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This works. We shouldn’t forget our responsibilities to ourselves.
1. Value yourself: Treat yourself with kindness and respect, and avoid self-criticism. Make time for your hobbies and favorite projects, or broaden your horizons. Do a daily crossword puzzle, plant a garden, take dance lessons, learn to play an instrument or become fluent in another language.
2. Take care of your body: Taking care of yourself physically can improve your mental health. Be sure to: Eat nutritious meals Avoid smoking and vaping-- see Cessation Help Drink plenty of water Exercise, which helps decrease depression and anxiety and improve moods Get enough sleep. Researchers believe that lack of sleep contributes to a high rate of depression in people.
3. Surround yourself with good people: People with strong family or social connections are generally healthier than those who lack a support network. Make plans with supportive family members and friends, or seek out activities where you can meet new people, such as a club, class or support group.
4. Give yourself: Volunteer your time and energy to help someone else. You'll feel good about doing something tangible to help someone in need – and it's a great way to meet new people.
5. Learn how to deal with stress: Like it or not, stress is a part of life. Practice good coping skills: Try One-Minute Stress Strategies, do Tai Chi, exercise, take a nature walk, play with your pet or try journal writing as a stress reducer. Also, remember to smile and see the humor in life. Research shows that laughter can boost your immune system, ease pain, relax your body and reduce stress.
6. Quiet your mind: Try meditating, Mindfulness and/or prayer. Relaxation exercises and prayer can improve your state of mind and outlook on life. In fact, research shows that meditation may help you feel calm and enhance the effects of therapy.
7. Set realistic goals: Decide what you want to achieve academically, professionally and personally, and write down the steps you need to realize your goals. Aim high, but be realistic and don't over-schedule. You'll enjoy a tremendous sense of accomplishment and self-worth as you progress toward your goal.
8. Break up the monotony: Although our routines make us more efficient and enhance our feelings of security and safety, a little change of pace can perk up a tedious schedule. Alter your jogging route, plan a road-trip, take a walk in a different park, hang some new pictures or try a new restaurant.
9. Avoid alcohol and other drugs: Keep alcohol use to a minimum and avoid other drugs. Sometimes people use alcohol and other drugs to "self-medicate" but in reality, alcohol and other drugs only aggravate problems.
10. Get help when you need it: Seeking help is a sign of strength – not a weakness. And it is important to remember that treatment is effective. People who get appropriate care can recover from mental illness and addiction and lead full, rewarding lives.
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A great believer in taking anything you like to wherever you want to.
Another modern issue detrimental to mental health is online bullying, at one time it was mainly confined to the playground and in some cases in the workplace, now there is a big problem online.
Continually being banned by Planet Swans for Porthcawl and then being reinstated.
Does the NHS take mental health seriously?, does the NHS offer treatments and services for mental health issues ?, I personally don't know what they do/if they do anything.
Continually being banned by Planet Swans for Porthcawl and then being reinstated.
Managing our mental health on 09:13 - Dec 17 by trampie
Does the NHS take mental health seriously?, does the NHS offer treatments and services for mental health issues ?, I personally don't know what they do/if they do anything.
It’s hard to treat effectively My view is that much depends on the make up,of the individual It’s complicated . Mental illness is different to being pissssed off though. Most of us suffer from that from time to time
People being diagnosed with ADHD , Aspergers syndrome and being on the Autism Spectrum is a difficult area to judge , even now dealing with the Public on the shop floor .
Are they obviously being difficult or cannot see reason as others do trying to assist them .
Worked with a person who we all believe was Bi Polar at that time , he was hard work . His fault or not being flagged earlier in his life growing up .
My old man told me way back in the day , stop showing off if I acted as a clown then .
Sadly think lock down rulings will be the next step for kids to feel isolated and will be used in their health issues going forward in life .
Mobile phones are destroying our younger generation .
Good kids with potential to do well in life will be addicted to their social media clicks .
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Managing our mental health on 10:07 - Feb 8 with 3614 views
The Mens Shed in Victoria Park seems to be thriving. We meet every Monday 11am to 1. Bacon rolls, a cuppa and biscuits all for just a £1 donation. Its a safe place for men of all ages to visit.
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Managing our mental health on 10:01 - Feb 16 with 3430 views
Managing our mental health on 10:07 - Feb 8 by OptimisticJack
The Mens Shed in Victoria Park seems to be thriving. We meet every Monday 11am to 1. Bacon rolls, a cuppa and biscuits all for just a £1 donation. Its a safe place for men of all ages to visit.
Keep on keeping on 👍
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Managing our mental health on 10:07 - Feb 8 by OptimisticJack
The Mens Shed in Victoria Park seems to be thriving. We meet every Monday 11am to 1. Bacon rolls, a cuppa and biscuits all for just a £1 donation. Its a safe place for men of all ages to visit.
There's one up in Penllegaer as well .
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For anyone who suffers from anxiety, stress, cold sweats in bed overnight try this supplement, it has honestly helped me, Ashwagandha just do your research and get the strongest one, I use a few of the Nutrition Geeks products these days, still a work in progress so far I bought this bungle
Just clicked on this for the first time as out of nowhere I seem to be struggling at the moment. The original post has some good advice which I'm going to try to take on. Thank you.
