Strategies for improving mental health.
Do you talk to yourself? How do you feel about talking to yourself? Is self-talk a good thing? Is it bad? Don't know? Do you ever say positive things to yourself? If you say something nice to yourself, do you believe you? Whoever told you that you shouldn't say good things about yourself didn't want …
Many mental struggles are based in thoughts. I didn’t say mental illness is based in thoughts - that is no more truth than saying tuberculosis or cancer are thought based. One of my professors said, "The voice in your head that judges, criticizes, and condemns you is not your own. That is the voice of …
How am I doing? I mean, compared to others, how am I doing? I care what others think about me because if there is something I need to change so they think better of me, I want to do change it, whatever it is. If I have an opinion that's wrong, I mean, compared to …
I never thought about getting old. Never. No one ever told me that one day I would realize I'm old. No one. I'm not aware of any training for getting old. To my knowledge there aren't any how-to books like, "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Getting Old and Crotchety." I think I'm going …
Sometimes seeing differently is simply a matter of doing things differently. If you have a routine that you follow every day, change it. You can make your brain get involved by making choices rather than automatically doing the same things. When you do the same things the same way day after day, you can do …
Mondays get a bad rap. It’s not Monday's fault it’s first. There are a lot of great firsts Monday follows after. If you have children, do you remember the first time they connected the toilet to potty? Wasn't that a great first?! How about the first time you drove a car by yourself? A first …
There are songs that come to mind about Sunday with lyrics such as, "easy like Sunday morning," and I think, "Wow, those folks don't know anything about Sunday morning." Sunday mornings were never easy. Even when I was a kid, they were rush-rush-rush. Who ever thought it was a good idea to put a suit …
What should Saturdays feel like? I always think of Saturdays the way they were when I was a kid. Saturday morning cartoons were like the second act to Science Fiction Theater that came on Friday night after the late news. Quick Draw McGraw, Adam Ant, Wally Gator, The Thunderbirds, The Jetsons, and best of all, …
Last summer I completed an online class about "Calming the Anxious Brain." It was very interesting and helpful. The amygdala is a real pain sometimes. Getting it to shut up long enough for some sensible thought can be tough. I guess I was surprised to find out that abdominal breathing really does work. Obviously, air …
Here are four simple affirmations to speak to yourself. Words do not create value. Value is already mine. Value is in me, not in words others say about me. My worth is in me, not in the approval of others. I accept my value, it is mine, alone. Print these affirmations and say them to …
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