Ways to take care of your MENTAL HEALTH

 

Whenever someone hears the word “health” their mind automatically goes to fitness, diet, exercises, etc but HEALTH is way more than just physical fitness or how healthy a person is physically, but only some think about their mental health too. In the time of COVID-19, lockdowns, and pandemics it is not only difficult to maintain our physical health as we are not having a proper sleeping schedule, eating habits, etc. but also there has been a huge toll on mental health too.

Mental health is a state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively, and can make a contribution to his or her community. This is just the technical explanation of what mental health is, but do we really understand it? or even if we do, do we take care of our mental health? Now, this is the question everyone should ask themselves.

Many of us are facing challenges that can be stressful, overwhelming, and cause strong emotions in adults and children. Public health actions, such as social distancing, are necessary to reduce the spread of COVID-19, but they can make us feel isolated and lonely and can increase stress and anxiety. 

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So there are some ways in which I take care of my mental health and I want to share it with all of you who are reading my blog-

1. STAY AWAY FROM SOCIAL MEDIA NEGATIVITY- Now you will be thinking that it is very difficult or everyone is on social media, how will we live without our daily hours of social media but has anyone of you thought about how social media is telling what to do, how to be, the perfect bodies, makeups, glow-ups, filters and many of us see them and think that do we even fit in this “perfect world” with all of our “imperfections”. THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE CALLED “PERFECT BODIES” OR “WAY TO BEHAVE”. All of us were made different for a reason. Everyone has their flaws or what people call “imperfections”. We all need to accept ourselves and everyone else too the way they are and not expect them to be a “certain way”. WE ALL ARE PERFECT IN DIFFERENT WAYS AND WE NEED TO ACCEPT THAT EVERYONE IS PERFECT. We should not judge people and especially ourselves.

 

2.   DE-CLUTTER- De-clutter and arrange your belongings and surroundings and trust me this will immediately brighten up your mood. What we see mostly reflects on our mood, if you see a properly arranged table, bookshelf, bed, cupboard you will automatically feel good and motivated.

 

3.     MAKE PLAYLIST OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS- Making the playlist is a way of treating yourself. While you will be making a playlist you’ll listen to songs and organize your favorite songs that may lift up your mood or help you feel and think the thoughts you have been avoiding and think what you can do or not do so that YOU feel better.

 

4.     PRIORITIZE YOURSELF- if you think you need a break, take it. If you think you want to do something, do it. If you don’t feel like doing what you are asked to, deny it, there is no harm in saying no and prioritizing yourself and what is best for you, it's not selfish it's self-care.

 

5.     WRITE JOURNAL- This may seem hard or childish but IT ACTUALLY HELPS. When you write down all your thoughts, happenings of a day it helps you organize your thoughts. There is no certain way of writing a journal, just start anytime and anywhere you want. Just write in any form or way you want, or how you feel.

 

6.     TAKE TIME FOR WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY- Anything you wanted to do and thought you don’t have time for it, make time. You can wake up early or stay up late, take breaks or do it on weekends, it depends upon you, what and how you want to do. These are some of the things that you can try which can make you happy-

·       Singing

·       Reading a book

·       Drawing

·       Painting

·       Listening to music

·       Watching a movie

·       Playing games

·       Watching cartoons

THERE IS NO SPECIFIC WAY TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR MENTAL HEALTH!

DO WHAT WORKS FOR YOUR MENTAL HEALTH, BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOURSELF BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE.

Take care!