If you’ve been struggling with depression, anxiety, and/or panic attacks for a while, you might be well aware of what can help you in these situations, while you’re well. But then the next bad moment, minute, hour or day comes along and you’re suddenly frozen. You can’t remember a single strategy to get yourself out of your intrusive thoughts. Or maybe you’ve never known many tools in the first place because you only recently to experienced your first mental health emergency. Many strategies speak about more long-term strategies that can help prevent bad mental health but what can we really do if we need help NOW? If you are finding yourself in a mental health emergency or want to be prepared for the next one or maybe even be able to help a loved…
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When it comes to mental health, preparation is everything. Because once these days hit, we often find ourselves with blank minds on what we could do to feel better now. Therefore, I’ve collected some tools for you that you can prepare during good times on which you can rely on in those low moments. So next time you’re having a bad mental health day it might still take you by surprise, but at least you won’t be unarmed. Read on to find out how to prepare for a bad mental health day. Do something for your mind and body every day. This tip on how to prepare for a bad mental health day isn’t new but just a friendly reminder. Body exercise and mind exercise (such as meditation or breathing exercises) is a long-term…
Connect with yourself I believe one of the most important actions to a healthy morning routine for mental health is to start your day by taking some time for yourself before you let the world in and engage with it. Most likely, the way that you are getting into your day impacts how the next 24 hours will unfold for you. In that sense, don’t rush from your bed straight to work. In fact, try to not rush at all and instead try to wake up early enough to be able to get ready for the day ahead as stress-free as possible for a healthy morning routine for mental health. Make sure that you are taking some time to check in with yourself before you start your day and engage with the world. If…
The uncomfortable truth is that getting out of a bad mental place requires work. If we don’t actively work against the bad thoughts and feelings it’s going to be hard to overcome them. The good news is that there are several healthy habits for mental health that you can incorporate into your daily life that don’t take more than 5 minutes each you can comfortably perform from home will over time significantly boost your state of being Gratitude When our mental health is bad, our brain is highly focused on all the things we wish were different and all the things that are going wrong in our lives. Therefore, we need to remind ourselves of the positives in our lives. A gratitude practice is an excellent way to reframe our thoughts and thereby our…