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Ukulimala kwezandla, okubizwa nangokuthi ukuzizwisa ubuhlungu noma ukulimala kwenhliziyo okungesiwo ukuzibulala, kuyilapho umuntu ezihlukumeza ngamabomu ngaphandle kokuhlose ukuphela kokuphila kwakhe. Le ndlela iyavame kakhulu kunalokho abantu abaningi abakwaziyo, futhi kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi ngokuvamile iyindlela yokubhekana nobuhlungu obukhulu bomzwelo noma imizwa engaphezu kwamandla.
Abantu abazilimazayo ngokuvamile bazama ukuphatha imizwa enzima, hhayi ukuzilimaza unomphela. Ukuqonda le ndlela ngesihawu nokuthola ukwesekwa okufanele kungadala amasu aphilile okuqondisa nokuphulukisa.
Ukulimala kwezandla kuyisenzo sokuzenzela ubuhlungu bomzimba njengendlela yokubhekana nobunzima bomzwelo. Akwenziwa ngokuvamile ngenhloso yokuzibulala, kodwa kunjengendlela yokulawula imizwa engaphezu kwamandla noma ukuthola kabusha umuzwa wokulawula.
Le ndlela ngokuvamile isebenza njengompompi wokukhulula imizwa lapho umuntu engakwazi ukuveza noma ukubhekana nemizwa yakhe ngezindlela ezahlukene. Abantu abaningi abazilimazayo bachaza njengendlela yokuzizwa okuthile lapho behluleka ngokomzwelo, noma ukuthola impumuzo ebuhlungwini obukhulu bomzwelo.
Ukulimala kwezandla kungaba yiphethini ephindaphindayo, ikakhulukazi lapho umuntu engakafundi amanye amasu aphilile okuqondisa. Le ndlela ngokuvamile iqala eminyakeni yobusha kodwa ingaqhubeka ebuntwini uma ingaxazululwanga.
Izimpawu zokulimala kwezandla zingaba zomzimba nokuziphatha. Ukwazi lezi zimpawu kungakusiza ukuqaphela ukuthi nini umuntu angadinga ukwesekwa nokuqonda.
Izimpawu zomzimba ongazibona zihlanganisa:
Izibonakaliso zokuziphatha kanye nezimfundiso zivame ukuhambisana nezokomzimba. Lezi zingafaka ukukhipha abangane nemisebenzi, ukubonisa imizwa yokuphelelwa yithemba noma ukungabi nalutho, nobunzima bokulawula imizwa.
Ungase futhi uqaphele umuntu ephuza isikhathi eside eyedwa, ikakhulukazi emakamelweni okugezela noma emakamelweni, noma ebonisa izimpawu zokucindezeleka, ukukhathazeka, noma ukuphazamiseka kokudla. Abanye abantu baba nokuqina noma banenkinga nobuhlobo.
Ukulimaza ngokwakho kungathatha izindlela eziningi ezahlukene, nokuqonda izinhlobo ezahlukene kusisiza siqonde ukuthi le ndlela yokuziphatha ayilona njalo into ebonakalayo. Izindlela ezivame kakhulu zihilela ukusoka, kepha kunezindlela eziningi abantu abangazilimaza ngazo.
Izinhlobo ezibonwa kakhulu zihlanganisa:
Izindlela ezingavamile kepha ezingathi sína zingafaka ukufaka izinto phansi kwesikhumba, ukuphula amathambo ngamabomu, noma ukudla izinto eziyingozi. Abanye abantu futhi bahlanganyela ekuziphatheni okuyingozi njengokuqhuba ngokungaqondi noma ukuziphatha okuyingozi kobulili njengezindlela zokuzenzela ubuhlungu.
Kubalulekile ukuphawula ukuthi ezinye izenzo zingabonakala sengathi zingamaphutha noma imikhuba, kodwa empeleni zingizindlela zokulimala kwabanye. Umehluko oyinhloko uwukuhlolisisa inhloso yesenzo nokuthi ingabe isebenza yini ekuqondiseni ubuhlungu bokomzwelo.
