THOUGHT DIARY: A Tool for Self-Improvement Our thoughts determine our moods and our behavior. Therefore, mood and thought monitoring is important for all of us to do for our emotional health and well-being. In these four stages, using a wire bound notepad or a three- ringed folder with lined pages, write your thoughts as follows: Step One: Be clear about what you want to focus on or the problem you want to resolve. You may want to simply describe the issue in detail and divide the subject into three components: your thoughts, your feelings, and your behavior. Step Two: Describe the difficulty the problem is giving you in your life and the lives of others. Explain who or what is described as obstructing your personal happiness and …show more content…
Maintains a core of strong values, supportive friends, and family 7. Adapts well to change and challenges in life 8. Feels a deep sense of positive self-worth and skill 9. Sees the importance of finding and maintaining the goal of living a life of holistic health in body, mind, and spirit. What Prevents the Development of Emotional Health and Wellness? 1. The Environment: The bad history of experiences with people, the family, school, or on the job, which creates tensions and depression. 2. Physical Causes: Body chemistry may play a part of our dysfunction, such as brain injuries, aging issues, accident and falls, etc. 3. Heredity: There is a clear relationship between heredity and some forms of mental and physical illness. 4. Crisis Events: The major changes that come to life: the death of close friends or family, a job loss, marriage failure, or financial crisis can trigger emotional upheavals and distress. 5. Overwhelming Stress: Circumstances that cause heavy frustration, enormous pressure, excessive demands, and moral conf lict can lead to emotional instability. How Do We Maintain Emotional Health and Wellness? 1. Talk it out with someone you trust. 2. Get away to ref lect, meditate, and