Managing your health *

The most important step in managing your own health is to actually embrace the idea that your own health is only up to you.

This is not easy. Many remember the day when their parent or guardian pointed to a doctor and wispered: "You see that person? You listen to what they say, they will fix what is wrong with you." At that moment many of us gave up the full responsibility for our health and never looked back....

But claiming the full responsibility is actually liberating - no one to chase for answers, no one to wait for or hope they will make a good decision / procedure / prescription... Taking charge actually allows you to discover and learn and focus on "what else could I do to get better?". After all, who cares more about your health than you?

The second reason to asert oneself is to eliminate the chance of becoming a "victim" of others or some circumstance. Being a victim is easy but it takes away our power to do something about the problem. When we embrace responsibility, we open the door to personal power.