Ukulimala kwabanye kuvame ukuvela njengendlela yokuqondisa lapho umuntu ezizwa ecindezelekile yimizwelo angayikwazi ukuyilawula. Akukho sizathu esisodwa, kunalokho kuwukuhlanganiswa kwezinto eziningi ezihlanganyela kule nqubo.
Izici ezivame ukubangela imizwelo zihlanganisa:
Isimo sengqondo esingaphansi kwesikhathi eside sivame ukudlala indima ebalulekile. Ukudideka, ukukhathazeka, isifo sengqondo sokuphazamiseka komuntu siqu, kanye nezifo zokudla kuvame ukuhlotshaniswa nokulimala kwabanye. Lezi zimo zingenza imizwelo ibe namandla kakhulu futhi kube nzima ukuyilawula.
Imiphumela edlule yezinto ezibuhlungu, ukuxhashazwa, noma ukunakekelwa okungafanele kungase futhi kuhlanganyele ekulimala kwabanye. Uma umuntu ehlangane nokulimala okukhulu ngokomzwelo noma ngokomzimba, angase aphendukele ekulimala kwabanye njengendlela yokuqondisa leyo mizwelo engakaxazululwanga.
Ngezinye izikhathi ukulimala kwabanye kuvela ngemva kokubonisana nabanye abenza le nqubo, kungaba ngokoqobo noma ngezindlela zokuxhumana. Imidiya yokuxhumana nabantu kanye nemiphakathi eku-inthanethi ngezinye izikhathi ingenza kube okuvamile noma ikhuthaze ukulimala kwabanye, ikakhulukazi kubantu abasebasha.
Uma wena noma umuntu omaziyo enza ukulimala kwabanye, kubalulekile ukufuna usizo lochwepheshe ngokushesha okukhulu. Le nqubo iyisibonakaliso sokuthi umuntu ulwa nemizwelo angayilawuli yedwa, futhi ukwesekwa kochwepheshe kungenza umehluko omkhulu.
Kufanele ufunuke usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma izilonda zinzima, uma kukhona izimpawu zokutheleleka, noma uma ukulimala kwakho kuya kakhulu ngokuthi kwenzeka kaningi kangakanani noma kubi kangakanani. Ukuthungwa okujulile, ukushisa okungapholi, noma noma iyiphi inhliziyo engadinga ukuboshwa kudinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Kubalulekile futhi ukufuna usizo uma ukulimala kwakho kuhambisana nemibono yokuzibulala, ukukhombisa ukuphelelwa yithemba, noma uma umuntu ebonakala elahlekelwa ukuqonda. Ochwepheshe bezempilo yengqondo bangakunikeza kokubili ukuhlela ukuphepha okusheshayo kanye nokusekela isikhathi eside.
Ngisho noma izilonda zibonakala zincinyane, usizo lochwepheshe lusabalulekile. Uchwepheshe angakusiza ukwazi imizwa ephakathi eholela ekuziphatheni futhi afundise amasu okuqondisa ampumelelayo. Ngokushesha umuntu ethola usizo, kuvamise kube lula ukuthuthukisa lezi zikhali ezintsha.
Izici ezithile zingandisa amathuba okuba umuntu angase azilimaze njengendlela yokusingatha izinto. Ukuqonda lezi zici zengozi kungasiza ekuqondeni ukuthi nini umuntu angadinga usizo olwengeziwe noma ukungenelela.
Izingozi zomuntu siqu nezingqondo zihlanganisa:
Izingozi zomphakathi nezendawo zidlalayo indima. Lokhu kungafaka ukuba nabangane abazilimazayo, ukuhlukunyezwa noma ukwenqatshwa komphakathi, noma ukubhekana noxinzelelo olukhulu lokuphila njengokuhlukana, ukufa komuntu omthandayo, noma ukucindezeleka kwemfundo.
Ukushintsha okuthile ekuphileni kungandisa ingozi, ikakhulukazi ebuntwaneni lapho ukwakheka komuntu siqu kanye nekhono lokulawula imizwelo kusazenzela khona. Abasesikoleni sama-yunivesithi, abantu abadlula ezinguqukweni ezinkulu ekuphileni, noma labo abaphila ngezifo ezingapheli noma ukukhubazeka bangase babe sengozini enkulu.
Kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi ukuba nezici zengozi akusho ukuthi umuntu uzokwenza ngokuqinisekile ukuzilimaza. Abantu abaningi abanezici zengozi abazilimazi, kanti abanye abangenazo izici zengozi ezicacile bangase basabhekana nale ndlela yokuziphatha.
Nakuba ukuzenzela ukulimala kungase kubonakale kuqala kunikeza impumuzo yomzwelo, kungabangela izinhlanganisela eziningi ezinkulu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Ukuqonda le miphumela eminingi kusiza ukugcizelela ukuthi ukufuna usizo lochwepheshe kubaluleke kangakanani.
Izinhlanganisela zomzimba zingathuthuka ngokuphindaphinda ukuzenzela ukulimala:
Izinhlanganisela zomzwelo nezengqondo zingaba nzima ngendlela efanayo. Ukuzenzela ukulimala kuvame ukuba yisikhathi lapho impumuzo yesikhashana iholela ekunyenyeni nasekonakaleni, okubangela ukucindezeleka okwengeziwe komzwelo nokwenza ukuzenzela ukulimala okwengeziwe.
Izinhlanganisela zenhlalo zingase zihlanganise ubuhlobo obulimala nezihlobo nabangane, ukungabi nabantu, noma ubunzima bokuqhubeka nomsebenzi noma ukusebenza esikoleni. Abanye abantu bathuthukisa ukuxhomeka ekuzenzela ukulimala njengendlela yabo eyinhloko yokubhekana nezimo, okwenza kube nzima ukufunda izindlela ezempilo zokulawula imizwelo.
Kwezinye izikhathi ezingavamile, ukulimala kwabanye ngokwabo kungabangela ukulimala okukhulu kunokuhlosiwe, kufaka phakathi ukulimala okusongela ukuphila. Kukhona ukukhathazeka ukuthi ukulimala kwabanye ngokwabo kungase kukhulise ingozi yokuzibulala, yize abantu abaningi abazilimazayo ngokwabo abafuni ukuphelisa impilo yabo.
Ukuvimbela ukulimala kwabanye ngokwabo kugxila ekwakheni amakhono okuqondana anempilo nokubhekana nezinkinga zomzwelo ezingaphansi ngaphambi kokuba zibe nzima kakhulu. Ukungenelela kwasekuqaleni nokwesekwa kungenza umehluko omkhulu ekusizini umuntu ukuthuthukisa izindlela ezinhle zokuphatha imizwelo enzima.
Ukwakha ukwazi imizwelo kanye namakhono okulawula kubalulekile. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukufunda ukuhlonza imizwelo njengoba ivele, ukuqonda ukuthi yini ebangela imizwa eqinile, nokukhulisa ithuluzi lamaqhinga okuqondana anempilo njengokuphefumula okujulile, ukuzivocavoca komzimba, noma ukubonakaliswa kokudala.
Ubuhlobo obuqinile bomphakathi kanye nezinhlelo zokusekela futhi zidlalela indima evikela. Ukuba nabangane abathembekile, amalungu omndeni, noma abaqeqeshi abangakhuluma nabo ngezikhathi ezinzima kungavimbela umuntu ukuba angazizwa ekhahlela futhi aphendukele ekulimala kwabanye ngokwabo.
Ukubhekana nezimo zempilo yengqondo njengokucindezeleka noma ukukhathazeka ngokwelashwa noma imithi kunganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yokulimala kwabanye ngokwabo. Uma izinkinga zomzwelo ezingaphansi ziphathwa kahle, isifiso sokulimala siqobo sivame ukuncipha.
Ukudala indawo ephephile kubalulekile. Lokhu kungase kusho ukususa noma ukuqinisa izinto ezibukhali ngezikhathi zengcindezi enkulu, noma ukusiza umuntu ukuba akhe uhlelo lokuphepha lapho ezwela isifiso sokulimala siqobo.
