Do you have a family member with mental illness? Try one of these 5 tips for how to help them find purpose when life seems bleak, by CooperRiis
Does your loved one appear less agitated than normal in social settings which distract them from distressing emotions? Or do social settings exacerbate their anxiety? Combining your knowledge of what they value with your knowledge of what provides them symptom relief can help you pinpoint activities they'd find not only tolerable, but also enjoyable, and maybe even meaningful.3.
This will also help you identify what prevents your loved one from participating in potentially gratifying activities. Try to remove as much of what stands between them and these pursuits as possible. If your loved one enjoys strength training but is extremely sensitive to noise, the crashing barbells and loud music common in weight rooms may prohibit them from lifting. One way to remove this barrier is to give your loved-one noise-canceling headphones for use at the gym.
For those whose conditions involve intrusive thoughts or auditory hallucinations, minimizing the amount of decisions required for participating in an activity can make it much more accessible. The fewer opportunities for self-criticism, the moreyour loved one can build while engaging in potentially meaningful pursuits.
Perhaps your loved one's symptoms are so severe that they've been having a difficult time getting out of bed. Rather than fixate on how they're not engaging in meaningful activities, concentrate on helping them take the first step toward doing so. Then, when they succeed in emerging from their room, reinforce the behavior by praising them for it. This will improve the chances that they repeat the behavior, and after enough repetitions, it will become routine.
This practice involves engaging in behaviors that elicit positive emotions or mood states, even when no motivation is present. If your loved one is struggling to get out of bed, attempting to spark internal motivation to do so may be misguided. Better to create structure for your loved one that automates this action so it can be performed whether or not the desire is present.
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