Mental health requires proactive effort and ongoing maintenance, much like physical health. Reading books and seeking out resources, are all valuable steps towards improving our mental health and wellbeing. It is important to recognise that everyone's journey is unique. The key is finding the right combination of strategies and techniques that resonate with you personally.
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Set boundaries
Learn to say no to things that cause you stress or overwhelm, and prioritise your own well-being.
Practice gratitude
Take time to reflect on the things you are grateful for, because those can help shift your perspective and improve your overall mental health.
Establish a routine
Having a daily routine can help provide structure, which can be beneficial for mental health.
Take breaks
It is important to give yourself permission to rest and recharge, rather than push yourself to the point of burnout.
Thoughts and emotions
Being mindful of your thoughts and emotions is important in balancing your mental health. Remember to tap into you.
DISEASE = ILL AT EASE. I've talked about it before. When we fail to think about our past, our experiences, when we fail to analyse how we currently think and feel, when we fail to become proactive on our mental health, we let disease in. I continue to have to deal with my own mental health. I have autism, it is one of the reasons why I continue to write.
Mental health isn't a part time job
Mental health isn't a part time job. It's continuum. It's about cultivating good mental health practices, like reading the book, reading the blog, speaking to a health care professional if it helps to talk to someone. Those together with being physically proactive are all valuable steps towards improving and maintaining mental wellbeing.
I have learned through watching others' experiences, it is not enough to listen to meditation tapes, or affirmations, you also have to be proactive, to think about your emotions, your past experiences and deal with how you feel. Our unconscious reasoning is part of the issues with why our mental health steeply is in decline.
Cultivating 'good mental health'
Cultivating and making good mental health takes time, understanding and patience. There is no expiry on mental health. Start or continue to engage in mental self-care practices and include meditation and yoga and maintaining healthy relationships. Those are also important aspects of cultivating good mental health.
Hi Ilana...
Thank you for these mental health tips. I agree that allowing yourself to take breaks and focusing on gratitude throughout the day are good habits to enact.
I also suggest making a list of things that went well during the day. It's so easy to fixate on everything that went poorly. Writing down a list of your daily successes helps give you a more balanced perspective of your day.
Hi Jacqueline and welcome to the site. I think your suggestions can work really well. They are a particularly good way of reducing anxiety.