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ƆHYE · NSƐM A EMU YƐ DEN

Sɛnea Wubehu Bere a Ɛsɛ Sɛ Wotwe Wo Ho

Abusuabɔ bi wɔ hɔ a ɛfata sɛ woko ho. Ebinom rebɔ wo ka a ɛboro nea wubetumi atua so komm. Ɛha yɛkyerɛ sɛnea wubehu nsonsonoe a wonni atoro nkyerɛ wo ho, ne sɛnea wubegyae sɛ wode dodow a woahyɛ abusuabɔ no mu dada bɛsusuw no.

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Ebia wowɔ atenka bi dada. Saa na ɛtaa hyɛ ase. Ɛnyɛ asɛm baako a ɛyɛ hu, na mmom nne ketewa a abrɛ a ɛkɔ so ba bere a ɛnteɛ, a ebisa asɛmbisa koro no ara a daa wokasa fi ho. Ɛsɛ sɛ meda so wɔ ha anaa?

Nkurɔfo dodow a wobisa saa asɛmbisa no abisa no bere tenten. Wɔanya nimdeɛ a wɔde bua fi ho. Na ɛyɛ nnawɔtwe bɔne. Obiara wɔ bere bɔne. Nhyɛsotwe pii hyɛ no seesei. Ebia sɛ na meyɛ boasetɔ kakra, mehia ade kakra, meye kakra a, anka ɛbɛyɛ yiye.

Eyi nyɛ asɛm a ɛfa sɛ wobɛgyae nkurɔfo so ho. Abusuabɔ ankasa yɛ den, na fã a emu yɛ den no nyɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne sɛ biribi asɛe. Nanso nsonsonoe wɔ abusuabɔ a ɛrefa biribi mu ne abusuabɔ a, nkakrankakra, ɛregye wo mu pii sen nea ɛresan ma no ntam. Sɛ wobɛhu eyinom abien ntam nsonsonoe yɛ nneɛma a emu yɛ den a onipa hia sɛ ɔyɛ no mu baako. Enti momma yɛnyɛ no nokware mu.

Nea enti a saa gyinaesi yi yɛ den sɛ wobɛyɛ

Sɛ wotwe wo ho a ɛte sɛ nkogu. Wɔkyerɛkyerɛ yɛn sɛ sɛ wotena a ɛyɛ nokwaredi na sɛ wugyae a ɛyɛ ɔgyae, sɛ nnipa pa siesie nneɛma, sɛ ɔdɔ kyerɛ sɛ wonnyae. Enti bere a abusuabɔ yaw a, su a edi kan no taa yɛ sɛ wobɛbɔ mmɔden kɛse sen sɛ wobɛhwɛ pefee sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ ɛkɔ so anaa.

Afiri foforo a ɛyɛ komm nso wɔ hɔ, na ɛwɔ din. Yɛtaa kɔ so de bra biribi mu efisɛ yɛasɛe pii dada. Nkonomfo frɛ no sunk cost fallacy. Mfeɛ a woahyɛ mu, abakɔsɛm no, ofie a wode bom anaa mma a wode bom, daakye a woasi wʼadwene so dada no. Eyinom nyinaa yɛ ade a enti wotena, ɛwom sɛ emu biara nyɛ adansedie sɛ sɛ wotena a ɛye ma wo. Hwɛ yiye wɔ ha. Bere a woasɛe dada no, ɛkɔ ɔkwan biara so. Asɛmbisa ankasa nko ne sɛ wʼasetena afe a ɛreba no bɛbɔ wo ka sɛn, na ɛbɛma wo dɛn.

Ade baako bio ma eyi yɛ den. Bere a wowɔ abusuabɔ a ɛregye wo mu mu no, wo ankasa wʼatemmu yɛ nneɛma a edi kan a ɛyɛ kusuu no mu baako. Sɛ woadi bere tenten a wɔaka akyerɛ wo sɛ wo ho yɛ mmrɛw dodo, anaasɛ nneɛma a wokae no ansi a, ebia ɛbɛyɛ wo den ampa sɛ wode wo ho bɛto wo nkanee a ɛfa tebea no so. Saa kusuu no nyɛ adansedie sɛ woadi mfomso. Ɛtɔ da bi a ɛyɛ nimdeɛ ne nko ankasa.

Sɛnea ɛsɛ sɛ abusuabɔ te

Eboa sɛ wobɛnya biribi a wode bɛsusuw, efisɛ sɛ woanya anigye bere tenten a, wo werɛ betumi afi nea baseline no koraa yɛ.

