Tips For Mental Balance

2023 Author: Wallace Forman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-08-25 11:04

It is often not easy to be mentally in balance. Stress, stress, crises or simply the daily demands of life demand a lot from us.

It is all the more important to "look after" not only the body, but also the soul. For example, by paying attention to your own needs, creating space for relaxation or using support if necessary.

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Mental health: prevention
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Mental health: prevention

Preventing or preventing mental illness is not always possible. Mental balance can, however, make a major contribution to well-being and health. If there is already a disease, early diagnosis and therapy are important. Rehabilitation measures are also part of prevention.

Information on protection and risk factors for the psyche can be found under Psyche: Protection & Risk Factors and under Influences on the psyche.

How to take care of your psyche

It can be the little things that make everyday life easier - for example, "talking about your soul" or making sure you have enough relaxation. It is not necessary to wait for a special moment in order to “look after” the soul and thus “look” at yourself.

A wide variety of resources that humans carry within themselves can also be revived again and again. Resources in the sense of health resources are the totality of all health-promoting or protective personal and social, but also physical and psychological reserves. This includes self-determination, confidence and humor - but also security and the feeling of being loved.

Tips for your emotional self-care

The following tips can help to do something good for the psyche at any time in the sense of self-care. Not everything can be implemented always and immediately. But step by step, more emotional balance can become possible:

Be careful with yourself: What needs do you have (e.g. for food, social exchange, rest, activity, etc.)? What are your feelings? Mindfulness can also support this.
Practice setting limits: Sometimes that includes saying “no”. However, also be mindful of other people's boundaries.
Appreciate yourself: If you find yourself devaluing yourself again, for example - ask yourself whether you would “talk” to a good friend like that.
Set goals: Try to appreciate even small steps along the way.
Take on personal responsibility: Not everything is always in our hands. But there is a lot that you can influence yourself (e.g. feelings or lifestyle).
Discover pleasurable moments: Try to use your senses more. What do you smell, taste, see, feel and hear?
In general, pay attention to your lifestyle: incorporate healthy exercise and nutrition into everyday life, avoid excessive alcohol consumption, for example, and ensure adequate sleep.
Consciously maintain good social relationships: for example with family, partner, friends, neighbors, etc.
Get involved: Getting involved in an association etc. for other people can contribute to a fulfilling life. You can find contact points at www.freiwilligenweb.at.
Create "islands of relaxation" for yourself: For example, regular work breaks, use of a relaxation technique (eg progressive muscle relaxation according to Jacobson) etc. or just do nothing and indulge in "leisure".
Do yourself with stress management: How you can learn to deal with stress as well as possible can be found under Stress Management.
Try to face problems: if you identify a difficulty, try to do something about it or get help.
Try it with humor: a humorous perspective sometimes opens up new perspectives and a certain looseness.
Use your creative streak: even if you think you don't have it. There is sure to be something creative for you that you enjoy (e.g. painting, writing, music, etc.).
Stay open to new things: Learning or getting to know something new, or even being surprised by life, can also be enriching.
You should also question basic assumptions about yourself: For example, it is about how we value ourselves or what we believe in ourselves. Examples would be: “I am clumsy” or “I am an optimist”. Negative assumptions can be very stressful and cause stress. It pays to question them every now and then. You can also consider whether there are new "beliefs" that now seem more appropriate or could promote well-being.
Get Help When You Need It : There are many ways to get help. For example, if you don't know what to do next, if everything becomes too much for you, or if you have mental or general health problems. Or simply to hear a different point of view or to develop further. Whether help in everyday life, advice from a friend or professional help for the psyche or other matters: Do not hesitate to organize support. This is not a sign of weakness. On the contrary, it requires courage and is evidence of active problem and stress management.

It is also never too late to “feed” the soul with positive experiences and to do its good. With "feeding up" one means catching up on security and security or simply the feeling of being accepted as one is - for example after a stressful, conflicted day. For example, surround yourself with people who are good for you or make contact with them. Security and security can also be conveyed to oneself, for example with routine processes such as gardening, by simply “taking care of yourself”, writing a diary or snuggling into a blanket, etc. With the help of so-called “feeding”, positive experiences can be made and needs can be met.

Have fun exploring the activities that will help you achieve more balance! It can also be helpful if you write down your plans or consciously note down dates for relaxation or good balance measures in a calendar.

Tip under “How to strengthen your psyche”! you will find further tips for the soul life and can learn more about the subject of emotional resistance (resilience).

Tips for relaxation in everyday life, holidays and weekends

People need relaxation in order to recharge their batteries - whether in everyday life, on the weekend or on vacation. This also has a positive effect on the mental balance. The following tips can provide suggestions.

Relaxation in everyday life - tips for regaining strength every day

Avoid working after work or on days off.
Add "buffer zones" to your calendar and schedule an appointment with yourself - a time that is only yours.
Make sure you take regular breaks from work. You can find tips on how to organize your time in day-to-day work under Time Management Tool.
Get restful and regular sleep.
As far as possible, you decide how you want to spend your free time.

Recovery cannot be postponed indefinitely without consequences such as tiredness or exhaustion. There should be a place in the daily routine to recover.

Recreation at the weekend - tips for relaxing days off

Do not plan all the time on the weekend or on your non-working days - leave room for spontaneity or just doing nothing.
Enjoy the free time, for example with friends, with the family or just with you alone.
Always discover something new, for example on an excursion, when learning a new or rediscovering an old hobby.

A change of location is also sometimes good.

Relaxation on vacation - tips so that the vacation does not become a stress trap

Don't take work with you on vacation. Really try to get some distance from work.
Fill your vacation with relaxation and activities that allow you to switch off from work.
Avoid - if possible - through work planning or consultation with colleagues, a “work mountain” after your return from vacation.
Don't expect total harmony on vacation - nobody is perfect.
Be open to new things, such as a hobby.
Don't let "little things" spoil your vacation (such as small breakdowns or annoyances with the tour operator).

Make the vacation time as pleasant as possible so that you can go back to work satisfied afterwards.

For more information, see Stress & Recovery.