Dealing with Top Mental Health Triggers

Lisa Franchi April 20, 2016

Life can be challenging from time to time. Stress seems to be part of daily routine, it is everywhere, anytime, something that can’t be controlled by anyone. Stress is a part of life. There are a lot of things that even though we worked on so hard it will just end into another disappointment.

Since these events, like anxiety, anger, disappointments, and stress are common, we need to do something to cope from them. That’s why looking forward for a weekend getaway is never a bad idea. Getting enough rest, eating healthy and surrounding yourself with positivity will help relieve stress but if these seems to not work there are ways that one can actually do when dealing with these stress in order to keep a positive mental health.

1. Eating healthy for better well being

Eating healthy food is proven to improve mood. Eating is a way to feed the body with energy it is needed in order to perform well and gives the body the positive take to perform daily tasks. Eating healthy food like vegetables, fruits, lean meat and avoiding those foods that can trigger health problems will help a person maintain a healthy well-being. Eating healthy food together with exercise, will help avoid illness that will cause more stress and inability to do things you like to do.

2. Getting yourself inspired

When times get tough it is important to help yourself to get away from problems and one way of doing that is by helping oneself to get inspired. There are a lot of things that one can do like reading self-help articles that can actually give positivity and inspiration. Watching feel-good movies, listening to inspirational songs will boost positivity in life. These are simple things that can make things lighter and easier, it can also let the mind focus in positive things. Learning new things can give one the drive to push and get away from negativities in life.

3. Taking some vacation

Having some time off from the city stress, can give the body and mind a healthy state to feel refreshed and fuel up energy that might be draining due to stressful work or routine.

It is nice to explore places that you never visited or love to visit so you can get away with stress and anything that can be bothering anyone. This can help a lot to give a positive outlook in life.

4. Communication

Communication is very important when dealing with stress. Sometimes when there are a lot of things bothering you, stress and anything that gives anxiety can bottle up which will cause more risk to mental health when a person keeps it to oneself. It is very important that the pressure can be released by talking it over. Talk about it to a friend, or someone you trust. When in doubt, write about it just to release it, or talk to yourself, set your goals and plan ahead. There is no better release of stress than talking about it, when lucky you can get inspiration, and better suggestions from the ones who truly cares.