Mental Health resolutions for 2013
A great way to begin this new year is to resolve to become more mentally healthy. How do you do that? That all depends on your thinking and how much time and effort you're willing to put forth to promote the idea the idea of mental wellness. No one is mentally healthy all the time, wrong thoughts and wrong actions creep in but if we're committed to reviewing our thoughts and our thinking whenever we find they're out of kilter with mental health, we will progress in our efforts to promote mental wellness.
Ideas to consider:
1. Mental health is not mental illness, but is the most important part of overall health. A mentally healthy person will be able to deal with all their health problems wholesomely.
2. The mind is inseparable from the rest of the body. It cannot be treated as if it's an entity outside of the body.
3. Not every little down period or feeling or every little ache needs medication. Pain is a reminder telling us something is not right and the healthiest way is to try find out what causes the pain rather than tossing it aside by medication. Medicine is serious business and professionals should guide its use.
4. Stop blaming heredity for mental problems. Sure, much of mental illness, as well as physical illness is inherited, but if so, learning how to deal with it is the first step in managing it.
PS: more ideas on how to become mentally healthy will be forthcoming.
A great way to begin this new year is to resolve to become more mentally healthy. How do you do that? That all depends on your thinking and how much time and effort you're willing to put forth to promote the idea the idea of mental wellness. No one is mentally healthy all the time, wrong thoughts and wrong actions creep in but if we're committed to reviewing our thoughts and our thinking whenever we find they're out of kilter with mental health, we will progress in our efforts to promote mental wellness.
Ideas to consider:
1. Mental health is not mental illness, but is the most important part of overall health. A mentally healthy person will be able to deal with all their health problems wholesomely.
2. The mind is inseparable from the rest of the body. It cannot be treated as if it's an entity outside of the body.
3. Not every little down period or feeling or every little ache needs medication. Pain is a reminder telling us something is not right and the healthiest way is to try find out what causes the pain rather than tossing it aside by medication. Medicine is serious business and professionals should guide its use.
4. Stop blaming heredity for mental problems. Sure, much of mental illness, as well as physical illness is inherited, but if so, learning how to deal with it is the first step in managing it.
PS: more ideas on how to become mentally healthy will be forthcoming.
