Dealing with mental health issues can be done in a variety of ways. If you are a religious person you may turn to your pastor and/or prayer. If you consider yourself a more spiritual person you may turn to guidance through spiritual groups or guidance through meditation. There is not right or wrong way to do it – it is just important that you do. Your mental health is important and something you should take seriously.
Personally I have been having some mental health issues and working through them from the religious and spiritual angle has helped in many ways. I have said many prayers as well as meditated on mental health and self care many times. I continue to receive guidance from the unknown and it has helped to ease some of the anxiety I have been having. I have been having a lot of anxiety and depression and sought out help from a mental health provider. I started on medication that has helped many of the symptoms, however, I do not completely feel like myself again.
Aside from praying and meditating (which I stopped to do as I was writing this), I have been repeating mantras to myself as well as writing them down. Turning my focus to that and away from the stress, anxiety and depression has helped me to get out of funk on many occassions. If you are suffering from some mental health issues I would highly suggest to find or create some mantras that help you to focus on the positive. The best way for me to repeat my mantras is to get in the most positive frame of mind that I can or else I just feel like I am saying a lie to myself over and over again. It may be difficult but find those moments where you are feeling good and that is the perfect time to repeat your mantra. Even when you aren’t feeling so good you can have one like “Things are continuing to get better for me” or “Everything is working out for me” to healp ease your mind a bit.
Another thing that has helped me is to rest. For me taking a break and resting is self care. Not the type of rest where I stay in bed for days in a depressive episode but a rest where I set the intention to just quiet my mind and relax. I don’t even have to fall asleep, I just have to quiet my mind a bit and lay there with my eyes closed. If you are having anxiety or racing thoughts it may not be as easy to do this but when you can find a moment I would suggest you take it and do some self care. If that means writing or reading, a hot bath or dip in the pool, relaxing or sleeping – take that moment when you find it and take care of YOU.
What are some things that have helped you to ease your anxiety, depression or other mental health issues? Let us know in the comments.
