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Ask Dr. Gina
Positive Outlook Creates Overall Well-Being
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By Dr. Gina Aguayo, Ph. D.
Most of us do our best to maintain a positive outlook on life. However, this can become a challenge when facing increased stress or the addition of new responsibilities. When your positive outlook starts to sag into pessimism, you may begin to feel physical affects as well. Changing the way you interpret events can affect your overall well-being. Thinking about events in a more positive manner may improve your physical and mental health, making it easier to manage the stresses in your life, which in turn, helps you to feel successful, leading to more positive regard for self, which improves the way you feel. Think of it as a cycle of reinforcement. So, how do you find the silver lining in stressful situations? There is no easy answer to this question. Every situation is unique and requires you to analyze it on its own merits. During your analysis identify what you are gaining from the change (e.g., parents need to be in assisted living- you gain time because you have reduced your caretaking responsibilities), and focus less on the negative aspects of the change (e.g., additional work duties with no raise-see it as an opportunity to demonstrate your abilities and then at review time show your successes as evidence for a raise). By making these minor adjustments you may find that you are feeling more energized because you are expending less mental energy on the negative aspects. In addition, you may well feel your physical self improve due to reduced muscle aches, few headaches, and more energy to be active. Using your mind to benefit your overall health seems like a no-brainer! Dr. Gina is a practicing clinical Psychologist at Billerica Counseling Center. If you would like Dr. Gina answer your questions, please email her at drgina@billericacounselingcenter.com.
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Frozen Peanut Butter Pie Ingredients ½ 8-ounce package (4 oz.) of cream cheese, room temp 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted ⅓ cup creamy peanut butter ½ cup milk
9 oz. of Cool Whip 9-inch graham cracker pie crust Canned or jarred mandarin oranges as a garnish (optional)
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Directions In a large bowl, place the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and peanut butter and whip until creamy. Then add the milk a little at a time, whipping as you go. When fully incorporated, the mixture will be smooth but somewhat thin. Then you put the cool whip in all at once and fold until everything is mixed together. You may see some very light streaks of a little browner color. That’s okay. It’s ready to pour into the pie shell. Put it into the freezer for at least four hours. The pie will have the consistency of ice cream and you must store any remaining pie in the freezer. Note: You can use any flavor pie shell you like, including a regular baked pie crust. Just make sure it’s completely cooled. When I make this I make two. I double everything and then I can use the whole package of cream cheese, one 12-ounce and one 6-ounce container of Cool Whip.
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