Emotional health
Maintaining a healthy mindset
People often focus on their physical health before their emotional health, but the latter is also important to overall well-being.
Below, Dr. Guy Winch (renowned clinical psychologist, respected author, and advocate for the science of emotional health), shares his strategies for building emotional strength while living with PNH, which he created in partnership with the community. These simple guided tools may help you take steps to greater wellness.
Don’t miss these tools to help you practice. Each includes actionable steps to help change daily patterns.
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Leaving negative feelings behind
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Making peace with your diagnosis
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Communicating with caregivers
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Managing
stress -
Redefining your identity
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Facing
your fears -
Staying
motivated -
Powering
confidence -
Keeping it
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Forging deeper connections
Tools to help you practice
After you’ve watched the videos above, these worksheets can help you put this advice into practice. You can use these strategies to explore new ways of approaching challenges.
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Deepening your connection to others
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Converting negative self-talk to self-compassion
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Honoring your strengths
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Handling setbacks without self-blame
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Filling the identity voids
Dr. Guy Winch was compensated by Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for the time required to develop these resources. Every person’s experience with PNH is unique. These materials do not include individual treatment or medical advice. You should speak with your doctor about questions you may have on PNH, its symptoms, and treatment.