Wednesday, March 7, 2012

10 Tips for Mental Health

The CMHA provides many resources ranging from extensive programming to basic online healthy living tips. The importance of making small changes should never be underestimated. The tips below can help bring balance, well being and happiness to your everyday life.

1) Build Confidence - Identify your abilities, build on them and do rhe best you can with what you have

2) Eat Right, Keep Fit - A balanced diet goes a long way with helping reduce stress

3) Make Time For Family and Friends - Don't take these relationships for granted

4) Give And Accept Support - Relationships thrive when they are 'put to the test'

5) Create A Meaningful Budget - Over spending causes stress, identify needs versus wants

6) Volunteer - Being involved gives a sense of satisfaction and well being that paid work can't provide

7) Manage Stress - Learn to identify and manage stressors

8) Find Strength In Numbers - Share your problems with others, it will help you feel less isolated

9) Identify And Deal With Moods - Find safe and constructive ways to deal with and feel emotions

10) Learn To Be At Peace With Yourself - Get to know who you are, what makes you happy and accept what you cannot change

Give these tips a try - who knows, a small change could make a big difference!

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