Abusuabɔ a akwahosan wɔ mu, deɛ aduruyɛfoɔ kyerɛ na yɛn dodow no ara hu bere a yehu no, wɔ su kakra a ɛyɛ tɛkrɛma. Obu wɔ ɔbaako ɔhye ne ne asetena soronko ho. Ahotoso a ɛkɔ so nyini, sen sɛ ɛsɛe, wɔ bere mu. Baabi a wobetumi ako a ɛnnyɛ ɔko. Ayamye sɛ ewim tebea a ɛyɛ daa, ɛnyɛ ade a ɛyɛ na. Atenka sɛ wo ho yɛ den wɔ onipa yi nkyɛn, sɛ ɔboa wo, na woyɛ ade titiriw ankasa. Sɛnea Cleveland Clinic ka no, ayamye wɔ abusuabɔ mu te sɛ wote nka sɛ wo ho yɛ den, sɛ wɔboa wo, na sɛ wo ho hia onipa a aka no.

Hwɛ nea ɛnni saa nhyehyɛe no so. Ɛnka sɛ abusuabɔ no nni ntɔkwaw da, ɛnyɛ wo abasa mu da, enhia adwuma da. Abɛnbɛn biara wɔ ntwiriw. Asɛmbisa no ne sɛ, wɔ ntwiriw no ase, baseline tebea no wɔ hɔ anaa. Sɛ ɛwɔ hɔ a, bere a ɛyɛ den no, wubetumi atra ase. Sɛ ɛyera a, mmɔden dodow a wobɛbɔ no rentumi nyɛ no wo nko ara.

Nsɛnkyerɛnne sɛ ebia bere aso sɛ wofa asɛmbisa no aniberesɛm so

Kontaabu biara nni hɔ a esi eyi ma wo. Nanso nhyehyɛe bi wɔ hɔ a ɛfata aniberesɛm ankasa, titiriw bere a ɛsan ba na ɛnsesa sɛ deɛ woyɛ yɛ dɛn ara.

  • Wote nka sɛ worenantew kosua ho. Wohwɛ wo nsɛm, wo nne, wʼanim so, a daa woresiesie wo ho ama nyiesoɔ bi. Abusuabɔ a akwahosan wɔ mu nnyina saa ehu no so.
  • Wo wiase ayɛ ketewa. Nkurɔfo a na wɔbɛn wo no atwe wɔn ho, anaasɛ wɔatwe wo afi wɔn ho. Sɛ wobɛtwe wo afi nnamfo ne abusua ho yɛ kɔkɔbɔ a emu da hɔ pefee a abusua mu basabasayɛ ho akwankyerɛfo to din, efisɛ ɛyi nkurɔfo a anka wobetumi aboa wo ma woahu ade pefee no fi hɔ.
  • Daa wɔma wote nka sɛ woyɛ ketewa. Sɛ wɔka kyerɛ wo sɛ wonyɛ biribiara yiye da, sɛ wobu wʼatenka animtia anaasɛ wodi ho fɛw, sɛ wɔsopa wo wɔ nkurɔfo anim. Animtiabu a ɛsɔn brɛoo no sɛe ade wɔ ɔkwan a ntɔkwaw baako nte saa.
  • Bere pa no ahyɛ ase reyɛ adwuma sɛ kafrɛ. Nhyehyɛe a ohuru ba a ɛdi hyew ne bɔhyɛ akyi, na afei ntwiriw san hyɛ ase, no yɛ ade a akwankyerɛfo ka pɔtee. Sɛ wuhu wo ho sɛ wode wʼani da siesie-ho fã no so a, ɛno fata sɛ wohwɛ.
  • Wo nipadua rekan kontaabu. Nna a wuntumi nna, kuruwa a ɛwɔ wo yam mu ansa na wuhu wɔn, ahomegyeɛ atenka bere a wɔkɔ. Abusuabɔ mu ɔbrɛ a ɛkyɛ no fa nipadua ne adwene akwahosan a ɛyɛ nokware ho, na wo nipadua taa kan ɛka no ansa na wʼadwene gye to mu.
  • Wuhu wo ho a wonhu wo ho bio. Wo ho yeraw wo, woayɛ tɛkrɛma, woayɛ ketewa, ayɛ komm sen sɛnea na woteɛ.

