a day set aside by the World Health Organization to raise awareness of mental health concerns and to provide a forum for discussion of the work that needs to be done to promote global mental health initiatives.
However, outside of these critically essential discussions regarding legislation, financing, and stigma, World Mental Health Day has developed into a forum for people to share their personal experiences with mental illness, both in terms of receiving a diagnosis and taking care of their mental health.
There is much to be said for the lessons we may learn from other people's experiences, even while mental health care isn't a problem that can be solved in a "one size fits all" manner.
We thus invited women to share the finest mental health and wellbeing advice they have ever gotten in order to learn more about the various ways you may look after your mental health. Check out what they had to say by continuing to read.
"Self-acceptance is the key,"
"Some of the best suggestions and pieces of advise I've ever heard centre on self-acceptance. We frequently hear that we should love ourselves and prioritise self-care, but this advice isn't always useful when you're feeling very down.
I keep a self-acceptance journal rather than a thanksgiving journal. I am the one who... is how my entries begin. It's a method of accepting what I did every day without assigning any judgement to it. It lessens the strain on me to maintain wellbeing and it supports my ability to embrace each moment for what it is, including the difficult ones.
"Things don't have to be done completely to be done"
The best advise I've ever heard was to not feel pressured to do tasks completely. Use a washcloth to clean yourself if you are unable to take a shower. Eat a granola bar if you are unable to prepare a meal. Try to sit up if you can't get out of bed, etc. Progress, even incremental progress, is progress.
Consider the question "Will this matter in a month?"
"I recall that a therapist once advised me to always ask myself, "Will this matter in a month?," whenever I am worrying about something. It has really resonated with me as someone who is prone to overanalyzing and catastrophizing, and it has prevented me from having innumerable meltdowns hyper things that, in the grand scheme of things, don't matter at all!
Keep your boundaries firm.
The best advise I've ever heard is to maintain strict borders and treat them like flowerbeds. When you don't have them, particularly if you tend to give excessively, you are essentially encouraging others to misuse your time, knowledge, generosity, and even money.
"Boundaries exist to honour you and your energy, not to inconvenience other people. Your mental wellness follows when you manage your energy effectively.
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