Guy Winch: Why we all need to practice emotional first aid
گای وینچ: چرا همه ما نیاز به تمرین کمک های اولیه احساسی و عاظفی داریم
Guy Winch asks us to take our emotional health as seriously as we take our physical health -- and explores how to heal from common heartaches. Full bio
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is that it makes you an expert
که این تو را متخصص
than my cookie, I had questions.
من سوال داشتم.
notice favoritism of a different kind,
نوع دیگری از استثناء قائل شدن کردم،
value the body than we do the mind.
نسبت به روان مان قائل هستیم.
my doctorate in psychology,
روانشناسی در دانشگاه صرف کردم،
look at my business card and say,
کارت ویزیت من نگاه کردند و گفتند،
So not a real doctor,"
پس دکتر واقعی نیستی،"
over the mind, I see it everywhere.
نسبت به روان مان نشان می دهیم.
was getting ready for bed.
by the sink brushing his teeth,
و مشغول مسواک زدن دندان هایش بود،
on the stool when he fell.
but then he got back up,
ولی برگشت روی چهارپایه،
a box of Band-Aids to put one on his cut.
tie his shoelaces,
so it doesn't become infected,
تا عفونت نکند،
your teeth by brushing twice a day.
our physical health
we were five years old.
our psychological health?
about emotional hygiene?
و عواطف چه چیزی یاد می دهیم؟
taking care of our teeth
so much more important to us
even more often than we do physical ones,
صدمات بر روی جسم ما هستند،
or rejection or loneliness.
worse if we ignore them,
بدتر خواهند شد،
in dramatic ways.
scientifically proven techniques
kinds of psychological injuries,
that we should.
Just shake it off; it's all in your head."
خودت را تکان بده این فقط توی ذهن توست."
to somebody with a broken leg:
پایش شکسته است بگوید:
it's all in your leg."
این فقط پای تو هست"
our physical and our psychological health.
سلامت روح و روان مان را با سلامت جسم کم کنیم.
my brother is also a psychologist.
I've ever done in my life
to New York City
for the first time in our lives,
brutal for both of us.
family and friends,
really expensive then
for five minutes a week.
هم در هفته صحبت کنیم.
be spending together.
we would talk for 10 minutes.
با هم ۱۰ دقیقه صحبت کنیم.
waiting for him to call --
و منتظر تلفن او بودم---
but the phone didn't ring.
اما تلفن زنگ نزد.
he will call later."
being away for over 10 months,
the way I missed him.
saddest and longest nights of my life.
طولانی ترین شبهای زندگی من بود.
I realized I had kicked it off the hook
دوشاخ تلفن را وقتی روز قبل قدم میزدم
and it rang a second later,
و یک ثانیه بعد این زنگ زد،
and, boy, was he pissed.
و او عصبانی بود.
night of his life as well.
happened, but he said,
اما او گفت،
If you saw I wasn't calling you,
اگر دیدی من زنگ نزدم،
the phone and call me?"
but I do today,
اما امروز برای آن پاسخی دارم،
deep psychological wound,
and scrambles our thinking.
تفکر ما را از بین می برد.
care much less than they actually do.
کمتر از آنچه که واقعا هستند نسبت به ما کم توجه اند.
ارتباط برقرار کنیم نگران باشیم،
for rejection and heartache
more than you can stand?
آنکه بتوانید آن را تحمل کنید هست.
loneliness back then,
واقعی ناشی از تنهایی بودم،
so it never occurred to me.
و این اصلا به ذهن من نرسیده بود.
purely subjectively.
from those around you.
با کسانی که در اطراف شما هستند.
and all of it is horrifying.
و این وحشتناک هست.
miserable, it will kill you.
likelihood of an early death
احتمال مرگ زودرس شما را
high cholesterol.
چربی خون بالا می شود.
of your immune system,
از بین می برد،
of illnesses and diseases.
that taken together,
significant a risk
longevity as cigarette smoking.
همانطور که کشیدن سیگار خطرناک هست.
saying, "This could kill you."
"این ممکن است شما را بکشد."
we prioritize our psychological health,
سلامت روانی را اولویت دهیم،
a psychological wound
psychological wound
and misleads us.
play with identical plastic toys.
سه اسباب بازی پلاستیکی درست عین هم بازی می کردند.
and a cute doggie would pop out.
سگ عروسکی بامزه بالا می آمد.
purple button, then pushing it,
پس آن را فشار می داد،
at the box, with her lower lip trembling.
لب پائین او کمی لرزید.
watched this happen,
به او نگاه میکرد،
into tears without even touching it.
بدون اینکه حتی به آن دست بزند.
everything she could think of
تمامی چیزهایی را که فکر میکرد امتحان کرد
and she squealed with delight.
و با شادی فریاد زد.
identical plastic toys,
reactions to failure.
capable of sliding a red button.
که دکمه قرمز را فشار دهند.
them from succeeding
into believing they could not.
تا باورکنند که آنها نمی توانند.
as well, all the time.
feelings and beliefs that gets triggered
احساسی و عاطفی را دارا هستیم؛
frustrations and setbacks.
انها در ما بروز می کنند.
your mind reacts to failure?
you're incapable of something
که شما ناتوان برای انجام کاری و یا چیزی هستید
you'll begin to feel helpless
شما احساس ناامیدی می کنید.
or you won't even try at all.
و یا حتی اصلا تلاشی برای آن نمی کنید.
convinced you can't succeed.
که نمی توانید موفق شوید.
function below their actual potential.
عملکرد افراد پائین تر از توانایی واقعی آنهاست.
sometimes a single failure
گاهی تنها یک شکست
succeed, and they believed it.
و آنها آن را باور کردنده اند.
it's very difficult to change our mind.
