Do you feel burned out and unmotivated lately? Do you feel a lack of energy to perform your daily routines? You may have a mental disorder caused by stress, hormone imbalance, and family or work issues.
Are you wondering how to improve your mental state to keep motivated with long-term results? Let’s go through 12 strategies you can apply to your life to boost your mental health.
The World Health Organization published a report stating it is possible to prevent mental illness by addressing issues such as work, housing, childcare, and education.Â
Let's take a look at the 12 strategies:
1. Keep good physical healthÂ
Find a sport or physical activity you enjoy and take 30 minutes daily. Regular physical activity produces feel-good hormones such as opamine, serotonin, endorphins, and oxytocin to provide a mood boost(1). I personally love doing yoga, but you can find something else that makes you feel good and moves your body!
2. Challenge your brain
Growth is an essential factor in building self-worth. How do you challenge yourself? Do you shy away from challenges? Â
What about learning new skills today? That improves your mental well-being by boosting self-confidence and raising self-esteem. You create a sense of purpose by learning new skills.
3. Learn anger managementÂ
If you are under state of getting angry easily, you should find a therapist. One tip on manager anger is to think before you speak. In the heat of the moment, it’s easy to say something you’ll later regret. Take a few moments to collect your thoughts before saying anything.Â
4. Control and lower stressÂ
Breathing exercises can help you a lot. Deep abdominal breathing encourages full oxygen exchange — this “beneficial trade of incoming oxygen for outgoing carbon dioxide. Not surprisingly, it can slow the heartbeat and lower or stabilize blood pressure (2)” I apply breathing exercises during the yoga to calm down my mind and body. That’s really helpful.
5. Nurture relationships
Belonging to social groups makes you more mentally resilient. it helps us to manage stress and feel more resilient, which ultimately allows us to cope more effectively during challenging times.
Antisocial person tends to get depression more than a social one. People who feel more connected to others have lower levels of anxiety and depression. In addition, socialize with others increases self-esteem, and empathy for others improve trusting and cooperative and, as a consequence, others are more open to trusting and cooperating with you.
6. Take time out for fun and leisureÂ
Find a moment to go out with your pet, loved ones, or yourself. Even staying home relaxing and playing games are great options.Â
7. Work on self-esteemÂ
You deserve love and affection. What have you done today to show yourself that you love yourself?9
8. Think positiveÂ
Positive thinking can have many physical and mental health benefits. Focus on good things and practicing gratitude have been shown to reduce stress, improve self-esteem, and foster resilience even in tough times.
9. Get enough sleepÂ
You should sleep at least eight hours per night. ” Sleep helps maintain cognitive skills, such as attention, learning, and memory, such that poor sleep can make it much more difficult to cope with even relatively minor stressors and can even impact our ability to perceive the world accurately”(3).
10. Practice forgiveness
Forgiveness is a gift we give ourselves. Whether it’s forgiving ourselves or others, forgiving is essential for letting go of negative energy and the past. You cannot change your past or people. But, you can create a better present and future for you. It is not easy forgive the past, but you must keep trying, otherwise you will have or keep a depressive state for a very long-time.
11. Stop overthinking
You don’t need all of the answers. Overthinking can cause you to miss out on the beautiful journey of life. Accept things as they are, and there may be things you can’t change.
13. Gardening (bonus for you)
Gardening activities benefits mental health by increasing mental well-being, engagement, the sense of meaningfulness and accomplishment of practitioners, and reduces the degrees of agitate behaviors. Read more here.
Final thoughts
To improve your mental health you can apply different strategies to boost your health or can start with a few of them to see how the things work for you.
What have you done for yourself to improve your mental health today? Share in the comments below and this post with your friends!!
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