I’ve came to conclusion that I should do the things that will improve my mental health.

Like I do an intense run at night so that it’s easier than running in the sun. I will do a consistently challenging run that always gives me consistent but not intense pain. It’s working out and just a great way to practice mental fortitude.

I guess I just decided novel things are great

  • cheese_greater@lemmy.world
    10·
    3 days ago

    I think the key to mental health is having firm and effective boundaries and ensuring your needs are met. Rip the bandaids and get toxic shit out of your face basically ha

    • PixelPilgrim@lemmings.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      2 days ago

      Lol go cold turkey on toxicity. Yeah I am kinda a toxic person, so I switched to being more positive now that things get shitter

  • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
    41·
    3 days ago

    There’s no one-size-fits-all answer. For me, I stay positive by regularly weight training, eating home-cooked meals, meditating when I feel overwhelmed, and reading Marxist-Leninist theory. The rest of my life, my hobbies, relationships, job, etc. all are ways I find purpose, meaning, subsistence, pleasure, etc, but the bedrock described previously helps me better carry out the latter.

  • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
    4·
    3 days ago

    Depends, are you having problems with your mental health?

    If you’re just pursuing new and exciting things, that’s great! But I don’t think you have to justify it through the lens of mental health

      • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
        4·
        3 days ago
        • low quality sleep
        • missing nutrition
        • lack of sunlight
        • lack of social interaction
        • lack of cardiovascular exercise
        • excessive sugar
        • excessive inflammation

        If any of these are a factor, they could be related to a mental health issue. are you doing all the foundational things? If not, Try that first!

        My personal bias, is that nutrition, is the leading cause of modern maladies, including mood issues.

        People can certainly use distractions, excitement, to focus on other things. But if alone time with your thoughts is scary, you really need to make sure you’re hitting all of the basics

        • PixelPilgrim@lemmings.worldOPEnglish
          2·
          2 days ago

          I did get a nice big cyst of my face that caused inflammation I assume a lot. I did exercise and cyst started shrinking I started feeling better.

          I do see that list of things to take care of.

          I also lost about 10 pounds from mostly dieting mostly.

          Physical activity has helped