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Your Mental Health Matters
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items The message behind "Mental Health Matters" is that mental health affects everyone, regardless of age, background, or status, and that seeking help for mental health challenges should be normalized.
Sections
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My Motivation
Things to do
How to Cope in a Situation
My Motivation
Motivation helps build habits that support long-term mental health, such as regular physical activity, healthy eating, consistent therapy, and positive thinking.
By continuing to stay motivated, even in difficult times, you can make progress toward better mental health and a more fulfilling life.
50 Quotes About Mental Health
Sustained motivation makes it easier to navigate setbacks and challenges without losing momentum, helping to improve resilience over time.
16 Mental Health Books for Tough Days, Good Days, and Every Day in Between
Motivation is a powerful tool for improving mental health, and it’s essential to cultivate it through achievable goals, self-compassion, and supportive environments.
Enhancing Patients' Motivation and Empowerment: A Resident's ...
Things to do
Engaging in activities that support mental health is crucial for maintaining emotional, psychological, and social well-being.
Sharing your thoughts and feelings with family or friends helps you feel supported and less isolated.
Caring for Your Mental Health - National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Prioritize your mental health by setting limits with people, ensuring you’re not overburdened or emotionally drained.
It's Okay to Not Be Okay: Tips and Resources for Mental Health ...
Take time for activities that make you feel good, such as taking a bath, reading a book, or getting a massage.
Mental Health
How to Cope in a Situation
Coping with mental health challenges can be difficult, but there are strategies that can help you manage your feelings and navigate tough times.
Focus: Mindfulness, Present Moment Awareness
Description: This book explores the concept of being fully present and how living in the "now" can help alleviate anxiety and stress. It emphasizes the importance of awareness and mindfulness in transforming your mental state.
Description: This book explores the concept of being fully present and how living in the "now" can help alleviate anxiety and stress. It emphasizes the importance of awareness and mindfulness in transforming your mental state.
The Power of Now: Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
Focus: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Description: This book teaches how to use ACT to deal with stress, anxiety, depression, and negative emotions. It helps readers develop psychological flexibility and offers practical tools for coping with difficult thoughts and feelings.
Description: This book teaches how to use ACT to deal with stress, anxiety, depression, and negative emotions. It helps readers develop psychological flexibility and offers practical tools for coping with difficult thoughts and feelings.
The Happiness Trap: Stop Struggling, Start Living
Focus: Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Phobias
Description: A comprehensive guide that provides a wide variety of tools, techniques, and exercises to cope with anxiety and panic attacks. It’s structured to help individuals understand and overcome their fears.
Description: A comprehensive guide that provides a wide variety of tools, techniques, and exercises to cope with anxiety and panic attacks. It’s structured to help individuals understand and overcome their fears.
The-Anxiety-and-Phobia-Workbook-Edmund-J.-Bourne. ...
Focus: Self-Acceptance, Emotional Healing
Description: Tara Brach discusses how embracing our emotions, even the difficult ones, can help us heal. Through mindfulness and compassion, she explains how we can accept ourselves fully and overcome self-criticism and shame.
Description: Tara Brach discusses how embracing our emotions, even the difficult ones, can help us heal. Through mindfulness and compassion, she explains how we can accept ourselves fully and overcome self-criticism and shame.
Radical Acceptance
Focus: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT),
Depression Description: This classic book on depression uses cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to help readers challenge and change their negative thought patterns. It’s especially helpful for those dealing with depression, stress, and low self...
Depression Description: This classic book on depression uses cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to help readers challenge and change their negative thought patterns. It’s especially helpful for those dealing with depression, stress, and low self...
Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy: David D. Burns
Focus: Self-Acceptance, Perfectionism, Courage
Description: In this book, Brené Brown encourages readers to embrace their imperfections and live authentically. The book emphasizes the importance of self-compassion, connection, and letting go of the pursuit of perfection.
Description: In this book, Brené Brown encourages readers to embrace their imperfections and live authentically. The book emphasizes the importance of self-compassion, connection, and letting go of the pursuit of perfection.
The Gifts of Imperfection
Focus: Social Anxiety, Confidence
Description: This book provides practical tips on how to overcome social anxiety and be more authentic in social situations. It draws on evidence-based techniques, including CBT and mindfulness, to help readers build self-confidence and self-acceptan...
Description: This book provides practical tips on how to overcome social anxiety and be more authentic in social situations. It draws on evidence-based techniques, including CBT and mindfulness, to help readers build self-confidence and self-acceptan...
How to Be Yourself: Quiet Inner Critic & Rise Above Social Anxiety
Focus: Introversion, Self-Acceptance, Social Anxiety
Description: This book is a deep dive into the strengths of introverts and how they can thrive in a world that often celebrates extroverted traits. It's helpful for anyone who struggles with social anxiety or feels misunderstood because of their intr...
Description: This book is a deep dive into the strengths of introverts and how they can thrive in a world that often celebrates extroverted traits. It's helpful for anyone who struggles with social anxiety or feels misunderstood because of their intr...
Quiet: The Power of Introverts by Susan Cain
Focus: Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health Education
Description: Dr. Faith Harper uses humor and scientific research to explain how to manage common mental health issues like anxiety, depression, and anger. The book includes actionable advice and coping strategies grounded in psychological science.
Description: Dr. Faith Harper uses humor and scientific research to explain how to manage common mental health issues like anxiety, depression, and anger. The book includes actionable advice and coping strategies grounded in psychological science.
Unf*ck Your Brain: Science to Beat Anxiety