Mental health is complicated, but you may have more control than you think. Taking these small actions today can set the stage for a brighter tomorrow.
Mental health can be improved by healthy diet, exercise, yoga and meditation.
Less anxiety / mental stress . Better habit . Forget Frustation , Misunderstanding
& maintain SOUND SLEEP !
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338987183_PSYCHOLOGICAL_IMPACT_AN_IMPRESSION_THROUGH_QUERIES?_sg=3NCK8n0LM8IzL_szaJGvfMgMvmM3aflY-UIbqRRoVWEdzpOkc-BQ7GY6NXmYe-BPADPFiBivACm03w.36jY9OVjK6GJCJ40XjxS_xOgn4CcZYq_gbipKEUaAWEdT58CzYUVVivj3IBFqTX1IZXsDfhaGdxs8APwoEK7sA
Mental health can be improved by healthy diet, exercise, yoga and meditation.
Dear Prof Hassan Izzeddin Sarsak , very nice question! To a little talk about mental health, it is:
- A person's emotional, social, and psychological well-being
- Is as important as physical health to a full, active lifestyle
- Harder to define than physical health
- Depends on the individual's perception of their experience
- Not only the absence of depression/anxiety/disorder
It depends on the ability to:
- Utilize and Enjoy life
- Bounce back after difficult experiences
- Achieve balance
- Adapt to adversity
- Feel safe and secure
- Reach own potentials
Taking care of mental health:
- Talk about your feelings…
- Keep active...
- Eat well...
- Drink sensibly...
- Keep in touch...
- Ask for help...
- Take a break...
- Do something you're good at…
- Accept who you are…
- Care for others…
- The default setting: everybody around us is good people
- Forgive much, take revenge the least
- Don’t tell a lie; it creates a constant mental agony
- Try to be a transparent personality
- Clear faith and beliefs; refresh depth of knowledge
- Perform duties as per schedule
- Regular in touch with divine books
- Consciousness and remembrance of our Creator
- Personal, familial and social works
- Have good companions
- Acquire expertise in stress management
Ref: One of my presentations and one article: Presentation Good Health Good Life: Bankers perspective
Article Worry in Warriors
Your mental health influences how you think, feel, and behave in daily life. It also affects your ability to cope with stress, overcome challenges, build relationships, and recover from life’s setbacks and hardships.
How to boost your mental health:
*Make social connection a priority—especially face-to-face.
* Staying active is as good for the brain as it is for the body.
* Learn how to keep your stress levels in check.
*Eat a brain-healthy diet to support strong mental health.
* Don’t skimp on sleep—it matters more than you think.
*Find purpose and meaning in life.
With my best wishes for a wonderful mental health for everyone who reads my answer.
Eat healthy foods, balance diets, have adequate rest, think, do exercise, etc.
Thank you for your contribution Dr.Hikmat Abdulkarim Almadhkhori
Having balanced daily routine and proper self-management that combines healthy diet, adequate sleep, and exercise can help improve your mental health.
Please also see the following links.
Article Yoga and Mental Health: A Review
https://www.actascientific.com/ASNE/pdf/ASNE-02-0100.pdf
Thank you all for your informative useful answers and advice.
This link will be useful
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/women-s-mental-health-matters/201510/9-ways-you-can-improve-your-mental-health-today?amp
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1. Practice optimism
The studies are positive: looking at the bright side of life is good for you. Optimists have a 35% less chance of dying from a heart attack or stroke; they are more likely to stick to a healthy diet, exercise regularly and have stronger immune systems; and so they can live longer. In fact, a 2019 study found that people with more positive expectations had a higher chance of living to 85 years or more.
Why is optimism good for the heart?
Now, let's be realistic: Being optimistic does not mean ignoring the stresses of daily life. Who can do that? This simply means that when unpleasant things happen, do not blame yourself unnecessarily. If you encounter a challenge or obstacle, you are more likely to see it as temporary or even positive, allowing you to learn and grow.
Optimists also think they control their destiny and can create opportunities for good things to happen.
Not optimistic of your nature? Do not worry. Science has shown that you can train your mind to be more positive. Only about 25% of optimism is programmed by our genes anyway.
"There is research indicating that optimism can actually be enhanced or nurtured through certain types of training," said neuroscientist Richard Davidson. Davidson is the founder and director of the Minds Health Center and has done groundbreaking work on the relationship between mental attitudes and physical health.
