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Practicing Healthy Self-Care:
Getting to the CORE of our Personal and
Professional Success
David Daniels
University of Washington
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Breaking
Point…
My so-called life as a new
professional
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Two Major Themes
Transition
Competence
of Self
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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Worrying about everyday problems
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6 months or more
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Physical Symptoms
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Fatigue
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Headaches
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Nausea
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Muscle tension
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Difficulty swallowing
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Etc
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Cognitive Distortions
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All or Nothing Thinking
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Fortune Telling
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Over generalization
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Magnification
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Mental filter
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Emotional Reasoning
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Disqualifying the positive
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Should statements
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Jumping to conclusions
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Labeling and mislabeling
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Mind Reading
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Personalization
Burns, David, MD (1989). The Feeling Good Handbook. New York:
William Morrow and Company, Inc.
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Rationalizing Thoughts & Emotions
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Situation
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Emotions
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Automatic Thoughts
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Cognitive Distortions
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Rational Response
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Outcome (Balance thought & emotion)
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Suggestions for promoting selfcare
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Invest in Counseling/Therapy
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Creating opportunities to get away
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Plan regular activities to release energy
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Connect with community outside of work
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Do purely “fun” work