16 little life hacks that will do more for your mental health than a year with any therapist - thread -
1. Every morning, write out your challenges and opportunities. Journal through your solutions to get those thoughts out of your head and onto paper. This is soothing.
2. Develop the habit of being curious about your emotions instead of being carried away with them. Creating this distance will nurture your emotional control and sense of peace.
3. Walk every single day for at least 30 minutes. 🚶♂️🚶♂️🚶♂️
4. Focus less on mental health, unless you have severe problems, and more on creating 'success' in your life in whatever form 'success' is for you. Mental wellness is more about where you put your attention than what's 'wrong.'
5. Make a commitment to letting go of the need to worry. Turning away from worry to focus on the real world is a practice that will change your life.
6. Refuse to buy into the idea that you have a 'problem.' Most forms of 'healing' reinforce the idea that you have a 'problem.' Focus less on you and more on helping the people around you.
7. Lift weights regularly. The physical and cognitive benefits are documented and substantial. Do not physically weaken.
8. Forgive yourself. Many of us hold a grudge against who we were. Find a way to understand that what you did was for a good reason at the time. You're human. Forgive.
9. Be aware of energy drains. Enforce firm boundaries to ensure your energy levels aren't 'stolen' by other people, bad news, bad food, drugs, and cheap sources of dopamine.
10. Avoid insulin-spiking food like bread, refined sugar and pastries. This ensures your mood remains stable, and you're less likely to get into bad thinking habits due to physical imbalance.
11. Be yourself. Don't allow the need for approval from others make you weird and uptight. Get into the habit of showing us who you are - warts and all.
12. Spend five minutes listing out some things you're grateful for. Reminding yourself of what you have will lift you, but it also makes you more receptive to receiving more positive things.
13. Stay lean and avoid being fat. This may require some active diet shifts. Wheat consumption is now known to be one of the most significant contributors to weight gain.
14. If you're a man, check your testosterone levels and do whatever you can to raise these as high as possible. This is directly correlated to your mood, energy and mental health.
15. Never sit still for more than 45 minutes. If you're sleeping, this doesn't apply, and you need your 8 hours or so for optimal mental health. Take regular stretching and movement breaks.
16. Develop a closer relationship with breathing. We can hold our breath when fearful, which reinforces mental ill-health. Breathe properly, through the nose, and take 3 slow, long breaths when you get emotional.
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@Alexmathers84 When it comes to mental health, doing the work is the real driver of success Talk therapy can only go so far Great thread Alex
@WarrenEnglish_ Thanks bro
@Alexmathers84 17. Read your threads daily
@SteveTimoney Right 😏😀
@Alexmathers84 Keeping a "wins" journal and reviewing it regularly is also pretty uplifting. We tend to naturally focus on negative things that happen to us as an evolutionary adaptation and rarely think about all the positive things we've done. It's nice to remember those too! 🙏🏼
@Sundeep_Amin love it
@Alexmathers84 @LegacyBuilder__ Amazing and truly impactful content bro ✅💯
@Alexmathers84 Will share it with some people to deal with their issues 👍🏻👍🏻
@Alexmathers84 This is amazing! I need this right now, thank you.
@Alexmathers84 The need for therapists after this 📉📉
@NextToWealth lol
@Alexmathers84 These are the most basic ass health/ mindfulness tips you can give. Imagine comparing this to therapy. Alex chill please what are you saying
@PlantieL0ver I appreciate that thank you
@Alexmathers84 I’m a therapist, great tips, even so….still need a therapist.
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