Mental Health

When life seems like it is taking over the most important thing to do is stop then breathe. Stopping will give you a moment to calm down. Breathing will help you gather your thoughts. Take this time to think to yourself and talk to yourself about how you feel. I call this a stillness, self check.

Self checks are important because it delays your reaction into a response. Reacting and responding are two different things. Reacting will have you spazzing out as soon as someone tells you something you don’t want to hear. Responding will allow you to process the words you hear before you speak and in return help you gather your thoughts to decide if what is being said even needs a response. Not only does this give you control to decide, it will also grant you control over your emotions.

Emotions can be a dangerous weapon, if too fragile it can get tricky. Think of your emotions as earth and water. The body is earth and your emotions, well that is water. If not tended to tsunamis and floods occur. The same goes for yourself and emotions. If someone is not tending to the healing portion of your triggers at some point you will explode with anger or out of fear.

Controlling and recognizing your feelings is not always easy. That is why talking about your feelings is so important. Whether you talk to a therapist or a good listening friend therapist or write in your journal, get those thoughts and feelings out and off of your chest, mind and body. When we speak on things we allow our voices and perspectives to be heard which is important and in return will make you feel important. Reaching out to a therapist could allow you to express yourself in a non-judgemental, safe space to release your inner thoughts.

Your inner thoughts are our most sacred tools of creation but many times our thoughts can get out of control. When they do practice meditation. Yes, our ideas are important and show our different levels of thinking but sometimes we need to quiet our minds. Meditation is not always sitting down for an hour being still. We meditate every time we take a moment and breathe. If you do have time, find a comfy spot to lie down or sit up in an indian style position and just be. Breathe, let your thoughts pass and simply exist.

Another way to meditate is to get active and do things you love to do! Whether dancing, traveling or being with family.

Lastly set a goal and reach it! It is proven that when a person accomplishes a milestone goal dopamine hormones are released from your pineal gland that make you happy! This feeling is supposedly better than sex and longer lasting than an orgasm.