6 Ways To Protect Your Mental Health
Protecting our mental health goes beyond lunch with friends, Netflix and a little "down time". Everyone’s mental health journey is their own. It's essential to allow space for personal growth. Managing our mental health is about meeting ourself exactly where we are, with love and compassion. Taking time to discover or rediscover what we enjoy embraces a priceless level of self care. It's about learning and understanding what serves us, and removing the things that do not.
Guilt free and unapologetic.
6 Ways To Protect Your Mental Health
#1 Remove Toxic People
Remove toxic and negative people from your life. In person and online. It's only a matter of time before thier energy creates self-doubt, fustration, sadness, anger and anxiety. Relationships are complicated enough, surrond yourself with people who support you and encourage you to be your best self.
#2 Take breaks from social media
Believe it or not but the truth is social media can seriously impact your mental health. Studies suggest comparing your life to "social media" lives can negatively affect your self-esteem. Social media is so much, so often it's like a huge over load of information and images and too much of anything isn't good. Just try it. Take a few breaks and exhale.
#3 Become a volunteer
Giving back is a great way to put things into perspective. Studies have shown that volunteerism can help you feel more socially connected and ward off loneliness and depression. Paying it forward is a great booster!
#4 Reach out to a professional and licensed therapist
Life in its self is alot to handle , no need to go at it alone. Sometimes we can get down, confused, anxious, depreesed, lonely, hmmmmm just down right overwhelmed. While friends and self care in its self won’t solve every mental health issue we have reaching out to a professional can help us manage. Seeking a professional therapist could be just what the doctor order.
At least try it!
#5 Do things that bring you joy
Do things that make you smile. Do things that bring you joy and make you feel good. Think about trying something new, excerise or doing hobbies, as often as you can. making time to do things that bring you joy is a really good form or self care. You deserve it!
#6 Journal
Journaling does more than creative juices running, journaling has major life impacting benefits for personal growth. Journal is a great tool to boost your confidence, increase your self awareness, strengthens your emotional intelligence and is also a pathway for heal.
RESOURCES: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800-273-TALK : 800-273-8255 www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org National Alliance Of Mental Illness 800-950-NAMI www.nami.org Trusted Mental Health Treatment Center 855-570-9328 www.mentalhealthreferralnetwork.com MHA-Mental Health America 703-684-7722 : 800-969-6642 www.mentalhealthamerica.net
