Simone Biles shares the tool she uses to help manage anxiety
Since the Tokyo Olympics, Simone Biles has been open and honest about her journey with mental health and anxiety. And she's continuing to share what she's learned along the way. The Olympic gold medalist recently revealed that with the support of her therapist she맥스카지노s found tools that help her manage , while still acknowledging her emotions.
The superstar athlete humbly accepted the Inaugural Trailblazer Award at the annual Child Advocacy Awards. During the event, Biles spoke to Harold S. Kopleqicz, M.D., the president, medical director, and co-founder of the Child Mind Institute, a nonprofit organization focused on helping families and children struggling with mental health and learning disorders, about her experience at the Tokyo Olympics and the tools she now uses to cope with anxiety.
맥스카지노I have pretty bad anxiety sometimes," Biles said. She shared that her therapist suggested she write in a 맥스카지노worry journal,맥스카지노 to allow her to keep her anxiety in check daily.
She explained the method behind the worry journal: Write her worries down in the journal and then assign a time in the day to address those worries맥스카지노for Biles it's between 12 to 1 p.m. 맥스카지노Anything I've written down in my worry journal, I use that hour to worry about the things then,맥스카지노 Biles shared. 맥스카지노And usually by the time 12 or 1 [p.m.] comes, I've already forgotten about all my worries so that kind of is a tool that helps me.맥스카지노
Biles said she hopes to be a 맥스카지노voice for the voiceless맥스카지노 and to be a catalyst to open up the conversation around mental health. 맥스카지노I hope that I맥스카지노ve allowed them to use their voices and be powerful with it because I know my career has been very successful, but I맥스카지노ve also had my ups and downs,맥스카지노 she said. 맥스카지노I hope people see that and can relate to that being in their everyday life. Just to not give up and to move forward and keep pushing.맥스카지노
The Child Mind Institute shared a video of Biles accepting the award to their Instagram account with the caption, 맥스카지노By being brave and protecting her mental health Simone Biles inspired others to do the same.맥스카지노
During the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Biles decided to pull out of the individual all-around competition due to the terrifying 맥스카지노맥스카지노 that causes her to get lost in the air. The decision to put her own mental health and safety first was a scary choice for the athlete that ultimately led her on a path of mental health activism.
맥스카지노I was feeling very overwhelmed because there was a lot and I think there was a lot of pressure outside the sport that was placed on me to compete at that Olympics,맥스카지노 she explained of the incident. 맥스카지노And we hadn맥스카지노t had that kind of entertainment in a really long time due to COVID. I think it was really hard because everyone was counting on me to supply that entertainment, that happiness, that joy.맥스카지노
The Olympic gold-medalist revealed that her therapist has been a major player in managing her anxiety, and she encourages others to seek the help that they need.
맥스카지노I do keep close contact with my therapist맥스카지노I love that. And it맥스카지노s super exciting, so hopefully, more people are open to going to therapy and just knowing that they맥스카지노re there for you and not to harm you,맥스카지노 she said.
Biles was initially resistant to therapy, but now credits therapy with helping her process her emotions and find herself. 맥스카지노One of the very first sessions, I didn맥스카지노t talk at all,맥스카지노 she recently told Glamour. 맥스카지노I just wouldn맥스카지노t say anything. I was like, 맥스카지노I맥스카지노m not crazy. I don맥스카지노t need to be here.맥스카지노맥스카지노
But over time the Olympic gymnast found comfort in her therapist and was able to see that anyone can benefit from seeking mental health support.
At the end of the day, Biles shared that she was surprised by the outpouring of love and support from others to take care of herself first. She added that she now focuses on everyday happiness which is 맥스카지노just waking up and having a positive outlook on life in general and to know that you맥스카지노re blessed with another day.맥스카지노