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4 Things You Must Know About Yourself

What’s your breaking point? What gets you in a happy mood? In your
eagerness to please your partner, don’t forget to ask yourself the most
important questions...

It’s difficult to sustain relationships in the days of multi-tasking. Be it with


your boyfriend, husband, parents, children or friends… it’s hardly possible
to do justice to all of them. But while you may get lucky with some of your
relationships, like with your partner or your children, the person you often
ignore is yourself.

All of a sudden, when things start to fall apart, you realise that while you got
busy taking care of everyone else’s needs, someone else forgot to do that
about you. You may be aware of your husband’s breaking point. You may
know what will stop your child from throwing a tantrum. But do you know
what makes you snap? Or what makes you really happy? The next time
you have some time to spend on yourself, make a list of the basic things
that you must know about yourself; that’s the most important relationship
women tend to miss out on — the one with themselves.

Your Dial-a-friend
Who is that one person who always calms you down? The one who will
listen to all your problems patiently… the one whose voice instantly sends
you to a Zen-like mood? It doesn’t matter how much of a loner you are,
there should be at least one person who’s on your instant dial in time of
need. Please don’t think this is something that whiners do. We all need to
whine, at times to make ourselves feel better.

Your breaking point


Pooja Sharma, marketing executive with a 5-star hotel, has always been a
calm and dignified person. That is, until a couple of months ago, when a
simple difference of opinion with a colleague blew into such an ugly
argument that she could hardly belief she was hearing herself uttering
expletives that would upset her, if they came from others. “Tension had
been building up for some time, not just in the workplace. Some personal
problems were bothering me too. My colleague’s sarcastic comment got to
me and I lost it completely,” says Sharma. Since then, she has become
extra careful and tries to understand her mood better.

That one stress buster


It can be a movie, music, swimming in the neighbourhood club’s pool, just
plain gossip with friends or plain old sleep — don’t avoid doing things that
de-stress you. Women often don’t give enough importance to it which is
why they have a lot of pent up feelings and emotions that are ready to burst
at the slightest provocation.

How to say ‘no’


Pleasing people is good, but not to the extent that you have to bend
backwards for them. If your friends have taken you for granted and want
you to tag along with them wherever they go, just put your foot down. If
your husband’s friends think your house is the only decent place for social
gatherings and you are not comfortable with it, convey it to him. You can do
it politely. If workload at the office is bogging you down, talk to your superior
and tell him your problem. Learn to delegate. And most importantly, know
that it’s absolutely alright to say ‘no’ at times. It doesn’t mean you’re
unprofessional.

“Spend time with yourself daily”


Psychologist Anu Goel urges all women to take time out for themselves.
“Spend at least 15 minutes all by yourself on a daily basis. That doesn’t
mean time spent at home with your husband or children, or even time spent
listening to music. You should be all alone, taking a walk, so that you get
the time to reflect on your day’s happenings. When someone is alone, the
mind tends to focus on things that went wrong. You’ll automatically start
thinking of solutions. That way, at least you are aware there is a problem.
That’s very important and helps you to de-stress.”

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