Self healing involves developing practices in daily life that promote healing. It’s a journey that may be very challenging, but it can be a rewarding one.
Ancient teachings and modern science increasingly agree: Body, mind and emotions are all one integrated system. By influencing one aspect of the system, you can affect all three.
1. Change Your Lifestyle
Self healing is about identifying areas in your life where you experience pain, trauma or daily stressors/challenges and coming up with practices in your life to promote healing. This is a process that can be done on your own or with help from a mental health professional.
People with the self-healing personality exhibit an enthusiastic approach to life, are emotionally balanced, and have good social relationships. They also have fluid coping mechanisms, and interpret stressful situations as meaningful challenges that will promote personal growth.
Changing your lifestyle is one of the most powerful things you can do to support self healing. It means replacing old unhealthy habits with new, healthy ones. This could be anything from avoiding sugary drinks to exercise to practicing mindfulness.
2. Eat Well
Eating a nutritious, whole foods diet is key to self healing. The “healing foods” diet is rich in vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds and legumes, along with grass-fed meat, wild-caught fish and organic poultry. It also includes healthy fats and a variety of herbs and spices. Make sure you’re getting enough calories, too — you need energy to heal. Eat plenty of leafy greens, berries and other fruits; quinoa, amaranth and buckwheat are great options; and add milk to your smoothies and cooked cereals. You may even want to consider taking a detox supplement that contains herbal extracts, vitamins and minerals to help cleanse your body and promote healing.
3. Exercise
Exercise is one of the best ways to heal your body and mind. It can improve your mental health, reduce stress levels and increase your ability to focus. It also helps you build strength and stamina.
In computer science, self-healing is defined as a system that can discover errors and make changes to itself without human intervention. For example, software may automatically detect and repair bugs or hardware problems.
Other examples include self-healing materials and technology. For instance, scientists have developed a self-healing concrete that uses microcapsules that break open and release a healing agent when a crack forms.
While it can be difficult to incorporate self healing into your Recovery journey, it is important to try and stay as healthy as possible. This can help you feel stronger and more confident in your newfound sobriety.
4. Get in Touch with Your Soul
The soul is a vital part of self healing. Getting in touch with it can help you heal your body and mind. It’s important to listen to the soul and follow its guidance.
Your soul may not speak the same language as your mind, so it might have to get a little craftier when it wants you to pay attention. It will use dreams, signs from nature, people showing up with messages for you, bumper stickers, gut instincts, synchronicities and more to get through to you.
Listening to the soul and following its guidance can help you heal your mind, body and spirit. It will require slowing down, accepting and feeling compassion flow through your body. It can be difficult, but it’s worth it!
5. Be Open to Heal
It is important to be open to healing, even if it feels uncomfortable at times. Remember that healing looks different for everyone, so do what feels best for you. Be patient with yourself and know that it will take time. It is also important not to compare yourself to others, as everyone deals with trauma and stress differently.
People with inner wounds tend to feel triggered by little things, like being offended by words or getting angry over trivial situations. They also struggle to trust others and may have a hard time prioritizing their own emotional well being.
It is essential to find a way to heal, and this may include seeing a therapist. It is never too late to start this journey! You are worth it.
