量一个人的价值,这会削弱人们的内在价值感。她认为,我们需要摒弃以条件性价值观来衡量自身价值的观念,并培养无条件的自我接纳。 Meag-gan O'Reilly博士还分享了应对策略,包括:1. 认识到当前困境并非个人责任,给予自己同情和理解;2. 使用积极的语言,避免自我责备;3. 注重内省和反思,重新连接与自身的关系;4. 建立规律的生活作息,减轻精神压力,提高效率;5. 规律运动,改善情绪,提升积极性;6. 保持社交联系,满足心理需求;7. 在日常生活中安排一些空闲时间,放松身心,进行自我探索。她还强调,真正的效率在于关注自身需求,而非一味追求外部成就。 Meag-gan O'Reilly: 疫情对学生群体造成了多方面的冲击,包括学业延误、社交隔离和亲友离世等。疫情加剧了学生群体原有的压力和困境,许多学生面临丧亲之痛。面对这些挑战,自我同情是重要的应对策略。首先要认识到这不是个人的错,并给予自己同情和理解。同时,要积极主动地寻找应对方法,而不是被动地等待或责备自己。语言会影响我们的思维方式,使用积极的语言可以帮助我们更积极地面对挑战。疫情期间,人们应该更加注重内省和反思,并重新连接与自身的关系。建立良好的生活习惯有助于应对疫情带来的不确定性和压力,规律的运动可以帮助人们改善情绪,提升积极性,保持社交联系对心理健康至关重要。在日常生活中安排一些空闲时间,有助于人们放松身心,并进行自我探索。改变根深蒂固的消极想法需要时间和努力,这是一个长期的过程。停止与他人比较是改变消极想法的第一步。做一些自己喜欢的事情,而不是为了满足外部条件而做,可以帮助我们更好地认识自己。家庭和社会都应该培养无条件的自我接纳,而不是将个人价值与成就挂钩。在与他人交流时,应该注重分享自身特质而非职业或成就。疫情期间,人们可以利用这段时间更纯粹地探索自我,疫情打破了人们对“正常”的认知,这有助于人们更自由地探索自我。条件性自我价值感会导致人们进行比较、消费和竞争,从而影响幸福感。毕业生应该积极应对就业市场的不确定性,并利用这段时间进行自我提升,保持积极的心态,积极拓展人脉,寻找就业机会。即兴表演的理念“yes, and”可以帮助人们更好地应对生活中的挑战,生活中充满了不确定性,我们需要积极地去面对和接受。幽默和即兴表演可以帮助人们更好地应对生活中的压力和挑战。

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The episode explores the challenges of redefining self-worth amidst life disruptions, emphasizing the importance of introspection and personal identity beyond professional roles.

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“What am I doing with my life? Where am I going?” During this isolated time, many of us are having to readjust our identities because our visions for what life was supposed to look like completely shifted -- and so perhaps has the locus of our self-worth. Dr. Meag-gan O'Reilly is a licensed Staff Psychologist at Stanford University's Counseling and Psychological Services. In this episode, she offers helpful frameworks for cultivating a life --and society-- that can better recognize the basic intrinsic value of each person. Dr. O’Reilly’s research interests focus on social class, college student mental health, resilience, and multicultural identities, particularly gender and ethnicity. She also operates a private practice in downtown Palo Alto, Inherent Value Psychology, in which she provides clinical services to Silicon Valley professionals. To learn more about "How to Be a Better Human," host Chris Duffy, or find footnotes and additional resources, please visit: go.ted.com/betterhuman)