If you or someone you know is panicking at pregnancy, these bits of truth might help them cope.
✔ Life is precious.
It may sound cliche, but the miracle of life eventually came to mean so many things, like forgiveness, trust, and unconditional love.
✔ Your fears might be amplified.
While you may fear kahihiyan or disdain over an unplanned pregnancy, you might be surprised at the actual support of parents and the public for someone going through such a critical situation.
We get to the bottom of three very alarming recent headlines.
✔ “Light at night are linked to breast cancer.”
It’s not clear yet whether it’s living in a well-lit area that’s a risk factor or if some other component of urban or suburban life may be to blame.
✔ “Depression may influence breast cancer.”
Researchers looked at five (5) studies and concluded that women with depression had a 2.5-fold increased risk of developing breast cancer. But, some of the risk factors for breast cancer overlap with risk factors for depression, such as obesity, so depression itself may not be the cause.
Inspirational tips to help get you off your butt.
✔ Reward Yourself
Set minigoals, such as making it to the gym three times a week, and then reward yourself with something special: a pedicure or even a piece of gourmet chocolate.
✔ Make It Enticing
Save things you enjoy-listening to tunes, reading your fave mag-for the gym so you’ll have something pleasant to look forward to while working up a sweat.
✔ Follow The Stars
Want to stay fit like Gretchen Barretto and makeup artist Barbi Chan? Try boxing! Tip: Tell your trainer how intense a workout you want-he’ll follow suit.
✔ Don’t Overdo It
Pick only one goal — e.g., putting in ten (10) extra minutes a week at your cardio session. If you add a strict diet and no booze as well, you’ll be more likely to blow it all off.
This female thought pattern makes stress worse.
✔ A habit you need to break.
Rumination: going over a problem in your mind. Studies show that this process is very common among women.
✔ Why it’s a problem.
Rather than providing useful insights, obsessing over a stressful scenario will only make it worse. When you’re worried, negative thoughts and memories are more accessible in the brain, and you’ll use them to interpret the thing you’re ruminating about. This interferes with your ability to solve dilemmas, so they persist, which can lead to more stress and, eventually, depression.
Find out if baby-making plans should be made ASAP.
According to Dr. Gillian Lockwood, Medical Director of the Midland Fertility Services, a woman’s chances of getting pregnant in her mid-thirties is ten (10) to fifteen (15) percent each month and goes down to less than five (5) percent in her forties.