"When these types of mental exercises are taught to people, they actually change the function and structure of their minds in ways that we think support these types of positive traits," Davidson added.
According to the meta-analysis of current studies, "Best Possible Self" is one of the most effective ways to increase your optimism. It depends on the exercises that ask you to imagine yourself with all your problems that were solved in the future where all the goals of your life have been achieved.
In one study, people who did just 15 minutes a week over an 8-week period became more positive and stayed that way for about 6 months. What do you have to lose?
2. Begin to volunteer
Studies have shown that putting others' well-being ahead of us without expecting anything in return, stimulates reward centers in the brain. These satisfied chemicals overwhelm our system, and produce a kind of positive emotional state that some people face after helping others.
Volunteering and other good deeds reduce physical pain
There are also physical benefits: Studies show that volunteering reduces stress and improves depression. It can reduce the risk of cognitive impairment. It can also help us live longer.
Even if you have a little time to offer, it has been shown that only giving action may improve our health, perhaps by temporarily reducing our sense of pain.
A new study found that people who said they would donate money to help orphans were less sensitive to electric shock than those who refused to give it. In addition, the more people think their donation will be more helpful, the less pain they will feel.
3. Be grateful
We've heard a lot about the benefits of thanksgiving in the past decade, and this is backed by science. Experts say that one of the best ways to make thanksgiving a part of your life is to keep a daily journal. Before going to bed, jot down any positive experience you had that day, no matter how small.
Want to live longer? Science invites you to be optimistic
But you can also do this by doing waking exercises. One of Davidson's favorite mindfulness exercises instill gratitude.
"It is simply possible to think of the people in our lives who we received some kind of help from," Davidson told CNN. "Think about them and appreciate the care and support these individuals have provided," he added.
He continued that if you do this for one minute every morning and evening, this feeling of appreciation can extend to others in your life and enhance optimism and improve mental health.
4. Promote your social links
Harvard University psychiatrist Robert Waldinger said that people with greater social attachment to family, friends, or society are happier and physically healthier, and live longer than less connected people.
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Evidence for this comes from the Harvard Adult Development Study, which tracked 724 men from Boston for more than 75 years and then began following up on more than 2,000 offspring and their wives.
"The clearest message we receive from this 75-year study is: Good relationships keep us happier and healthier," Waldinger added.
You don't have to be committed to a relationship or have dozens of friends to get this benefit. Instead, he said, the quality of the relationship is what matters.
"Many marriages, for example, without much affection, turn into a great harm to our health, perhaps worse than divorce, and living in the midst of good and warm relationships is a precaution," Waldinger said.
5. Find your goal
Experts say to CNN that creating a sense of purpose contributes greatly to luxury and a longer and happier life.
University of Pennsylvania psychologist Martin Seligman, who co-founded the field of positive psychology, notes that a sense of purpose will come from being part of something larger than us. It refers to religion, family and social causes as ways to increase the meaning in our lives. (Refer to # 2 on volunteering).
https://arabic.cnn.com/health/article/2020/01/04/mental-health-2020-wellness
Life style and personal decisions ought to eliminate an enormous nervous stress and extreme tiresomeness - key prerequisites for serious mental health issues.
Psychoeducation and mental health awareness campaigns are really important and help develop knowledge related to mental health among community members. Such community-based activities not only help prevent mental illness but also educate us about how to understand and deal with persons with mental problems. Mental health awareness includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.
Psychoeducation and mental health awareness campaigns are really important and help develop knowledge related to mental health among community members. Such community-based activities not only help prevent mental illness but also educate us about how to understand and deal with persons with mental problems. Mental health awareness includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.
Drink coffee regularly, eat mixture of fruits and vegetables daily, sit for ideas, observe systematic inventive thinking regularly, and exercise regularly
Lead a disciplined life following a routine. Be content with what you have so that you avoid feeling needy and inadequate. Use daily journaling of thoughts and events so that you can reflect on yourself. Stay calm and think before you act so that you don't do impulsive things. Practice techniques such as yoga, mediation, exercise, etc.
Ways that can Improve our Mental Health Today
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Be positive and believe in yourself. Do things that make you happy and invigorated. Stay positive
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