Have you given into the temptation of staying in your sweat pants or PJ's the
whole day? Well in today's episode I want to talk to you about the benefits of
getting dressed and why we should do it even if we have nowhere to go.
Hi ladies and welcome back to my channel if this is the first time that you're
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you like practical tips on how to improve yourself and your life. I've made
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so go and take a look after you've watched this video so what is the
psychology behind getting dressed in the mornings we'll take a look at that now
and then you want to make sure that you watch until the end, I've put together four
looks to show you. A lot of times when we experience great upset or stress in our
lives one of the first things to go is self-care, and it's actually quite ironic to
think that we neglect ourselves so easily when that is actually the most
important thing that we need to do in times like these. I definitely think that
getting dressed, maybe putting on some makeup and some jewelry is part of a
good self-care routine and I know how easy it is to let that slip when I was
fresh out of school I spent a year overseas working as an au pair and in
the first few weeks I was so homesick that I neglected myself terribly. My
personal hygiene went out the window, I ended up wearing the uniform that they
provided me with every single day even though I didn't have to.
I couldn't sleep well I didn't eat well and I really went into a spiral of
depression, I had to work hard to get myself out of there. I know firsthand how
easy it is to just let ourselves go. This is where the things that we wear can play
such a big role because the clothes that you wear can change the state that
you're in. Cognitive psychologists in Northwestern University did some
research to try and understand how our clothes can affect our state.They took
two groups of people, they dressed the one group in white
lab coats and the other group could wear their street clothes. Then they gave them
a task where they had to look for inconsistencies. The people who wore the
lab coats had at least fifty percent less errors than the people wearing the
street clothes and this led them to come up with a term Enclothed Cognition. What
they suggest is that the clothes that we wear has a symbolic meaning to us and
clothes enhance our psychological state. Maybe you can even think of a time where
the outfit that you wore at a specific event or instance influenced or affected
the way that people interacted and related to you. So if we assume that it's true
that your clothes has a symbolic meaning to you and that it can affect your
psychological state, the question then is what do your clothes that you choose to
wear every day do for you? So when you wake up in the morning ask yourself how
do I want to feel today more dynamic, in control, productive, calm, more relaxed and
once you start doing this now you become intentional in your life now you begin
to create your day and you choose what it is that you're going to put out into
the world. So I think there's a lot of power in our intentional choices and in
becoming self-aware enough to say that this is how I want to feel and this is
what I'm going to do to support me to get there. So at the beginning of the
video I told you that I've put together some outfits for you, let's take a look.
This first look is super casual pairing a very comfortable oversized t-shirt
with a pair of jeans this is actually the t-shirt that I'm wearing today while
filming this video for you. We're heading into spring time here in the northern
hemisphere and this is a perfect option for those fresh spring days. This flower
top is very light and goes well with these low-rise jeans. I'm very happy when
I find a pair of low-rise jeans because I'm short so I don't really like wearing
the high-waisted jeans. This next look is again perfect for those spring days
where it's cooler in the mornings and warmer in the afternoons and you can
always substitute the jacket for a cardigan. This last look is very
minimalistic and it combines a light knit jersey with jeans and I've paired it with
a statement necklace just to make it but more interesting and dynamic. I know
from firsthand experience how easy it is to feel lethargic and demotivated and
uninspired if you don't get yourself dressed in real clothes. And once you're
stuck in that negative cycle it's very difficult to get yourself out of it. I
think we've got enough going on in the world, that we need to do whatever it is
that we can to support our mood and our mental well-being and I can tell you now
that getting dressed in real clothes will help you do that. If you've not yet
done so please remember to subscribe like this video if you enjoyed it and
share it with a friend. Thank you so much for watching and I'll see you in the
next one. Bye