how To BoosT menTal healTh

as explained Before, menTal healTh influences how you Think, feel, and Behave in daily life. aBouT 1 in 5 will suffer from a diaGnosaBle mental DisorDer. To improve menTal healTh There are a few ThinGs ThaT can Be done wiThouT The help from a professional.

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we iGnore The emoTional messaGes ThaT Tell us someThinG is wronG and Try TouGhinG iT ouT By disTracTinG ourselves or self-medicaTinG wiTh alcohol, druGs, or self-desTrucTive Behaviours. xvi

relaxation practice

sensory inpuT can relieve sTress in The momenT. relaxaTion can reduce sTress in The lonG Term.

leisure

play is an emoTional and menTal healTh necessiTy.

Brain-healthy Diet

a wholesome dieT can Give you more enerGy and improve your mood and sleep. food plays an imporTanT role on menTal healTh.

appeal to the senses

lisTeninG To a sonG, The smell of coffee, a scenT, a sTress Ball… everyone responds To sensory inpuTs differenTly.

stayinG active is as GooD for the Brain as it is for the BoDy

mind-Body connecTion. improvinG physical healTh auTomaTically hikes wiTh The menTal and emoTional well-BeinG. iT releases endorphins ThaT lifTs The mood and provides more enerGy.

time for contemplation anD appreciation

mediTaTion, reflecTion or even JusT enJoyinG The sunseT.

make social connection a priority.

we need The company of oThers To feel and funcTion aT our BesT. we are social animals wiTh emoTional needs. we ’ re noT meanT To survive, leT alone Thrive, in isolaTion.

`in the modern Age, we ’ re obsessed with seeking simple Answers to complex problems. we look for connection with others by compulsively checking sociAl mediA insteAd of reAching out to people in the reAl world; to boost our mood And eAse depression we tAke A pill rAther thAn Address the underlying issues´ xvii