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Things I added and eliminated to live happier and healthier

I was reluctant to write about myself for a blog but when thinking about something I am passionate about, I initially thought about my journey to bettering my wellbeing.  If I can share my struggle and how I overcame that, I would like to share it with others as well as help someone who is looking for some solutions.  It was only a couple months ago that I found myself in what can be referred to as a “rut” in my life, and the struggle to take care of my physical and mental health became very apparent in my life and the lives of my loved ones.  I never thought of myself as an anxious or depressed person until the month of October in 2021 where my mental health struggled the most in my life.  I felt overwhelmed, anxious and unmotivated in my life for about 5 months and I did not realize how awful I felt during that time until I started to take better care of myself and putting myself first.  I am a person who puts the needs of others before myself and will even do tasks that I do not want to do to please others.  I also see myself as an empathetic person so there have been many times where I allow people’s emotions to effect me and I take that on personally to the point where I let other people lead the way I feel.  As soon as I realized the importance of putting myself before others, and doing the bare minimum, such as waking up early, exercising or activities for my mental health, then my life began to change for the better. 

In February of this year, there were a couple of days where I did some evaluating of my life and decided I need to better my life in order to be happier and healthier.  It was after one of the most darkest days of my life and I decided something had to change.  The first thing I did was journal, I made two different lists, one that had a list of daily things I can do that were simple but important enough to change my day such as going to bed early, waking up early, exercise, go on a walk alone or with a friend, making myself breakfast, meditating, reading, reaching out to a family member, reading daily affirmations, breathing exercises, and doing something for myself, etc.  In my second list I made a list of goals for myself that would be long term that were specific to my life such as letting go of the past, understanding that I cannot control anyone but myself, I will put my mental health first, remembering only I can control the way I react to situations in life and my emotions, and to decide to have a happy and healthy future.  I read those goals everyday out loud for a couple of weeks.  And in regards to the daily list, I decided that I would do 3 of those activities a day (besides going to bed early and waking up early which I do every day now) to better my day and I did that every day and I can honestly say that in about two weeks I felt a change in my mental health. This link is extremely helpful in expressing the benefits of a routine and its effects on anxiety https://nyctherapy.com/therapists-nyc-blog/the-mental-health-benefits-of-having-a-daily-routine/ and can back up my statement that it alleviates anxiety, creates a routine of healthy habit and can help people to keep from burnout.

Although my journey is still continuing, I can honestly say that from February until now I have never felt happier or less anxious in my life.  I am to a point where I feel stable and in control of my emotions and I would accredit that to my routines that I made for myself.  If I could leave one piece of advice I would say to try to exercise once a day or get outside on a walk for 20 minutes a day, as silly as it sounds it has changed my outlook on life.  Mental health is a struggle for more people than we know and I think it should bet talked about more, there is nothing taboo about the subject of the mental health of a person.  I also would highly recommend that if someone is struggling to reach out for help from a psychologist or psychiatrist, I know many people who see both and it has changed their life completely.  

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Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental distractions, the gates of the soul open

B.K.S Lyengar

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