Today's post is a continuation of my previous post, in which I talked about the mind-body / body-mind relationship - if you haven't read it, look there first! And today we'll talk about reaching out for help from a specialist who knows how to help.

Dzisiejszy post jest kontynuacją poprzedniego wpisu, w którym opowiadałam o relacji ciała z umysłem i umysłu z ciałem – jeśli nie czytaliście, to zajrzyjcie najpierw tam! Z kolei dzisiaj porozmawiamy o sięganiu po pomoc u specjalisty, który zna się na rzeczy.

I have the feeling that recently I saw a lot of posts about how various diseases look like in people. And actually there's nothing dangerous in those texts but sometimes when we read such posts we begin to wonder if we ourselves are not sick. But without the help of a specialist, we can't diagnose ourselves and we can’t say what our condition is, because each of us is an individual, and different diseases can look different in everyone.

Mam wrażenie, że ostatnio Internet jest pełen postów o tym, jak różne choroby wyglądają u danych osób. Nie byłoby w tym nic złego, gdyby nie to że czytając takie wpisy zaczynamy się zastanawiać, czy sami nie jesteśmy na coś chorzy. Ale prawda jest taka, że bez pomocy specjalisty nie jesteśmy w stanie sami stwierdzić jaki jest nasz stan zdrowia, bo każdy z nas jest jednostką indywidualną i u każdego różne choroby mogą wyglądać inaczej.

What is the best way to diagnose? Go to a specialist. And if you don't know where to start, go to your family doctor first and from there you can get instructions on where to go after. Also, listen to your body, what it tells you - maybe it is reacting to a certain thing in a certain way, or maybe you changed something in your routine recently? The body knows and the body will tell.

Jaki jest najlepszy sposób na diagnozę? Udać się do specjalisty. A jeśli nie wiecie gdzie zacząć to warto udać się do lekarza rodzinnego, stamtąd możemy być przekierowani dalej. Posłuchajcie też swojego ciała, co wam mówi – może reaguje na dany bodziec w określony sposób, albo w ostatnim czasie coś zmieniliście w swojej rutynie? Ciało wie i ciało powie.

This post is not meant to scare you but rather to motivate you to get tested regularly, for your own awareness that everything is ok. And remember that not everyone on the internet is a doctor and something that worked for them may not necessarily work for you. Everyone is different and it’s beautiful in its own way, so listen to your body and take care of yourself <3

Ten post nie ma na celu was nastraszyć a raczej zmotywować do tego by badać się regularnie, dla własnej świadomości, że wszystko jest okej. I pamiętajcie, że nie każdy w internecie jest lekarzem i coś, co się sprawdziło u danej osoby niekoniecznie musi się sprawdzić u was. Każdy z nas jest inny i jest to na swój sposób piękne, więc słuchajcie ciała i dbajcie o siebie <3

The fact the mind affects the body is something I have always known. Many times I have felt the effects of stress and other emotions in different parts of my body, and most of the time I have been aware that if I have a stressful time or an intense one with a lot going on, sooner or later it will influence my health. But I often forgot, and in fact I still forget, that this relationship works both ways, which means my body can affect how I feel mentally.

I wrote a bit about the first relationship in this post. Both emotions and what we say to each other have a huge impact on how we feel physically (mentally too, by the way). By having a negative and depressing dialogue, our body will respond with the same - negative feelings and lack of energy, which is not a supportive or a good practice for us. Hence there is so much talk about the internal dialogue that happens in the mind. Good words and positive messages reflect on the physical condition – I’m sure it’s been already a subject of scientific research which can prove this theory.

This second relationship is often forgotten, at least I think so. I have been forgetting it lately, but now I’m sure that my body was affecting my mood. I wondered where my negative thoughts were coming from, why I didn't want to do anything or why I was upset. The answer turned out to be trivially simple - I was hungry, tired or I didn’t sleep enough.

What does it give us? The awareness that we have control. By taking care of our internal dialogue so it’s good for us, but also by taking care of nourishing our body, we really gain a lot. There's a reason why we say in a healthy body a healthy spirit! :) so let's take care of ourselves and hug ourselves daily and put all those nice compliments like a cream on your face!