WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR MENTAL HEALTH

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24/01/2022

 

17 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR MENTAL HEALTH

Our mental health is very important to our well-being. Most of the time, we easily ignore it and we live on autopilot without taking time to slowdown, pause to ask ourselves if we are in good shape.

A life on autopilot is very exhausting, debilitating and unhappy. In other to live a happy life I have identified 17 ways to help improve our mental health and help us live a happy and self-confidence life.

1.  MEDITATION 

Meditation has been one of the most recommended ways to improve the mental health. It helps us to tune into our inner thoughts and emotions.

Advice: take 30 minutes every day to meditate either by silent meditation or by a guided mediation.

2.  PRACTICE GRATITUDE

Being grateful at every time does not only improve the mental health but it improves the physical health. There is always bliss, joy and peace for a grateful heart.

Advice: practice sending gratitude messages to at least 5 people every day before going to bed.

3.  LEARN TO SAY NO!

Do not say Yes! when you mean to say No! Most of us are guilty of always saying YES! on occasions where we genuinely mean to say NO! just to please people. Saying NO is actually not a bad thing to do. Putting yourself and needs first is not selfish but healthy.  

4.  START EVERY DAY WITH A POSITIVE AFFIRMATION

Starting your day with a positive sentence like today, I am worthy of love, happiness, I am going to let things beyond my control slide, you will find out you’ve set an undefeatable tone and feeling for your day.

5.  PRACTICE SELF-CARE

Self-care does not necessarily need to be expensive. It can be as simple as just doing things that make you happy and at peace.

6.  TAKE A SOCIAL MEDIA BREAK

Disengaging from the social media is a big challenge for many of us. Our attention is focused on happening on social media. Taking a break off the social media for at least 24hrs a week will have a positive impact on our mental health.

7.  EMBRACE AN HOBBY

Often practicing of am hobby you find joy, solace in will help strengthen and improve the mental health.

8.  EXERCISE

Exercise as simple as taking a walk of 15 minutes or jogging will help improve the mental health.

9.  COMPLAIN LESS

Too much of complain will only lead our mind to focus majorly on negative things which will in turn drain us our strength, inner peace and mental health.

10.     COMPLIMENT AND CONGRATULATE YOURSELF

Before you sleep every day, list out what you love about yourself that day and compliment them and congratulate yourself for effectively using them to improve yourself that day.

11.     EAT HEALTHY AND DRINK LOT OF WATER

Eating healthy meal, fruits and drinking at least 10 glasses of water will keep the mental and physical health in good shape.

Advice: Breakfast is very essential.

12.     DO SOMETHING NICE FOR SOMEONE EVERY DAY.

13.     ASKING FOR HELP DOES NOT MAKE YOU A LESSER PERSON.

Whenever we feel overwhelmed, let’s not let fear or shame stop us from asking for help.

14.     JOURNALING.

Learning to write our thoughts and feelings is a great tool that can help us achieve self-discovery and connect to our deeper self.

15.     PUSH YOURSELF OUT OF  YOUR COMFORT ZONE

One of the best way to fight anxiety is by taking action and boldly face the things that scares you, in that way, you will see that they aren’t as scary as you thought it would be.

16.     ALWAYS PUT YOURSELF FIRST

Living to please other people and taking our needs for granted is the easiest thing for us to do. Each day, put your needs first, listen to what you want and remind yourself that you also deserve to come first.

17.     REFLECT ON WHAT YOU’VE LEARNT TODAY.

Ask yourself about what the day thought you. Did the lesson of the day challenge you? Should you continue with the same routine?

 

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Don’t forget: your happiness is not an option.

Thanks for reading.

 

©MUH’SABIT Ayankola

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