What’s YOUR mental health practice? If you would like to be a part of this series, contact me here. I will illustrate some of the replies that I receive with photos using my little bendy people and will post them on this page. (And if you are interested but want to stay anonymous, we can use a pseudonym.)
Here's what I do to nurture my mental health:
I exercise, get out in nature, and keep in touch with friends. I also read a TON of self-help books and then try out their suggested techniques. Early terrible experiences with therapy turned me away from that particular form of help. But through decades of reading and experimenting with the methods that I’ve learned from books, I’ve been able to keep the demons at bay and the depression away. It works for me!
Carlos has a variety of mental heath practices—he does an early morning thankfulness prayer, makes sure he’s in touch with the people who are important to him, and he gets regular exercise, including going for a bike ride five times a week.
Barb’s mental health routine is cycling, yoga on the beach every Saturday morning, and she’s also doing a hundred and thirty mile relay race.
Pat Megraw, friend and terrific artist, keeps a lid on her bipolar disorder through medication and rapid Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. She calms herself by knitting and listening to audiobooks or painting with classical music.
