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5 Ways to Protect Your Mental Health



5 Ways to Protect Your Mental Health

Five ways to protect your mental health. Number five, move. When your mental health starts to decline, your whole body will start shutting down. We want to prevent that, especially if we can get movement to become part of a habit. This can be done in creative ways like playing pickle ball, playing soccer with kids, or going for a walk. It doesn’t have to be your typical go to the gym and run for 40 minutes, although that works too. movement, especially one that raises your heart rate, will help release endorphins that will make you feel better. Number four, sleep well. You have to protect your sleep. I get that it’s not always possible, and you certainly don’t have to be perfect at it, but let’s not sabotage it by engaging in sleep revenge, procrastination, or doing things that you know hurt your sleep cycle. Sleep is one of the strongest protectors of your mental health. So, do what you can to keep it steady. Number three, socialize with highquality people. Now, this one is hard because you may not be able to do it yet, especially if you haven’t created your social village. So, my recommendation is to go to highquality places. And if you do that, you’re going to increase your odds of finding highquality people. If you’re lucky and you already have them in your life, then try to spend a little more time with them because we know that social connection is vital for our mood. So, this can help you feel more connected. This is really vital because at the end of the day, we are social creatures. Number two, the positive memory bank. This means keeping a diary or a list of your good memories and replying a few of them throughout the day. Just reminiscing of those moments will help train your brain that good moments are possible. So, even if you’re going through a hard time right now, it reminds you that things can always get better. Number one, when you feel your mental health slip, do not hesitate to ask for

Here are 5 ways I recommend protecting your mental health.

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  15. @Zancarius on

    "3" is so incredibly important and can transform you in ways you never thought possible! More importantly, it helps open up opportunities in addition to the mental health benefits. Ironically, it's one of the easiest things on the list to do and the hardest to get started.

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  29. @spirosk7984 on

    Doing nr. 5, nr. 4, nr. 3 is inevitable for the time being, nr. 2 has always been impossible, nr. 1 the "experts" i addressed for help were "inadequate" to say the least…so zero improvement in my mental health just by doing nr. 5 and nr 4