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What are the best ways to use affirmations to help clients dealing with social isolation?

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Social isolation can have a negative impact on your clients' mental health, motivation, and self-esteem. As a motivational interviewing practitioner, you can use affirmations to help them cope with the challenges and opportunities of being alone. Affirmations are positive statements that acknowledge your clients' strengths, efforts, and values. They can boost your clients' confidence, resilience, and readiness to change. In this article, you will learn some of the best ways to use affirmations to help clients dealing with social isolation.

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Jay C.

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1 Use open-ended questions

One of the best ways to use affirmations is to ask your clients open-ended questions that elicit their own positive self-talk. These questions cannot be answered with a yes or no, and they provide an opportunity for your clients to explore their feelings, thoughts, and actions. For instance, you can inquire about how they have been dealing with the isolation, what they have learned about themselves during this time, what they are proud of or grateful for, and how they have been caring for their physical and mental health. By asking such open-ended questions, you can help your clients uncover and articulate their own affirmations, which can be more impactful and purposeful than those given by others.

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Use affirmations to combat social isolation by encouraging positive self-talk, reinforcing self-worth and resilience, focusing on strengths and accomplishments, fostering a sense of belonging and connection, promoting self-care practices, encouraging gratitude and mindfulness, and providing ongoing support and encouragement to clients.

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Jay C.

|| NASA L'SPACE Alumni || Mechatronics & Human Systems Engineering Student || Vice President of Edmonds Rocketry || TEDx Speaker || HCI x HCD x UXE || ???? ???? ????
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If a client is experiencing social isolation, understanding the back story and what they personally enjoy about social interaction is important before moving forward. Sometimes people who were once connected towards a community could have experienced an extreme life change that needs to be acknowledged. Graduating from college, retiring/laid off from work, substance abuse, limiting mobility and lifestyle challenges need to be understood and acknowledged. Social isolation should always be followed up with an action plan because how closely it is tied to mental health.

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2 Use reflective listening

Another way to use affirmations is to practice reflective listening, a technique that involves repeating or paraphrasing what your clients say in a way that demonstrates understanding and empathy. This can help them feel heard, validated, and supported while reinforcing their affirmations and helping them clarify their goals and values. For instance, you could use reflective listening to say something like: “It seems like you’ve been very creative and resourceful in finding ways to stay connected with your friends and family” or “I can tell that you’ve been working hard to maintain a healthy routine and habits.” You could also say something like “You’ve shown a lot of courage and flexibility in adapting to the changes and uncertainties” or “It looks like you have a clear vision of what you want to achieve and how to get there.” By using reflective listening, you can help your clients recognize and appreciate their affirmations, thus motivating them to keep moving forward.

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Jay C.

|| NASA L'SPACE Alumni || Mechatronics & Human Systems Engineering Student || Vice President of Edmonds Rocketry || TEDx Speaker || HCI x HCD x UXE || ???? ???? ????
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With reflective listening, it is important to paraphrase what you understood about the situation and help them explore their feelings on the topic. Be wary of the quoted fluff words above. Sometimes the client may want a listening ear, whereas other times they may want about actionable solutions. Nothing is more frustrating than saying 'I'm here for you' when within that moment the client needs a physical hug. Also distinguish between if the client wants to vent or if they want advice or solutions. If the expectations between caretaker and client aren't addressed it will create more frustrations on both parts.

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3 Use scaling questions

A third way to use affirmations is to use scaling questions, which are questions that ask your clients to rate something on a scale of 0 to 10. This can help measure progress, confidence, and satisfaction, as well as identify areas where more support or feedback is needed. For example, you can ask your clients to rate their confidence in overcoming isolation and achieving goals, their satisfaction with the steps they have taken to cope with the isolation, how much they agree with the statement "I am a strong and capable person", and how motivated they are to make positive changes in their life. Scaling questions allow you to help your clients quantify and celebrate their affirmations, while also providing them with constructive feedback and suggestions.

