Cooking Therapy

For a few days now, I have been doing soul searching. I made myself enjoy my work even so that I am stressed out with my work. I made an effort to be happy with my colleagues, but I was neglected most of the times. I made myself think of the positive things I have in my life, but I can't find any. Finally, I sacrificed friendship by my stand on having a committed relationship to find my inner peace. I made myself alone and find who I am. 

Today, I learned one thing. I am most happy when I was cooking, for me or others. It made me realize my worth and happiness. It made me smile, I was comfortable with all the things I was doing. I prepped up my chicken tocino for tomorrow's breakfast and I cooked sweet and sour fish for my dinner tonight. I was in my own world. I found myself enjoy my life.

Other people look for retail, dancing, writing, music therapies... For me, it is cooking therapy.

In an article that I read, from CRC Health Group, culinary therapy addresses a diverse group of people who are suffering from eating disorders, learning disabilities, autism, depression and anxiety. Looking at my life now, I am depressed and I have a lot of anxieties.

And other than learning cooking (which I know already), people like me using culinary therapy (which I find out just now is beneficial) benefits in stress relief, improved social skills, improved physical health, relief from boredom, improved memory, attention and focus, and self-esteem and a sense of accomplishment, among others.

With this, the passion of cooking enlightens my life and hopefully as the days go by, I will find myself again. With all the pains I have in my life and relationships, I hope I can be who I am ought to be and not the person who others thought I am. 

I love cooking! and this is my therapy!

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Credits to: CRC Health Group for the article... Please click on the link to find out more about CRC Health Group.