Positive You: A Personal Growth Journal for Women

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Hunt down those times that went well, when you said or did something positive, or when something positive happened or was said to you. Don't dismiss things as being too small or insignificant! Sometimes, just smiling or speaking a few words, can have a big impact. NHS Test and Trace will provide evidence that someone has been told to self-isolate. This evidence can be shared with an employer or education provider. Get an isolation note if you need evidence that you’ve been told to self-isolate. Amonoo HL, et al. Is optimism a protective factor for cardiovascular disease? Current Cardiology Reports. 2021; doi:10.1007/s11886-021-01590-4. Not sure if your self-talk is positive or negative? Some common forms of negative self-talk include: Prioritise some 'me' time, so you can relax and think about how you’re feeling and how your day or week has been so far

Acts of kindness can make the world a happier place for everyone. They can boost feelings of confidence, being in control, happiness and optimism. 8 Try to tune out the voice of judgement and comparison and tune in to the voice that says you are enough. Be kind to yourself If you think about positive thinking as ‘being happy’, it is much easier to work out what you should do to develop habits based on it.PCR and lateral flow have different roles to play in controlling the virus, so it isn’t helpful to directly compare them in terms of how sensitive they are: Not sure where to start? We’ve put together some suggestions to help you out... At home and in your community

Large-scale pilots have also been carried out, including the whole city pilot in Liverpool in November 2020. As a result of the pilot, 897 positive individuals who would not otherwise have known they were infected, tested positive using lateral flow tests. Pilots and evaluations ask for your full name to confirm your identity, and postcode to offer support if you are required to self-isolate It can be easy to show kindness when posting online, but when it comes to reality it's harder to commit to kindness in our real-life words and actions. If you have friends or neighbours who are finding things difficult at the moment, see what you can do to help. Clinical evaluation by Public Health England (PHE) and Oxford University shows that the tests perform best when levels of virus are high. Thousands of positive COVID-19 cases have already been detected using these tests.Each group was then asked to write down what actions they would take in a situation that created similar feelings. They may also encourage others to repeat the good deeds they’ve experienced themselves – contributing to a more positive community. 9 The more you do for others, the more you do for yourself It's the same with our own gloomy specs or mental filter. Our mind sees things in a certain way, in a way that fits with our mood or what we deeply believe. try to work from home if you can – if you're unable to work from home, ask your employer about options available to you

Identify areas to change. If you want to become more optimistic and engage in more positive thinking, first identify areas of your life that you usually think negatively about, whether it's work, your daily commute, life changes or a relationship. You can start small by focusing on one area to approach in a more positive way. Think of a positive thought to manage your stress instead of a negative one.

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van Agteren J, Iasiello M, Lo L et al. A systematic review and meta-analysis of psychological interventions to improve mental wellbeing. Nat Hum Behav. 2021. doi:10.1038/s41562-021-01093-w But as a general rule, these control groups do not just have ‘no treatment’. Instead, they receive a ‘placebo’, that is, a treatment substitute which looks like the real thing, but has no physical effect. Examples of placebos include sugar pills or flavoured water instead of genuine tablets or medicines. Offer to support colleagues who may not be familiar with videoconferencing or new software that you have already used It is easy to forget the positives when they fall straight through the sieve, so we need to learn to notice and remember them. Be open to humor. Give yourself permission to smile or laugh, especially during difficult times. Seek humor in everyday happenings. When you can laugh at life, you feel less stressed.