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When the new year arrives, people make resolutions to improve their lives but often find that they cannot meet these resolutions. Our bodies are an important tool in learning about triggers we have that prevent us from reaching our goals. Telecounseling and outpatient clinician, Jenny Cobuzzi of Kennebec Behavioral Health, discusses how people can connect bodily felt sensations with triggers and how they can create effective coping mechanisms during the new year.

The body-mind connection is a powerful force that can be difficult to understand. Without knowing why, our bodies can react to different situations that render people as reactors rather than responders. These subconscious reactions can often be seen in how our bodies feel or when in “fight or flight” mode. When exposed to a trigger, a body can physically react with symptoms like headaches, heart palpitations or increased heart rate, nausea and upset stomach or dizziness.

Increased awareness of ourselves leads us to the opportunities of developing and choosing coping skills, improving communication with ourselves and others and making decisions that will help us reach our resolutions and goals. Coping skills are powerful tools leading to empowerment and improving life.

Sometimes you cannot identify your bodily reactions and triggers, or you are unable to find effective coping skills. When this interferes with your quality of life, it is important to reach out for help. Mental health and substance use disorder providers can help you identify triggers and create an effective and tailored treatment plan to help you reach your goals and improve your life.

Kennebec Behavioral Health provides effective clinical and community-based mental health and substance use disorder services to youth, adults and families in Maine.
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