7 Tips To Improve Your Mental Health

One of the most important but often ignored aspect of our lives is mental health.  It affects our overall well-being. The way we think, act and also our social, psychological, and emotional state. Our mental health determines the way we handle pressure, stress, and make important decisions in our life. Mental health issues should never be taken lightly and one should consciously make efforts to get rid of troubles. If you also feel that your mental health is deteriorating, you can try and improve your mental health and feel better in your life.

Here’s how you can improve your mental health

1)    Exercise daily

Exercise is one of the most important factor that solves a whole lot of health problems be it physical or mental.

If hard and heavy exercises doesn’t appeal much to you,  you can try something which is more relaxing and light such as yoga, meditation, dancing, Zumba, etc.

Exercises when done regularly makes you feel a lot better and will gradually start improving your mental health. It also distracts you from your daily life struggles for a while and stay in peace and relaxed mode to start your day in a good mood.

2)    Reading

Reading is another therapy that improves mental health. It also improves you as a person.  If done regularly, with time, you start to love reading and would want to do it more often.

3)    Reduce screen time 

Incessant use of screens like mobile phones, laptops, and computers can have severe negative affect on mental health, especially children. And unfortunately, despite knowing this, we all indulge in it. For our own mental wellbeing, we all must engage in other form of entertainment like waking up early to take a stroll in the park or playing outdoor games or having a relaxing evening ritual to combat boredom and refresh after a hectic day. We must not use our phone while we are eating, traveling and especially before going to bed.

4)    Limit your expectations

We all have lots of expectations from our lives. Expectations that we have from ourselves.  And expectations other people such as our family, friends, and colleagues have from us. We all expect to get a good job, a higher salary, a bigger home, lots of friends, a comfortable and luxurious life, But many times the reality differs from expectations. This causes unhappiness, anxiety, stress and sometimes depression which eventually affects our mental health.

So, it’s better to limit expectations and not feel pressurized if expectations are not met. It’s better to have patience and wait for things to turn up for good. Remember that you cannot control your life wholly so expect less and live more.

5)   Make new friends

Healthy, positive and close relationships are important for your mental wellbeing. Such relations help you to build a sense of belonging and self-worth. They give you an opportunity to share life experiences and provide emotional support.

6) Upgrade your skills

Research shows that learning new skills can also improve your mental wellbeing. It boosts self-confidence and raises self-esteem, help you to build a sense of purpose and connect with others.

Even if you feel you do not need new qualifications, you can just find activities you enjoy and make them a part of your everyday life.

7) Practice mindfulness

Paying more attention to the present moment can improve your mental wellbeing. This includes your thoughts and feelings, your body and the world around you. Mindfulness can help you enjoy life more and understand yourself better.

Conclusion

Mental wellbeing is an essentially important factor that should be taken care of throughout our lives from childhood to adulthood. We all should try to take care of our wellbeing and make conscious efforts to improve our mental health.

But despite taking best care of your mental health; if you are constantly feeling blue and sad; it’s best to visit a mental health practitioner to rule out any illness.

What do you do to improve your mental health? Comment below