Specialist Clinical Psychologist Penbesel Özdemir stated that almost everyone sets new goals and makes new decisions as we enter the new year, and said that thanks to the need for innovation, a person makes psychological, physical or life decisions. Özdemir said, “In this period, we take meaningful steps in this direction and make behavioral changes, considering that it contributes to our development. As we turn to our needs, we get closer to ourselves and start a new year with motivation.” said. Özdemir emphasized the importance of setting achievable and concrete goals in order to take important steps that will help the person renew himself and make him feel better.
Üsküdar University NPİSTANBUL Hospital Specialist Clinical Psychologist Penbesel Özdemir evaluated the positive effects of new beginnings on mental health in the upcoming new year.
The need for renewal emerges
Specialist Clinical Psychologist Penbesel Özdemir, stating that almost everyone sets new goals and makes new decisions as we enter the new year, said, “A few days before the new year, many of us take important decisions specific to the future with the hope of new beginnings and make evaluations for the past year. Although we can implement some of the new decisions taken with hope and excitement, such as starting diet and sports, spending more time for ourselves, saying goodbye to our harmful habits, we put some of them on the shelf until the next New Year after a few unsuccessful attempts. As the new year approaches, our need for innovation and renewal emerges.” he said.
Innovation and renewal is an important need
Specialist Clinical Psychologist Penbesel Özdemir, who stated that renewal is a need that provides the opportunity to reveal the existing potential of the person and predicts his development, said, “Thanks to the need for innovation, we make psychological, physical or life decisions and take meaningful steps in this direction and make behavioral changes, considering that it contributes to our development. As we turn to our needs, we get closer to ourselves and start a new year with motivation.” said.
The tradition of making new resolutions in the new year…
Noting that the new year evokes a new beginning, Penbesel Özdemir said, “The new year not only provides new goals but also motivation for change. Decisions taken with a longing for innovation and renewal arouse desire and motivation. Trying to achieve the goals set at the beginning of a new year keeps hope and people alive in the context of investing in one’s functionality. At the same time, the tradition of making new resolutions in the new year provides an opportunity to observe the determination of the person towards the behavioral changes that he initiates spontaneously. Therefore, the internal and external motivation sources of the person take action with the new year and help him make positive decisions for his life. said.
We always make positive decisions during this period.
Mentioning the reasons for making positive decisions about our lives, especially at the beginning of the new year, Specialist Clinical Psychologist Penbesel Özdemir said:
“As a new year enters our lives, emotions such as hope, joy and excitement, as well as awareness and creativity begin to accompany the decisions we make. What makes the beginning of the year a hopeful cycle is not only the change of time, but the positive decisions we make with the activation of our awareness and creativity skills. In the new year, we usually start setting goals to change our routine or habitual lifestyle. These habits can be difficult to change and have a positive or negative impact on our lives. We want to have positive and good enough life experiences and become a better version of ourselves, thanks to new goals set in anticipation of renewal. For renewal and transformation, we need positive decisions.”
Concrete goals should be set
Specialist Clinical Psychologist Penbesel Özdemir emphasized the importance of setting achievable and concrete goals in order to take important steps that will help the person to renew himself and feel better with new beginnings in the new year and listed his suggestions as follows:
“While setting our goals, we should consider our psychological needs and desires, structure our expectations that we dream of achieving as a result of our goals, in accordance with reality, move towards the goal with small beginnings and take steps.
To understand the need for innovation or to take action for our needs with the support of an expert, getting psychological help in this new year will help you both renew and discover your feelings.
Develop the ability to be flexible in the face of difficulties
Learning from our past experiences and focusing on the present, recognizing and compassionately accepting our strengths and areas of empowerment, improving our ability to be resilient in the face of difficulties, and taking responsibility for maintaining our psychological health and well-being can all help us feel better. With only days left until 2023, I hope that with the new year, we can discover our potential and realize our dreams.”
Source: (BYZHA) – Beyaz News Agency
