With our lives becoming increasingly busy and stressful, it's easy to forget to check in on our mental well-being and to neglect our emotional health needs. So cultivating "self-compassion" is very important.
We're humans, not machines, and can't be completely together all the time. This helps us recognise the early warning signs that something is wrong like tearfulness and feeling overwhelmed.
We can then take action to improve our mental balance, which in turn can help us better cope with the challenges life throws at us.
Doing just one small positive thing each day can make a big difference and be enough to restore a sense of balance.Or going for a walk in the fresh air and feeling the warmth of the sun. Or walking the dog.
Changing the way we tackle negative thinking also helps a lot. One technique is to stick to the facts about a particular situation rather than listening to negative thoughts and anxieties. So we can ask questions like: Is this true?Does this thinking benefit me or hinder me? Could I see it another way?
When we struggle to get to sleep, our minds can start to fill with anxious thoughts that make it even harder to doze off. Having a cool environment, not drinking caffeine past midday or banning mobile phones from the bedroom could be the changes you need.
A. How you set up your day?
B. Why am I seeing it like that?
C. Being a big advocate for helping others.
D. Having good-quality sleep can improve mental health.
E. Here are small but important steps that can ease the burden.
F. It might be simply like dancing around the house to expel nervous energy.
G. But we can monitor our mood and emotions to know what our "normal" is and if it's in need of a boost.
