Most of Julie’s physical health problems developed because of her poor mental state. Several adverse events in the girl’s life led to exhaustion and burnout, affecting relationships within the family with her children and her husband. In this regard, Julie, first of all, needs to accept the situation as it is, to appreciate the things and the context that she is no longer able to change. Almost any stress management strategy or technique begins with this step (Yevdokimova & Okhrimenko, 2021). In consulting with a specialist, Julie must assess all her main problems, break them down into smaller ones to find the critical approach to each, and reduce all their negative consequences to zero.
The main direction where all the vitality of Julie goes is in her work. First of all, you need to deal with the problem of deadlines: you need an integrated approach. Julie should muster up the courage to tell management about these negative consequences on behalf of the company’s employees. Suppose the company does not resolve the issue. In that case, Julie should resort to the social support of colleagues, and the reorganization of her working hours, where there will be mandatory breaks and opportunities for comfortable rest. When Julie comes home, she should do a cognitive restructuring: focusing on negative thoughts about work should be replaced by positive moments of spending time with her family. According to this technique, a change in the vector of ideas can change the patient’s emotional state accordingly (Ugwoke et al., 2018). This issue should be brought up for discussion with the husband so that the family also tries in every possible way to meet halfway in this challenging situation so as not to aggravate it.
Since the work still needs to be done, the patient’s mother also needs help that cannot be denied. Therefore, it is necessary to focus not on the problem and adapt your behavior accordingly but on emotions that create a nervous background and shape conduct in this situation. Emotion-focused strategies are just used in cases where the patient does not control external factors that cause stress. Techniques like these require a distraction that you can do with your family by going out to mum’s house cleaning and then to a picnic, two important things together. Although the emotional disclosure of Julie can occur in quarrels, the meditation technique must be additionally introduced. Such a psychological strategy promotes awareness and acceptance rather than suppression of problems and distraction from unpleasant thoughts (Crowe & Van Puymbroeck, 2019). As a result, the harmony necessary for calm problem-solving without nerves is achieved.
Finally, Julie can use cognitive restructuring techniques more comprehensively by turning to reframing. This strategy requires a new look at stressors in light of their positive aspects. Julie may ask for a vacation during which she will need to discuss a possible job change, gain strength and rethink her techniques for dealing with deadlines. If the load is significant and can affect Julie’s physical health, serious action must be taken. Otherwise, if it is enough to rebuild her emotional background, and use the social support of employees, then Julie should only optimize her working time, paying more attention to rest and breaks. As a result, the girl will be able to look at all things more positively, bring her mother to a full recovery, and charge and recharge with an optimistic mood in the family.
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