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Managing our mental health on 18:32 - Jun 7 with 1001 views
Managing our mental health on 23:00 - Jun 2 by GVJack
Just clicked on this for the first time as out of nowhere I seem to be struggling at the moment. The original post has some good advice which I'm going to try to take on. Thank you.
Take care of yourself GV. Find someone you trust, talk to them, a problem shared and all that. Don't try to get through it by yourself, we all need help from time to time. That much I know from personal experience.
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Managing our mental health on 09:28 - Jun 8 with 911 views
Take care of yourself GV. Find someone you trust, talk to them, a problem shared and all that. Don't try to get through it by yourself, we all need help from time to time. That much I know from personal experience.
Thank you. I have done exactly that and although I don't know what the "problem" is, it's just a general down in the dumps feeling for no reason, having spoken to someone about it has lifted the weight so to speak so generally feeling a bit more uplifted. Also started back in the gym (well swimming) to get some exercise which I think is helping. Thanks for the message/advice, greatly appreciated.
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Managing our mental health on 17:49 - Jun 8 with 860 views
Managing our mental health on 09:28 - Jun 8 by GVJack
Thank you. I have done exactly that and although I don't know what the "problem" is, it's just a general down in the dumps feeling for no reason, having spoken to someone about it has lifted the weight so to speak so generally feeling a bit more uplifted. Also started back in the gym (well swimming) to get some exercise which I think is helping. Thanks for the message/advice, greatly appreciated.
Re swimming During Covid my missus got very depressed and we started out wild swimming and I mean " wild" swimming It helps as the shock of cold water takes over and releases endorphins which sharpen the mind It gets you to focus on the now and only the now We have a group here that swim in the sea all year including Boxing Day I joined them last year I'm still here Plenty of wild spots in south wales I would try lakes or rivers but check the rivers are not polluted
Managing our mental health on 09:28 - Jun 8 by GVJack
Thank you. I have done exactly that and although I don't know what the "problem" is, it's just a general down in the dumps feeling for no reason, having spoken to someone about it has lifted the weight so to speak so generally feeling a bit more uplifted. Also started back in the gym (well swimming) to get some exercise which I think is helping. Thanks for the message/advice, greatly appreciated.
Managing our mental health on 09:28 - Jun 8 by GVJack
Thank you. I have done exactly that and although I don't know what the "problem" is, it's just a general down in the dumps feeling for no reason, having spoken to someone about it has lifted the weight so to speak so generally feeling a bit more uplifted. Also started back in the gym (well swimming) to get some exercise which I think is helping. Thanks for the message/advice, greatly appreciated.
Exactly the same thing happened to me about 8-9 years ago Just couldn't put my finger on it and still can't really I've tried beta blockers anti depressant, counselling, I think recognising it is the first big step and then after that living with it and not fighting it. Not one size fits all but I find walking the dogs in the countryside is my go to and my latest guilty pleasure is litter picking. My tolerance for other people in general is off the scale. This world in the last 10 years has gone nuclear we live in a world where we can have whatever we want whenever we want and plenty of it whether you want it or not. And I think that's the problem ALL life is just a click away now good,bad,rich,poor,war,crisis,peace...etc the list is endless.
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Managing our mental health on 07:42 - Jun 9 by 1983
Exactly the same thing happened to me about 8-9 years ago Just couldn't put my finger on it and still can't really I've tried beta blockers anti depressant, counselling, I think recognising it is the first big step and then after that living with it and not fighting it. Not one size fits all but I find walking the dogs in the countryside is my go to and my latest guilty pleasure is litter picking. My tolerance for other people in general is off the scale. This world in the last 10 years has gone nuclear we live in a world where we can have whatever we want whenever we want and plenty of it whether you want it or not. And I think that's the problem ALL life is just a click away now good,bad,rich,poor,war,crisis,peace...etc the list is endless.
Totally empathise with your post.
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Managing our mental health on 09:36 - Jun 14 with 535 views
Managing our mental health on 09:28 - Jun 8 by GVJack
Thank you. I have done exactly that and although I don't know what the "problem" is, it's just a general down in the dumps feeling for no reason, having spoken to someone about it has lifted the weight so to speak so generally feeling a bit more uplifted. Also started back in the gym (well swimming) to get some exercise which I think is helping. Thanks for the message/advice, greatly appreciated.
Just caught up with this and I'm really glad you've lifted the weight. it's not a quick fix though, we all need to be mindful of our own health, mental AND physical.
When I has depression the meds made me worse, I spent days at a time wondering why I bothered carrying on. For me it was the physical health problems of the time that were getting me down but I had a fairly large and close knit group of friends, my family and a bloody marvellous best friend, a Springador called Albie who helped me through it.
The first step is recognising the problem and the hard part can be asking for help, us older blokes are not good at it.
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Managing our mental health on 16:59 - Jun 19 with 345 views
Managing our mental health on 16:59 - Jun 19 by theloneranger
I work within the NHS / local authority as part of mental health.services I feel frustrated at the waiting times for therapies and diagnosis. A year for some therapies and 3 years plus for ASD / ADHD diagnosis. I work with people and have no waiting list. I'm frustrated at the wait for other services when there is an obvious need in the here and now. Great pointers from Keith in the initial post on how to manage your own wellbeing. I would add that if you are really struggling, reach out to your GP, or to the NHS 111#2 service or visit A&E. Reach out and talk, to family, friends, the Samaritans (116123) or to SHOUT (text 85258). Happy for people to message me for any advice / guidance.
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