Ukuqonda ukulimala kwabanye ngokwabo kuvame ukubandakanya ukulingwa okuphelele ngumuntu wezempilo yengqondo. Ayikho izivivinyo ezikodwa zokulimala kwabanye ngokwabo, kodwa kunokuhlolwa okuphelele kokuziphatha, imizwelo eyingaphansi, nanoma yiziphi izimo zempilo yengqondo ezihlobene.
Ukuhlolwa kuvame ukuqala ngengxoxo eningiliziwe mayelana nokuziphatha kokulimaza, kufaka phakathi ukuthi kwaqala nini, ukuthi kwenzeka kangakanani, nezindlela ezisetshenziswayo. Umhlinzeki wezempilo uzobuza futhi ngezinto ezibangela, imizwelo ehambisana nokuziphatha, nanoma iyiphi impumuzo noma ezinye izinzwa ezibhekwayo ngemva kwalokho.
Ukuhlolwa kwengqondo kuzohlola noma yiziphi izimo eziyisisekelo ezinjengokucindezeleka, ukukhathazeka, ukulimala, noma izinkinga zobuntu ezingase zibe nomthelela ekwenzeni okulimaza. Lokhu kuvame ukubandakanya imibuzo nezingxoxo eziqondene ukuze uthole umbono ophelele wezempilo yengqondo yomuntu.
Umhlinzeki uzohlola futhi amazinga okutholakala kwengozini, kufaka phakathi ukuthi umuntu unomcabango wokuzibulala noma uma ukulimaza kuya kakhulu. Lokhu kusiza ekuqondeni ukuphazamiseka kokwelashwa nokuthi ngabe kukhona izinyathelo zokuphepha ezidingekayo.
Ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha kwanoma yiziphi izilonda ezikhona kubalulekile ukuqinisekisa ukunakekelwa okuhle kwezindawo eziqondene nokuhlola izimpawu zokutheleleka noma ezinye izinkinga. Le ndlela ephelele ikusiza ekwakheni uhlelo lokwelapha oluphumelelayo.
Ukwelashwa kokulimaza kuvame ukubandakanya i-psychotherapy njengendlela eyinhloko, ngokuvamile kuhlanganiswe nezinye izindlela zokusekela. Umgomo ukusisiza umuntu ukuthi aqonde imizwelo esekela ukuziphatha futhi akhe izindlela zokubhekana nezinselele ezempilo.
I-Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) ivame ukuba yiphumelelayo kakhulu ekwenzeni okulimaza. Le ndlela ikusiza ekuqondeni imicabango nemizwelo eholela ekwenzeni okulimaza futhi ifundisa ezinye izindlela zokubhekana naleyo mizwelo. I-DBT (dialectical behavior therapy) ingenye indlela ekhethekile egxile ekulawuleni imizwelo nakho konke okubangela ukukhathazeka.
Ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zingafaka ukwelashwa komndeni, ikakhulukazi kubantu abasebasha, noma ukwelashwa okuqondene nokulimala uma okuhlangenwe nakho kwesikhathi esidlule kuhlanganyela ekulimala kwabanye. Ukwelashwa kwamaqembu kungasiza futhi, kunikeze ukwesekwa kwabanye abaqonda ukuhlupheka.
Nakuba ayikho imithi ekhethekile yokuzilimaza, ukwelapha izimo zempilo yengqondo eziyisisekelo njengokucindezeleka noma ukukhathazeka ngemithi kunganciphisa kakhulu isifiso sokuzilimaza. Lokhu kuvame ukuhlanganiswa nokwelashwa ukuze kuzuzwe imiphumela emihle kakhulu.
Ezimweni ezinkulu, ikakhulukazi uma kunengozi yokulimaza okukhulu noma ukuzibulala, ukungena esibhedlela kungadingeka ukuqinisekisa ukuphepha ngenkathi kunikezwa ukwelashwa okukhulu. Lokhu kuvumela ukwesekwa kwamahora angama-24 nokubhekwa phakathi nesigaba esinzima kakhulu sokuphulukisa.
Nakuba usizo lochwepheshe kubalulekile, kunezindlela eziningi ongazisebenzisa ekhaya ukuze usekele ukuphulukisa ekuzilimazeni. Lezi zindlela zisebenza kangcono uma zihlanganiswa nokwelashwa kochwepheshe futhi akufanele zikaze zithathe indawo yokunakekelwa kochwepheshe.
