Earn Money How does someone keep mentally healthy?

[RichardN]

1. Connect with others. Develop and keep strong relationships with people who will support you.
2. Play! Plan something fun! – Make time every day to enjoy something you really like to do. Be silly and laugh – laughter can recharge you.
3. Ask for help. Everyone hits bumps in the road. Ask a friend, co-worker or teacher for help and advice. Call 1-888-NYC-WELL (1-888-692-9355) for suggestions. We all need help sometimes.
4. Take care of yourself. It’s easier to feel happy if your body feels good. Exercise. Enjoy a good breakfast. Drink water, have a healthy snack and eat a balanced diet. Physical and mental health are tied together. Be good to your body.
5. Rest. Sleep restores both your mind and body. Aim for 7 hours of sleep at least. Go to bed and get up at a regular time each day. One hour before bedtime turn off your phone and computer. Take some time to relax and wind down from your day. If you have trouble sleeping, only lay in bed for ½ hour then get up and go into another room, or sit in a chair and read a book or watch TV (no computer or phone as the blue light can keep you awake) for a ½ hour, then try to go back to sleep again for a ½ hour.
6. Deal with stress. Pay attention to what makes you stressed, where you feel it in your body, and how you react to it. This will help you to better manage your stress. Learn to express anger when it’s “small” instead of allowing it to build. Relaxation breathing, yoga or meditation can help.
7. Think about today. Too often we are thinking about the past or planning for the future instead of living in the present. Focus on living “in the moment.” Outside, notice the sun or wind on your face, or feel your feet on the pavement. Inside, feel your body in the chair, or your feet on the floor. Make a real effort to be aware of the world around you today. It is important for your mental health.
8. Give back. Volunteer for a cause or an issue you care about. Help out a co-worker, neighbor, or friend. Find ways to contribute, it can help you feel good about yourself and who you are in the world.
9. Challenge yourself. Learn a new skill or set a difficult goal. Try something different, commit to fitness or a healthy eating goal, learn to cook something new, or learn a new computer skill. Learning improves your mental fitness.
10. Drink less alcohol and avoid all other drugs. Sometimes people misuse alcohol and other drugs to feel better, but, alcohol and other drugs can make problems worse.

 

[kayode10]

Maintaining good mental health is very important for anyone who wants to progress in life in everything they are doing. It can be very difficult to achieve success when you are psychological e down. You must be able to identify something that can bring depression into your life and avoid it completely. You must also get rid of poverty mentality too.

 

[btaliat]

The only thing that makes man bit mentally stable is too much worries especially about the uncertainty of the future. To be frank, anybody that wants to enjoy this life should not be too bothered about tomorrow. You just live the moment and worries less about what happens next. Just prepare for the worst while expecting the good.

 

[Sotherefore]

Nice write-up. Playing is very important in keeping and maintaining a good mental health ,people who are really too serious will like fall into depression. it is better for you to just have fun in your life and forget about some things that worries you .you can have pets and if possible you can also play with children if you have an opportunity to get them.

 

[AfriPeeps Official]

The very first step to achieving this goal is to reduce your stress, don't stress yourself too much, it can greatly affect the mental health and general health of the body itself. Secondly always eat good food, balanced diet, get enough sleep and reduce your anxieties, tackle each problem at a time, don't bite more than you can chew.

 

[kayode10]

You must also engage in adequate resting. Resting give your body and mental the ability to regain strength by relaxing. another thing you can do to keep up with your mental health is to set goals and work hard on how to achieve it. Once your ship the set goals, you will be happy with it. You have more confidence about yourself and this can boost your mental health.

 

[btaliat]

There are many that are not mentally and emotionally stable today just because they don't ask people for help. What you need may even be some people excess. We should not be feeling too big to ask for help. Asking for help is not a sign of cowardice, but a sign that we have tried our best.

 

[kayode10]

One of the ways to keep it the mental health positive is to avoid toxic situation. You should avoid anything that can bring toxicity into your life. what if you find yourself in a toxic situation which you cannot avoid it? the best thing to do when this happen is to remain calm until the time is past.