MIND
• Saying positive
affirmations three times a day (morning, mid-day, and at night)—such as “I love
and accept myself,” “I am at peace in my life,” “I deserve to be happy,” “I
feel good physically, mentally, and emotionally”—dispels the negative chatter.
• Focusing on the
solution of what’s bothering you is highly effective, instead of fixating on
the problem.
Worrying only
increases stress-levels.
• Reaching out to
friends and/or a professional offers support.
BODY
Practicing
yoga or any form of exercise increases your energy.
• Eating a balanced
diet with lots of greens, reducing processed sugars, and drinking lots of water
is not only healthier for your body, it also nourishes the mind. In the book The Ultra Mind, author Mark Hyman correlates how “junk” food can affect
our moods and diseases such as depression.
• Sleeping
is important, ideally eight hours. You’ll feel refreshed and a lot less prone
to making poor.
SPIRIT
• Acknowledging your
emotions instead of burying them with alcohol, sex, food, etc is much more
responsible, because you’re 100% in charge of your own happiness.
• Finding at least
five things to be grateful for shifts the focus from what you perceive as
missing in your life.
• Forgiving
others and most of all yourself is necessary in order to let go and move
on.
• Praying,
journaling, and meditating
increases inner calm.
• Listening to your
intuition can save you from needless suffering.
The key is
consistency and repetition in order to create healthier habits. I know that
life can get in the way and some days it can be challenging to cope.
By no means am I
advocating against the use of antidepressants. But I’ve always believed in the
mind-body-spirit connection, and I don’t think antidepressants are the sole
source to dealing with a mental illness.
