12 Ways We Sabotage Our Mental Health. Modified from a contribution by A. Gardner Our mind and mood are keenly sensitive to the world around us. Distressing life events—a bad breakup, unemployment, the death of a loved one—often leave us rattled or sad, of course, but our daily routine and patterns of thinking also have a big impact on our mood. Happily, many of these mental pitfalls can be avoided. We break down 12 of the most common and provide tips for how to steer clear. Avoiding Exercise Ignoring Clutter Not Getting Enough Sleep Keeping Up With The Joneses Obsessive Thinking & Worrying Bottling Up Emotions Working Too Much - keeping yourself busy Valuing Other’s Opinions over Your Own Substance Abuse - whatever your obsession Staying Inside - avoiding nature Social Isolation - be a friend, enjoy friendship Perfectionism - 100% of the time
Posted on: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 19:07:50 +0000
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