The Role of Mental Health In Our Life:

The Role of Mental Health In Our Lives:

Mental health is very important factor to our well-being. We cannot be perfectly healthy without mental health. It involve how we feel, think, act, and interact with the people around us like friends, family, office mate and others.
Mental health means striking a balance in all aspects of your life: social, physical, spiritual, economics and mental. Reaching a balance is a learning process. At times, you may tip the balance too much in one direction and have to find your footing again. Your personal balance will be unique, and your challenge will be to stay mentally healthy by keeping that balance.

Build a healthy self-esteem:

Self esteem is more than just seeing your good qualities. It is being able to see all your abilities and weaknesses together, accepting them, and doing your best with what you have. For example, you may not play tennis well enough to be a star, but that should not stop you from enjoying the game.

Activity – building confidence

Take a good look at your good points. What do you do best? Where are your skills and interest areas? How would a friend describe you? Now, look at your weak points. What do you have difficulty doing? What things make you feel frustrated? Take a look at this list. Remember that all of us have our positive and negative sides. We let our strengths shine, and we build on our weak points to help us mature and grow.

Receive As well as Give:

Many of us confuse having a realistic view of our good points with conceit. We have trouble accepting kindness from others. We often shrug off a compliment with a, “Yes, but…” and put ourselves down.

Activity – Accept Compliments:

The next time someone compliments you, say. “thank you! I’am glad you think so.” Then think about other compliments you have had, and how good they made you feel.

Create positive parenting and family relationship:

Work on building good family relationship. Learn to value each member’s skills and abilities. Learn how to give and accept support.

Activity – Make Time

Make time just to be a family. Schedule time for both serious things and fun. Listen respectfully without interruption to what each person has to say. Do it frequently.

Make Friends who Count:

Friends help you understand that you are not alone. They help you by sharing your “Ups” and “Down”, and you in turn help them. Together, you and your friends share life’s challenging and celebrate life’s joys.

Activity – Build  A friendship Tree:

Keep in touch – invite a friend to lunch. Encourage new friendships – ask your friend to bring someone you have never met.

Figure out your priorities:

Advertisers try very hard to convince us that we “need” their products and services. Our Challenge is to know the difference between our real needs (food, shelter, clothing & transportation) and our “wants” (bigger TV, new CD player, expensive fashions, flashy car), and to find the right balance in our spending. Financial problems cause stress; so it is important to avoid over-spending.

Activity – Create a Meaningful Budget:

Write out a budget for yourself. Is it realistic? Have you planned what to do with the money left over for your “want”? Which “wants” are most important to you?

Get Involved:

Being involved in things that really matter to us provide a great feeling of purpose and satisfaction. You should always remember that you make a difference, no matter how big or small your efforts.

Activity – Volunteer

‘Be a volunteer. Read to children at your local library; visit an elderly persons at home or in hospital; serve on a committee or the board of your favorite charity; organize a clean-up of a local park or beach; help a neighbor clean out his/her garage.

Beside your life, apply these golden tips and make happy and mentally healthy life.

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