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Jay C.

|| NASA L'SPACE Alumni || Mechatronics & Human Systems Engineering Student || Vice President of Edmonds Rocketry || TEDx Speaker || HCI x HCD x UXE || ???? ???? ????
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Scaling a clients goals by having them quantify it themselves isn't a way to organically foster a working relationship. Focus on building the clients self belief system by starting with simple, small and achievable goals. Instill the belief they are capable of achieving those goals and remind them of their other successes along the way. Reminding them of their interests and stay aligned with goals and ideas they naturally gravitate towards. Working with the clients goals and help them invision small achievable steps. Create excitement by finding inspirational content that aligns with their interests will keep them motivated.

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4 Use the four elements of affirmations

Using affirmations effectively requires following four elements: being specific, relevant, genuine, and supportive. When crafting affirmations, focus on a particular behavior, skill, or quality that your clients have demonstrated or want to develop. Also, make sure they are meaningful to your clients' goals and values. Additionally, affirmations should be sincere and match your clients' reality. Finally, they should be encouraging and acknowledge their efforts and challenges. By adhering to these four elements of affirmations, you can help your clients craft ones that are realistic, positive, and empowering.

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Jay C.

|| NASA L'SPACE Alumni || Mechatronics & Human Systems Engineering Student || Vice President of Edmonds Rocketry || TEDx Speaker || HCI x HCD x UXE || ???? ???? ????
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I only use affirmations specifically to rewrite negative thought patterns. For example, someone I was mentoring said 'there must be something mentally wrong with me, I should be looking for jobs and applying to them and I just can't do it' within this case the problem is the client finds something "mentally wrong" with themselves. They feel separate from the collective of others. However a gentle 'nudge' in the right direction goes a long way. In this case I said 'humans aren't made to sit and do a significant amount of paperwork, this is a normal feeling that most people share'. By allowing the client to know they are not alone helps them feel metaphorically connect to others that may feel this way they were able to start applying to jobs.

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5 Use affirmations regularly

A fifth way to use affirmations is to use them regularly and consistently, not just sporadically or when your clients are feeling low. Doing so can help your clients build a habit of positive self-talk, which can improve their self-esteem, motivation, and well-being. Additionally, it can help maintain a trusting and collaborative relationship with you, which can facilitate the motivational interviewing process. For instance, you can use affirmations at the beginning and end of each session to set a positive tone and summarize the achievements and learnings. During the session, you can emphasize their strengths and successes to reinforce their commitment and confidence. And between sessions, you can remind them of their affirmations and provide support and encouragement. By using affirmations regularly and consistently, your clients can internalize and act on their affirmations to make lasting changes in their lives.

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Jay C.

|| NASA L'SPACE Alumni || Mechatronics & Human Systems Engineering Student || Vice President of Edmonds Rocketry || TEDx Speaker || HCI x HCD x UXE || ???? ???? ????
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Reinforcing positive thought patterns in the form of affirmations is an important tool to help people become self resilient. Reinforcing positive thought patterns means to repeat that affirmation when the specific situation arise that creates a negative thought pattern. For example when a client struggles with perceived perceptions of rejection, I just remind them that micro expressions can be misleading and misunderstood because people can be fighting personal battles we can't see or don't communicate. When a situation arises when someone is experiencing life's hardships I remind them that tired can be perceived as inattentive or uninteresting but it isn't rejection. This is an example.

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6 Here’s what else to consider

This is a space to share examples, stories, or insights that don’t fit into any of the previous sections. What else would you like to add?

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Neil Greco

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We are all more alike than different. Use that to tap into the basic human need to feel and be connected. Start small. Don't pretend to be above the same need they have and are experiencing.

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1 Use open-ended questions

2 Use reflective listening

3 Use scaling questions

4 Use the four elements of affirmations

5 Use affirmations regularly

6 Here’s what else to consider

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1 Use open-ended questions

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5 Use affirmations regularly

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