“Being vulnerable is actually a strength and not a weakness — that’s why more and more mental health is such an important thing to talk about. It’s the same as being physically sick. And when you keep all those things inside, when you bottle them up, it makes you ill.”
— Cara Delevingne
Our psychological, emotional and social well-being are all parts of our mental health. It influences our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Additionally, it influences how we respond to stress, make decisions and interact with others. Mental health is crucial for everyone from childhood to adulthood.
Miss South Africa 2020 Shudufhadzo Musida highlighted and emphasized the importance of mental health. These were her words, “I call the mind the powerhouse; the tool that can change lives and the narratives that exist in our society. For any change to come about in our society, we need to empower the mind. If we do not, we will live in a society that has low levels of self‑awareness”.
Being self-aware offers us the ability to shape outcomes, improves our ability to make decisions, and boosts our confidence. Self-awareness enables us to communicate with purpose and purpose, which allows us to comprehend situations from various angles. Which frees us from biases and assumptions.
Here are five things you can do to boost your mental health.
1. Give yourself silent moments
We have mastered the habit of multitasking. We always have something running in the background. In order to boost your mental health, choose a task that you will do in silence. This could include taking a shower or bath, cooking, exercising, driving, or taking a walk with no music or background noise.
2. Be mindful of what you say to yourself when you are disappointed or discouraged.
3. Reach out to loved ones
4. Acknowledge that you are having a bad day
5. Do the next best thing..
“Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I’m not going to make it, but you laugh inside — remembering all the times you’ve felt that way.”
— Charles Bukowski