خیلی مشکل خواهد بود که ذهن و نظرمان را تغییر دهیم.
when I was a teenager with my brother.
هنگامی که نوجوان بودم با برادرم یاد گرفتم.
down a dark road at night,
تاریکی رانندگی می کردیم،
and they were looking for suspects.
shined his flashlight on the driver,
و نور چراغ قوه را به خودرو تابانید،
and then on me.
to him whatsoever.
he searches me,
و شروع به گشتن من کرد،
I didn't have a police record,
هیچ سابقه ای با پلیس ندارم[ مرا رها کرد]،
I had a twin in the front seat.
که من یک برادر دوقلو دارم که در صندلی جلو نشسته بود.
you could see by the look on his face
شما صورت او را دیده اید.
getting away with something.
once we become convinced.
سخت است که تغییر کند.
demoralized and defeated after you fail.
و شکست پس از شکست داشته باشید.
convinced you can't succeed.
که متقاعد شوید که نمی توانید موفق شوید.
feelings of helplessness.
over the situation.
negative cycle before it begins.
we thought they were.
آنطور که ما فکر می کردیم که باشند.
and really unpleasant the next.
و در دقیقه بعد بسیار ناخوشایند باشند.
and an extremely ugly divorce,
و یک طلاق بسیار سخت و زشت،
seemed nice and he seemed successful,
آن مرد به نظر خوب و موفق می رسید،
he seemed really into her.
she bought a new dress,
New York City bar for a drink.
برای خوردن یک نوشیدنی قرار گذاشتند.
the man stands up and says,
All she could do was call a friend.
و همه کاری که می توانست انجام دهد تماس با یک دوست بود.
"Well, what do you expect?
" خُب، تو چی انتظار داشتی؟
you have nothing interesting to say,
چیز جالبی برای گفتن نداری،
successful man like that
could be so cruel?
آیا این دوست خیلی بی رحمه؟
the friend who said that.
especially after a rejection.
پذیرفته نشدن.
and all our shortcomings,
what we wish we weren't,
آنچه که آرزو می کنیم که نباشیم،
our self-esteem is already hurting.
چونکه عزت نفس و شخصیت مان جریحه دار شده .
and damage it even further?
worse on purpose.
and decide, "Oh, I know!
"آه، می دانم!
how much deeper I can make it."
عمیق تر می توانم آن را ببرم."
injuries all the time.
اسیب های روحی و روانی انجام می دهیم.
our psychological health.
that when your self-esteem is lower,
هنگامی که عزت نفس و احترام به خودتان پائین هست،
stress and to anxiety,
and it takes longer to recover from them.
و زمان بیشتری طول می کشد تا از آنها بهبودی یابید.
the first thing you should be doing
اولین کاری که باید بکنید
join Fight Club and beat it into a pulp.
نه به کلوپ جنگجویان بپیوندید ونه تا می توانید به خودتان آسیب برسانید.
you would expect from a truly good friend.
همانطور که از یک دوست واقعا خوب انتظار می رود.
psychological habits and change them.
is called rumination.
professor makes you feel stupid in class,
پرفسور کاری می کند که شما احساس کودنی در کلاس بکیند،
the scene in your head for days,
in this way can easily become a habit,
به راحتی میتواند تبدیل به یک عادت شود،
on upsetting and negative thoughts,
روی موضوع ناراحت کنند و فکر منفی
at significant risk
خطر قابل توجهی قرار می دهید
alcoholism, eating disorders,
feel really strong and really important,
میتوانید واقعا قوی و پر اهمیت احساس شود،
because a little over a year ago,
زیرا کمی بیش از یک سال پیش،
with stage III non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
a harsh course of chemotherapy.
what he was going through.
وضعیتی خواهد داشت فکر نکنم.
how much he was suffering,
but psychologically I was a mess.
اما از لحاظ روانی به هم ریخته بودم.
distraction is sufficient
قطع فکر کردن و حواس پرتی برای
in that moment.
upsetting, negative thought,
something else until the urge passed.
می کردم تا این نیاز رفع شود.
my whole outlook changed
تمام ظاهر من تغییر کرد
and more hopeful.
my brother had a CAT scan,
برادرم سی تی اسکن داشت،
he got the results.
of chemotherapy to go,
psychological wounds,
you will thrive.
در خود ایجاد می کنید و رشد می کنید.
people began practicing personal hygiene,
مردم بهداشت شخصی را شروع کردند،
by over 50 percent
could rise just as dramatically
emotional hygiene.
the world would be like
and less depression?
and more empowered?
I want to live in,
که من می خواهم در آن زندگی کنم،
wants to live in as well.
می خواهد در آن زندگی کند.
and change a few simple habits,
ساده از عادات تان را تفییر دهید،
همه ما می توانیم در آن زندگی کنیم.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Guy Winch - Psychologist, authorGuy Winch asks us to take our emotional health as seriously as we take our physical health -- and explores how to heal from common heartaches.
Why you should listen
Guy Winch is a licensed psychologist who works with individuals, couples and families. As an advocate for psychological health, he has spent the last two decades adapting the findings of scientific studies into tools his patients, readers and audience members can use to enhance and maintain their mental health. As an identical twin with a keen eye for any signs of favoritism, he believes we need to practice emotional hygiene with the same diligence with which we practice personal and dental hygiene.
His recent book, Emotional First Aid: Healing Rejection, Guilt, Failure, and Other Everyday Hurts, has been translated in 24 languages. He writes the popular "Squeaky Wheel Blog" on PsychologyToday.com, and he is the author of The Squeaky Wheel: Complaining the Right Way to Get Results, Improve Your Relationships and Enhance Self-Esteem. His new book, How to Fix a Broken Heart, was published by TED Books/Simon & Schuster in 2017. He has also dabbled in stand-up comedy.
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