Treat Yourself to a Mental Health Boost that Lasts

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• Treat Yourself to a Mental Health Boost that Lasts
• From the HealthyPlace Mental Health Blogs
• Video: 5 Signs of Bipolar Stigma in a Relationship
• Most Popular HealthyPlace Articles Shared by Facebook Fans
• Mental Health Quote

Treat Yourself to a Mental Health Boost that Lasts

Do you want to know how to boost your mental health? One of the simplest ways to improve your mental health is to treat yourself to something you like. People living with mental illness tend to be extremely hard on themselves, blaming themselves for something that isn’t their fault. Boost your mental health by treating yourself.

Do something nice for yourself. Treating yourself to something special, no matter how small, teaches you that you are worthy: of respect, of kindness, of happiness.
However, how do you treat yourself when you don’t believe in yourself and it feels like nothing matters?

These are real concerns that mean your need to treat yourself is high. Here are a few tips for doing it:

• Do it anyway. The action of treating yourself comes before you feel like doing it. It’s the act of giving yourself a treat that provides the energy—the burst of fun that can lift the heavy weight of mental illness—that leads to more.
• Make it personal. Your treat is for you. Maybe you like listening to music and moving to the beat. Perhaps plan a small garden. Get a chinchilla. Bake cookies. Journal. Draw. Color. Buy a pack of gum. Anything that gives you even a small amount of pleasure is a treat.
• Make it a habit for your mental health. It creates the lasting power of something to look forward to. That’s a treat in and of itself.

So, there you go. Treating yourself to something nice will give you a mental health boost that lasts. You’re showing yourself that you are indeed worthy.

Related Articles Dealing with Self-Care

• How To Be Kind to Yourself and Build Self-Esteem
• Practicing Self-Compassion Increases Your Self-Esteem
• Journaling for Self-Care for Your Mental Health
• How to Increase Your Self-Esteem with Self Care
• Self-Compassion Practices for Self-Care

Your Thoughts

Today's Question: How easy is it for you to be kind to yourself and treat yourself to something that makes you happy? We invite you to participate by sharing your thoughts, experiences, and knowledge on the HealthyPlace Facebook page and on the HealthyPlace Google+ page.

From the HealthyPlace Mental Health Blogs

On all our blogs, your comments and observations are welcomed.

• The Excessive Labeling of Our Bipolar Emotions
• Why Ignorance Isn't an Excuse for Mental Health Stigma
• How Verbal Abuse and Anger Combine to Trap Victims
• Generational Silence Contributes to Complex PTSD
• Cognitive Dissonance Holds Wisdom So Listen to Your Anxiety
• The Myth of Holiday Suicide
• Help Your Child Understand Mental Illness Stigma
• 5 Unexpected Benefits of Taking Psychiatric Medication
• I am Grateful For My Borderline Personality Disorder

Feel free to share your thoughts and comments at the bottom of any blog post. And visit the mental health blogs homepage for the latest posts.

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From HealthyPlace YouTube Channel

I'm Hannah. I Have Bipolar 2

5 Signs of Bipolar Stigma in a Relationship

Bipolar stigma in relationships is something we really need to pay attention to. Living with bipolar disorder makes us vulnerable to people using our mental illness as a platform for emotional abuse. (Watch Hannah and subscribe to the HealthyPlace YouTube channel for more great mental health videos.)

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Most Popular HealthyPlace Articles Shared by Facebook Fans

Here are the top 3 mental health articles HealthyPlace Facebook fans are recommending you read:

1. Does Working Cure Social Anxiety?
2. How to Stop Feeling Jealous of Other People's Success
3. Disconnection in Depression: Signs and Tips to Reconnect

If you're not already, I hope you'll join us/like us on Facebook too. There are a lot of wonderful, supportive people there.

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Mental Health Quote

"Imagine meeting someone who wanted to learn your past, not to punish you. But to understand how you needed to be loved ."

Read more mental health quotes.

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