Bere bɔne baako anaa abien mma abusuabɔ nnyɛ ade a wɔahwere koraa. Nhyehyɛe a egyina hɔ a ɛnsesa wɔ asram anaa mfeɛ pii mu no yɛ ade soronko.

Asɛmbisa kakra a ɛyɛ nokware a wo ne ho ntena

Sɛ woreyɛ adwene ho a, eyinom taa twa nnyigyei no mu yiye sen kontaabu biara:

  1. Sɛ adamfo bi kyerɛ me abusuabɔ pɔtee yi a, dɛn na anka mɛka akyerɛ no? Yɛn ani so da hɔ wɔ nkurɔfo foforo tebea ho sen yɛn ankasa. Fa saa ani a ɛda hɔ no.
  2. Mereda so esiane nea ɛyɛ nti, anaasɛ esiane nea mewɔ anidaso sɛ ɛbɛtumi ayɛ nti? Anidaso nyɛ bɔne. Nanso nsonsonoe wɔ hokafo a ɔresesa ne hokafo a woretwɛn sɛ ɔbɛsesa ntam.
  3. Dɛn na mabisa, boro pɛnkoro, a daa minnya? Nhyehyɛe ho hia wɔ ha sen bɔhyɛ.
  4. Hena na mɛyɛ afe akyi sɛ biribiara a ɛfa eyi ho ansesa a? Susuw ho pefee. Hwɛ sɛnea wo nipadua bua ansa na wo tirim abua.

Ɛho nhia sɛ wosiesie eyi nyinaa bere koro mu. Mpɛn pii no, ade a mfaso wɔ so koraa ne sɛ wubegyae sɛ wode asɛm akyerɛ wo ho na woama wo ho kwan sɛ wobɛhwɛ no ankasa.

Bere a eyi boro gyinaesi a emu yɛ den so

Ɔhye bi wɔ hɔ a ɛsesa biribiara. Sɛ wusuro wo hokafo, sɛ wɔahunahuna wo, ahyɛ wo so, anaasɛ wɔapira wo, anaasɛ sɛ wobɛfi mu a ɛte sɛ ahobammɔ nni mu wɔ honam fam a, eyi nyɛ asɛmbisa sɛ abusuabɔ no ho hia anaa. Wo ahobammɔ di kan, ɛto. Sɛ wobɛfi tebea a ayayadeyɛ wɔ mu a, ɛyɛ bere a asiane wɔ mu sen biara, na ɛno ankasa nti na ɛfata sɛ wode mmoa yɛ sen sɛ wo nko ara. Akwankyerɛfo a wɔatete no betumi ne wo aka ho asɛm kokoam na wɔaboa wo ma woayɛ nhyehyɛe, a ɔhyɛ nni mu na atemmu nni mu.

Na sɛ wokura eyi komm, abrɛ na woannya ho akyinnye a, mesrɛ wo, mfa wo nko ara nkura. Ɔyaresafo anaa ɔfotufo betumi aboa wo ma woahu tebea no pefee na woagyina pintinn bere a worebu atɛn. Adamfo a wode wo ho to no so betumi ayɛ baabi a wobɛka asɛm no pefee nea edi kan. Sɛ woto din kyerɛ onipa baako a ahobammɔ wɔ ne ho no taa yɛ baabi a kusuu no hyɛ ase tew.

Sɛ wotwe wo ho a ɛnyɛ pɛ sɛ wagyae, na sɛ wotena a ɛnyɛ pɛ sɛ ɔdɔ. Mmienu nyinaa betumi ayɛ akokoduru gyinaesi, sɛnea nokware te. Wowɔ ho kwan sɛ wopɛ asetena a ahobammɔ ne ayamye wɔ mu. Sɛ wopɛ saa a ɛnyɛ ade a ɛboro so sɛ wobɛbisa.

Nsɛm a wonyae

Ansa na wobɛkɔ, kasɛm tiawa bi fa ɔhwɛ ho

KEEP CALM de adesua nnwinnadeɛ a wode boa wo ho a wontua hwee ma. Eyi nyɛ ayaresa afotuo, yare ho nhwehwɛmu, anaa adwene ho ayaresa, na ɛnnsi ɔbenfoɔ hwɛ ananmu. Sɛ biribi wɔ ha a ɛkyerɛ sɛ ɛboro daa nhyɛso so a, sɛ wobɛfrɛ ɔbenfoɔ no yɛ anammɔntuo a emu yɛ den na nyansa wɔ mu.

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