By Angelina Megedyuk
You know what they all say: Take care of yourself and know your well-being. You don't know anyone like you do. Mental Health is important, and people should prioritize Mental Health more than they think they should. There is a bias that people neglect mental health and should take care of the physical, but mental health can also be physical if you do not take care of the body the way it needs to be taken care of.
What Helps Mental Health?
What helps with mental health is prioritizing friendships that are stable and healthy. Research shows that having friendships helps with mental health, boosts confidence levels, and makes you secure and trust yourself. Finding friends who will make you secure is essential if you want to increase your confidence. Friends help you sense your belongingness and purpose in life as well. You mustn't have friends who pick at you or sabotage you, even if you feel like they are making fun of you; in that sense, these are insecure people you should avoid.
Talk to a Therapist
Talking to a therapist is crucial because it helps you understand the gaps in yourself. You know what triggers you or how to overcome obstacles within yourself and be a better person. Talking to a therapist is crucial to finding stability within your emotions and feelings so these behavioral patterns can be healed and you can attract people who are also stable and healthy. It is essential to be aware of these patterns in life and to know more about yourself and the people around you who may not be as healthy as you are to attract.
Movement & Momentum
Movement is significant because that is how people function, but it produces serotonin/endorphins and makes happy chemicals for people to be satisfied. This should not be the only resource for mental health, so of course, try to keep your happiness key with friends who care about you, etc. Mental health is a whole perspective approach that is not just about how you physically look.
Nutrition
This is the biggest thing that someone should focus on if they want to prioritize their mental health. Food has nutrients that make us stable and have these things in our lives. It is essential to acknowledge these pieces of information which can make us healthier. It is necessary to recognize information about. Think about an expensive car; the car needs premium fuel to function well. The same goes for your brain. When you eat foods that are high in quality, it will help your brain function the best. It needs vitamins, antioxidants, sunshine, and everything to perform its best. And when you fuel your brain with that antioxidant, it can perform better.
Nervous system management
We all know that in this system of society, it is essential to acknowledge that having a regulated nervous system helps you find stability in your relationships, yourself, and everything you do. For example, if you enjoy always going to the gym, however your body is being suppressed with stress to lift the weights; although it is good for you, it can cause other symptoms like high anxiety, high cortisol, and dysregulated nervous system so that your body can lift the weights, for a regulated nervous system your body does not need to do all of that for survival of course, but balancing out heavy weight lifting with nervous system management will help your cortisol, even having high anxiety levels as well. If this is not managed, it can put your body through a lot of stress and shock and will eventually stop itself. It is important to self-reflect if your nervous system is not regulated. and will eventually stop itself, It is important to self reflect if your nervous system is not regulated.
Resources:
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/find-help#:~:text=Where%20can%20I%20get%20immediate,with%20a%20trained%20crisis%20counselor.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/nutritional-psychiatry-your-brain-on-food-201511168626
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