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“From my many years of being a psychologist, I have found that New Year’s resolutions at first tend to be more positive for those people making them since there is an excitement, belief, and hope that they will achieve their resolutions,” explained Yvonne Thomas, Ph.D., a Los Angeles-based psychologist at www.yvonnethomasphd.com, whose specialties include self-esteem and relationships. “However, as I’ve seen and also is often reported, less than 25% stick to their New Year’s resolutions after just 30 days. The ironic and sad part about this is that instead of feeling good and proud about oneself for having a resolution and trying to keep it, people can end up feeling demoralized and ashamed for not achieving their resolutions.”
But why do these promises to ourselves end up failing in the first place? “For one thing, people may be unrealistic in setting resolutions which are too hard to meet or not able to be met in the time they expected and allowed for,” Dr. Thomas explained, or “they don’t have enough emotional support from others or enough self-confidence and/or self-discipline to stay on track until their resolution is attained.”
Yvonne Thomas Ph.D. is a Therapist In Los Angeles. To read the full article “New Year, New You? Psychologists Reveal Whether Resolutions Can Really Change Your Life” visit lifeandstylemag.com