4 Tips for Preserving Your Mental Health During Difficulties

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• 4 Tips for Preserving Your Mental Health During Difficulties
• From the HealthyPlace Mental Health Blogs
• Tips to Manage Depression Without Quitting Your Job
• Most Popular HealthyPlace Articles Shared by Facebook Fans
• Quote About Feeling Sad

Everyone faces difficult situations. We sometimes clash with others, have a bad situation pop up during an otherwise smooth day, or just generally have days when everything seems to go wrong. While we can’t escape difficulties, we can take active steps to prevent them from negatively impacting our mental health and emotional health. Try these tips.

• Take a few deep breaths. Deep breathing does two important things: It calms your nervous system; it also gives your mind an anchor point, something to focus on instead of heated emotions and thoughts.
• Balance your perspective. Name what you are experiencing and feeling so you can face it directly rather than trying to fight or avoid it. However, to avoid getting stuck in thoughts about it, broaden your perspective. Notice something different: What else is happening in this moment? Remind yourself what you enjoy or are grateful for about your bigger picture.
• Decide what you need right now. Do you need to step away? Release tension with a brisk walk? Nourish your body and brain with something healthy to eat or drink? A brief meditation to calm down? A talk with a friend or cuddle with a pet? Whatever it is, give yourself what you need as soon as you can.
• Choose one positive action step. What practical thing can you do that will help resolve the conflict and move you forward?

While difficulties are unpleasant, by taking the above steps you can prevent them from taking over your thoughts, emotions, and actions.

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• Resolving Conflict in a Relationship
• Adapting to Living with a Psychological Disorder

Today's Question: What is your go-to strategy for handling conflict or difficult situations? We invite you to participate by sharing your thoughts, experiences, and knowledge on the HealthyPlace Facebook page.

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From the HealthyPlace Mental Health Blogs

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

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• Verbally Abusive Mothers and Their Daughters
• How the #Antiwork Mindset Can Help You Manage Depression
• Therapy Groups Benefit My Mental Health
• Why Didn't I Get Treatment for Bipolar Earlier?
• Setting Boundaries Helps Anxiety
• Why I'm Hesitant to Use the 'Trigger' Label in ED Recovery
• Why I Like to Cook to Manage My Anxiety
• Can You Get a Job with Self-Harm Scars?

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 the HealthyPlace YouTube Channel

Depression can compel one to quit their job. In cases where the work culture is toxic, that can be a good thing. But if you want to keep working, here are some tips for you. Watch.

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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. The Hard Side of Verbal Abusive Recovery
2. Why this Schizoaffective Is Looking Forward to the Holidays
3. Managing Postpartum Depression at Work or at Home

If you haven't already, I hope you'll like us on Facebook too. There are a lot of wonderful, supportive people there.

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Quote About Feeling Sad

“Don’t give up because of one bad chapter in your life. Keep going. Your story doesn’t end here.”

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Deborah

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