The basic steps to making changes are:

• Become aware of the behavior you want to change.
• Examine the reasons you developed that behavior to begin with.
• Have compassion for what you’ve done in the past.
• Find new ways to meet your needs.
• Get support.
• Begin today.
• Make several tries.
• Be persistent.

If you are unable to make desired changes on your own, do not hesitate to seek professional help. Sources of mental health services for Tulane students include:

• The Center for Educational Resources and Counseling
• The Psychiatry Dept of the Student Health Center

Self Help: Resolutions for all year

• Enjoy your own company.
• Be as good to yourself as you are to those you care about.
• Appreciate your abilities; accept your limitations.
• Work to improve yourself; don’t put yourself down.
• Pay attention to your spiritual, emotional, physical, intellectual, and interpersonal needs.
• Act like the warm and loving person that you are.
• Associate with emotionally healthy people.
• Accept compliments; refuse requests without feeling selfish.
• Eat right; rest & exercise adequately.
• Accept the fact that it is unrealistic to expect everyone to be like you.
• Take pride in your appearance.
• Define attractiveness on your own terms.
• Ask for help when you need it.
• Remember that the habits and activities you engage in today will greatly influence your future.