Ukuthuthukisa amasu okumelana okuhlukile kubalulekile. Uma uzizwa unesifiso sokuzilimaza, zama ukubamba amaqanda e-ayisi, udole imigqa ebomvu ebuswini bakho nge-makeka, ukuzivocavoca okukhulu, noma ukucindezela ibhola lokucindezela. Lezi zenzakalo zingakwazi ukunikeza ezinye izinzwa ezifanayo ngaphandle kokulimaza.
Ukudala indawo ephephile kusho ukususa noma ukuqinisa izinto ezingase zisetshenziswe ekuzilimazeni, ikakhulukazi ngezikhathi zokucindezeleka okukhulu. Lokhu kungase kuhilele ukucela umuntu othembekile ukuba abambe izinto ezibukhali noma ukuzigcina esitsheni esivaliwe.
Ukwakha inethiwekhi yokusekela kubaluleke kakhulu. Thola abangane othembayo, amalungu omndeni, noma abaqeqeshi ongaxhumana nabo uma uhlupheka. Ukuba nabantu okukhuluma nabo kungavimbela ukuzihlukanisa okuholela ekuzilimazeni.
Ukuthuthukisa ukuqonda imizwelo ngokubhala iphephabhuku, ukuqaphela, noma ukuzindla kungakusiza ukuthi ubone izinto ezibangela ukucasuka nemizwelo ngaphambi kokuba ibe nzima kakhulu. Imisebenzi yokunakekela kwakho siqu njalo njengokulala okwanele, ukudla okunempilo, nokuphatha ukucindezeleka futhi isekela impilo enhle yomzwelo ngokujwayelekile.
Ukulungiselela isikhathi sokuya kudokotela ngokulimala kwakho siqu kungase kuzwakale kukucindezela, kodwa ukuba uhleli futhi uthembeke kuzokusiza ukuthi uthole ukunakekelwa okuhle kunazo zonke. Khumbula ukuthi abahlinzeki bezempilo bayeqeqeshwe ukusingatha lezi zimo ngesihawu nangaphandle kokwahlulela.
Ngaphambi kwesikhathi sakho sokuya kudokotela, zama ukulandelela izindlela zakho zokulimala kwakho siqu izinsuku ezimbalwa noma amasonto uma kungenzeka. Qaphela ukuthi izigameko zenzeka nini, yini ezibangela, uzizwa kanjani ngaphambi nangemva, nezindlela ozisebenzisayo. Lolu lwazi luzosisiza umhlinzeki wakho ukuthi aqonde isimo sakho esithile.
Yenza uhlu lwemithi oyithathayo njengamanje, kufaka phakathi imithi yokuthengwa ngaphandle komthetho kanye nezinye izithasiselo. Futhi, lungiselela umlando omfushane wezempilo yakho yengqondo, kufaka phakathi noma iyiphi impilo yangaphambili, ukungena esibhedlela, noma ukuxilongwa.
Cabanga ngalokho onethemba lokufeza ngokwelashwa nalokho okukukhathazayo kakhulu ngokulimala kwakho siqu. Bhala phansi noma imiphi imibuzo onayo ngezinketho zokwelashwa, izikhathi zokutakula, noma indlela yokubandakanya amalungu omndeni ekunakekelweni kwakho.
Cabanga ukuthi ulethe umngani noma ilungu lomndeni omethembayo ukuze likusekele, ikakhulukazi uma uzizwa ukhathazekile ngesikhathi sokuya kudokotela. Ukuba nomuntu lapho kungakusiza ukuba ukhumbule ulwazi olubalulekile futhi kunikeze ukwesekwa ngokomzwelo phakathi kwalokho okungase kube ingxoxo enzima.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyiqonde ngokulimala kwakho siqu ukuthi kuyisibonakaliso sobuhlungu bomzwelo, hhayi iphutha lomlingiswa noma ukuziphatha kokufuna ukunakekelwa. Abantu abazilimazayo ngokuvamile bazama ukusingatha imizwelo enzima ngokusebenzisa isu kuphela abalwaziyo ngaleso sikhathi.
