10 Benefits Of Journaling

10 Benefits Of Journaling.

Research shows that a daily journaling practice can help improve your mental health and get your life back on track, whether you’re struggling with relationships, future goals, or how to stay organized. Expressive writing and gratitude journaling can even affect the way you communicate with a partner, your children, your coworkers, your friends, your parents, or anyone in your life.

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Its Okay To Cry

Its okay to cry, the sky does it too.

Tears have stress hormones which are released when we cry.
Holding back tears gets stress stuck in the body. Stress impacts the pain we experience and over time, contributes to the development of chronic illnesses.
Many chronic illnesses are literally unprocessed emotions.

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Alternate Solutions To Same Problem

Alternate solutions to same problem.

When you find yourself seemingly stuck in a negative mood, an uncomfortable place, or a difficult situation, ask yourself, Can I turn my head? In other words, is there another way to view this situation, a broader perspective to take, perhaps filled with more awe and gratitude? We cannot force this shift in perspective, but we can offer ourselves the opportunity to step back and view the potential lessons available if we can remain curious.

There is nearly always another way to view a situation if we can be open to it.

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Self Healing June

Self-healing is not always about becoming a new person.
Sometimes, it’s about returning to yourself gently, patiently, and honestly.

This June, here are a few reflections, reminders, and small steps towards healing, at your own pace, in your own way.

1. Aromatherapy : Aromatherapy is known for both its psychological and physical benefits. Depending on the essential oil, aromatherapy can help improve mood, promote relaxation and reduce stress. In addition, this practice can stimulate the immune system, ease muscle tension and boost circulation.

It is used to treat a variety of conditions, here are some of the most common ones: Stress, Anxiety, Insomnia & Chronic Pain.

2. Daily Journaling : One of the ways to deal with any overwhelming emotion is to find a healthy way to express yourself. This makes a journal a helpful tool in managing your mental health.

Journaling helps control your symptoms and improve your mood by:

a) Helping you prioritise problems, fears, and concerns

b) Tracking any symptoms day-to-day so that you can recognize triggers and learn ways to better control them

c) Providing an opportunity for positive self-talk and identifying negative thoughts and behaviours.

3. Furry Friend : Simply having a furry friend around can improve your life, your health, and your outlook. Here are just some of the benefits these four-legged family members can bring to your life and your home:

a) Social Engagement: When you welcome a furry friend into your home, you join a community of fellow pet owners, and that is great for social engagement. Simply being around other cat and dog lovers can be a lot of fun.

b) Companionship: A growing number of people are choosing to live alone, savouring the freedom and independence this decision provides. But living alone can be lonely, especially if you do not have a furry friend to break the monotony and provide some much-needed entertainment.

c) Easier Socializing: Starting a conversation with a perfect stranger can be hard to do, but dogs are natural icebreakers. If you are stuck for something to say, talking about pets can be a great opener.

4. Music : Music can improve mood, decrease pain and anxiety, and facilitate opportunities for emotional expression. Research suggests that music can benefit our physical and mental health in numerous ways. Music therapy is used by hospice and palliative care. Board-certified music therapists to enhance conventional treatment for a variety of illnesses and disease processes, from anxiety, depression and stress, to the management of pain and enhancement of functioning after degenerative neurologic disorders.

Listening to music can help you:

  1. Improve learning, memory, and cognition
  2. Boost creativity
  3. Protect your brain health
  4. Reduce stress
  5. Regulate your mood
  6. Maintain heart health
  7. Relieve anxiety and depression
  8. Boost your immune system
  9. Increase motivation and performance
  10. Improve sleep quality
  11. Regulate your nervous system

5. Hobbies : A hobby is any activity that you frequently do for pleasure during your leisure time. This could include creative, athletic, and intellectual activities.

People take up different types of hobbies that interest them, such as dancing, singing, skating, or gardening. Others like quieter activities such as meditation or spending some time closer to nature by taking long walks.

Research shows that when you take time to do activities that make you happy :

a) It helps improve mental health. Giving quality time to activities that you enjoy.

b) It helps your performance in your professional life.

c) It improves your creative problem-solving abilities and helps you build better relationships with your coworkers and makes you more empathetic.

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Use STOP To Recognize Mental Health Stigma

Use STOP to recognize mental health stigma.

Does the attitude or action:

Stereotype people with mental health conditions (that is, assumes they are all alike rather than
individuals)?

Trivialize or belittles people with mental health
conditions and/or the condition itself?

Offend people with mental health conditions by insulting them?

Patronise people with mental health conditions by
treating them as if they were not as good as other people?

STOP these types of behaviours and include each individual as an equal. Mental health matters.
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A Journey From Distress To Well-being

Eustress (Good stress) and Distress are terms that categorise different types of stress. At one end of the spectrum is distress, which involves negative feelings and is often a difficult experience. At the other end is eustress, which is challenging but rewarding and leads us to mental and physical well-being.

How to promote Eustress (Good stress)

People can promote eustress in several ways.

A simple way to do this is to participate in activities that are challenging but feel doable and have a clear route forward. A person could try:

Signs and symptoms of chronic distress.

When to seek help

Chronic or overwhelming stress is not something that a person has to tolerate. In fact, doing so can lead to distress.

If a person is finding it difficult to manage high amounts of stress or anxiety, they can seek help from experts like-