Proven Methods to Increase Mental Health

Why is good social,emotional & psychological health so important?

Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.net

    It reduces:

· risk of emotional and behavioural problems

· violence and crime,

· teenage pregnancy

· drug and alcohol abuse

· it will reduce psychological pain

           

How to Increase Your Mental Health

·         Try to spend your leisure time participating in your community doing something active rather than playing video games/watching TV.

·          If you are religious get involved in your church.

·         Practice mindfulness (focusing on the now without judging)

High Nutrient Recipes for Mental Health

Author-Vi..Cult...Wikimedia
Quinoa

This is my post on recipes for mentall health,a follow up on  Diet for Mental Health Part 1

Quinoa-Vegetable Dish -serves 4  
You will need:
3 white onions cut in small pieces
A few florets of broccoli/cauliflower chopped into small pieces
3 cloves of garlic chopped

The Importance of Relaxation

image from Fir0002/Flagstaffotos

Relaxation can :

• Help speed up psychotherapy
• Decrease depression and anxiety
• Decrease agitation which is a sign of a mood swing that is going to occur.
• Reduce stress hormones which in excess can cause various health problems including heart disease,depression,sleeping problems,headaches,stomach problems...
• Improve your communication skills
• Reduce anger
• Help you find what your deepest personal value is
• Help you deal with a crisis and with impulsivity in a healthy way.

Various Types of Relaxation & Stress-Reduction Techniques

Values Improve Your Life

 Kidsonroof wishes to re-connect modern life with nature
, rediscovering basic values. 

What are Values?

They are the moral principles and beliefs or accepted standards of a person or social group

Why are they important?
They help improve your quality of life,help us deal with stress.Can help us keep motivated when we want to give up.Values can give you a sense of achievement and something to look forward to.

A quick exercise to see what your values are can be found here Identify Your True Values

Symptom & Mood Charting

What?

Basically it is where you will be recording your symptoms & treatments over time.

Why?

It can be difficult to remember especially with a mental illness how you have been doing if your doctor asks and you can get a clearer picture of what has been working for you,your triggers,patterns of how your symptoms may be affected by things such as your menstrual cycle,the seasons,sleep... What treatments are helpful,some triggering patterns, behaviour you may carry out before making suicide attempts,early warning signs