About self management
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| Course: | Discover Digital Guide: your health and wellbeing |
| Book: | About self management |
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| Date: | Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 11:02 AM |
Description
Read this section and see how self management can help you live well on your own terms.
What is a long term condition?
Health conditions which last for a long time or indefinitely. Long term conditions come in all shapes and sizes. They can include depression, dermatitis, diabetes, chronic pain, and many more. What connects them all is that there is no simple cure. The actions you take in your everyday life can make the condition better or worse.So what is self management?
It refers to those actions that you take to make yourself better. Whether it’s being careful about what you eat, being more active, taking your medicine regularly or even ensuring you spend enough quality time with family and friends. It can be about knowing your symptoms and your triggers, as well as what helps.
Whatever helps you cope, or even thrive, can fall under self management.
Does self management mean managing alone?
Self management doesn’t mean managing by yourself. Self management is most effective when it’s done with the support of health professionals and others that can help. You could be working with a health coach to achieve better wellbeing. Attending support groups or going for organised walks to manage your health better. You could also be accessing more specific support, from peers or professionals, that is related to your condition.
So self management is a partnership, but it equips YOU with the skills and knowledge to be in the driving seat.
What are the benefits of self management?
Self management can mean people being:
• better informed about their condition(s)
• better prepared for everyday challenges
• better supported when they need it.
In this video, various individuals explain what self management means to them.