Ukuphulukana nokulimala kwakho siqu kungenzeka ngokuphelele ngokusekelwa okulungile nokwelashwa. Ukufunda amasu okuqondana anempilo kuthatha isikhathi nokuzilolonga, kodwa abantu abaningi bayaphumelela ekuqedeni ukulimala kwabo siqu futhi baqhubeka bephila impilo egcwele.
Uma wena noma othile omaziyo ulwa nokulimala kwakho siqu, ukufuna usizo kuyisibonakaliso sobukhulu, hhayi ubuthakathaka. Ochwepheshe bezempilo yengqondo bayeqeqeshwe ukunikeza ukusekela okuzwelayo, okungagwebi, okungenza umehluko wangempela ekuphileni komuntu.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuphulukisa akuyona into eqondile, futhi ukuhluleka akusho ukuhluleka. Ngokubekezela, ukusekelwa, nokuqondiswa kwabachwepheshe, kungenzeka ukuthuthukisa izindlela ezine-mpilo zokuphatha imizwa enzima nokukhahlela ubuhlobo obuhle kakhulu nawe.
Cha, ukulimala kwakho siqu nokuzama ukuzibulala kuyizindlela ezahlukene ezinemigomo ehlukile. Abantu abaningi abazilimaza bona siqu bazama ukubhekana nobuhlungu obungokomzwelo noma bazizwe bekhulu, hhayi ukuphelisa impilo yabo. Noma kunjalo, ukulimala kwakho siqu ngezinye izikhathi kungandisa ingozi yokulimalala okukhulu okungahleliwe noma, kwezinye izimo, ukuziphatha okuzibulalayo, kungakho usizo lwabachwepheshe lubaluleke kakhulu.
Nakuba ukulimala kwakho siqu akuyona into yokulutha ngokomqondo wezokwelapha, kungaba yindlela yokuziphatha eqinile okunzima ukuyiyeka. Ukuthula okwesikhashana okukunikezayo kungadala isizungu lapho umuntu ecishe abe yilutho ekuzimeleni ukulimala ukuze abhekane nemizwa. Kungakho ukufunda amasu okuqondana ahlukile ngokwelashwa kubaluleke kakhulu ekuphulukiseni.
Okubaluleke kakhulu ongakwenza ukulalela ngaphandle kokwahlulela futhi ubakhuthaze ukuba bafune usizo lochwepheshe. Gwema ukubenza bethembisa ukuyeka, njengoba lokhu kungadala ihlazo nokufihla. Esikhundleni salokho, basize baxhumane nezinsizakalo zempilo yengqondo futhi wabazise ukuthi ukhathalela ukuphila kwabo. Uma ukhathazekile ngokuphepha okusheshayo, ungangabazi ukufuna usizo oluphuthumayo.
Ukubonakala kwamabala kuncike ezintweni eziningi, kufaka phakathi ukujula nobudala bezingozi, uhlobo lwesi khumba, nokuthi ziphiliswe kangcono kangakanani. Amanye amabala angase aphele kancane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, kuyilapho amanye angase ahlale ebonakala. Kunezindlela zokwelapha ezingasiza ekunciphiseni ukubonakala kwamabala, kufaka phakathi ukwelashwa okusetshenziswayo, ukwelashwa nge-laser, nezinketho zokucutshungulwa ongazihlanganyela nochwepheshe wezidakamizwa.
Isikhathi sokuphulukisa sihluka kakhulu kumuntu nomuntu futhi sincike ezintweni ezifana nokuthi izenzo ziqhubeke isikhathi esingakanani, izimo zempilo yengqondo eziyisisekelo, nohlobo lokwelashwa olutholiwe. Abanye abantu babona ukuthuthuka phakathi namasonto okuqala kokwelashwa, kuyilapho abanye bengase badinge izinyanga noma isikhathi eside ukuze bathuthukise ngokuphelele amasu amasha okuqondisa. Okubaluleke kakhulu ukusebenza njalo nochwepheshe wezempilo yengqondo nokubekezela ngenqubo yokwelapha.
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