We all know how good it is to maintain good physical health, however, we have left ourselves a very important part: the mind, as we know, our mental health influences our physical well-being, we have often heard how anxiety or anxiety, for example, accumulates in the body Do not need to start paying attention to our mental hygiene?
To have a healthy brain it is good to pay attention to certain elements that we normally neglect, we can identify some of them easily, but for some reason we continue to ignore them, sooner or later this kind of complicit ignorance will make it send the bill, so it is time to start betting on good mental hygiene by putting into practice some tips that we will detail below.
Relying on good mental hygiene will help us prevent diseases and disorders, such as those related to anxiety.
How long do concerns based on the past or future occupy your mind? And so the present doesn’t even seem to be considered. So you end up on “autopilot”. Silly days that pass in the same way and where you have even stopped enjoying the little things.
It’s important to learn to practice mindfulness, to concentrate on the here and now to be able to escape all those thoughts that can become obsessive or ruminant, if you’ve ever caused stress, you know what we’re talking about, it doesn’t matter. yesterday or tomorrow. Open your eyes today and enjoy it.
Despite this, there is another important aspect of your life that you certainly didn’t pay attention to: are you in touch with people who add or subtract?, why do you give so much of you to people who don’t deserve it?Be a good person and please everyone can be rewarded with pain and manipulation.
“I will not let anyone cross my mind with dirty feet. ” – Mahatma Gandhii-
I suggest the following thought: if you give everything to people who don’t contribute anything, you may run out of time to give it to those who really deserve it. Think about the relationships you have. Sometimes we are afraid to make the decision to end a relationship or friendship for fear of losing what we sacrifice ourselves for, but it is not worth as much as we thought, however, this will provide relief and promote our mental hygiene.
In my life, I want people to disappear, not to be left
It’s easy to opt for a pessimistic view of reality when things go wrong, this indicates little resilience and poses a serious risk, which is that your happiness and mental hygiene are at stake, if you think about it, things don’t have a single layoff or the end of a relationship can be seen as a shame or a chance for growth. You choose the path to which this fact leads.
Besides, can you give yourself what you need? Being pampered, eating well, and taking care of yourself are attitudes that you’ve probably never (or many) set aside, perhaps because you’re so attentive to others that you don’t think about yourself, or perhaps because sometimes you let your happiness depend on others. This is a terrible mistake that can make you see life in a very negative way. You’re the first thing and you’re not selfish. It means valuing and loving yourself, without waiting for others to do it for you.
Certainly, even at some point in your life, you felt stuck because you couldn’t achieve a goal, but did you come to see if that was possible?Sometimes you can set goals that, no matter what you want, you can’t do. They have to be realistic. Getting rid of the impossible that will only bring you frustration, anxiety and a sense of futility will be very positive for your mental hygiene.
“Wash your mind with love and sincerity after every thought you want to be taken away from your peace of mind. ” Luis Espinoza.
Have you realized how important it is to have good mental hygiene ?, there are many other habits that can do you a lot of good, such as eliminating expectations, solving annoying thoughts that do not solve anything, stop trying to change people and learn to manage your emotions.
We usually complicate our lives or blame it for everything that happens to us, when it’s actually up to us to make everything much better and simpler, not everything is as bad as it seems, not everything is as bad as you think. Clarifying our minds of what is left and what prevents us from seeing clearly will allow us to feel a true well-being.
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