Listen to Yourself: You Are Your Best Mental Health Resource

What's going on at HealthyPlace this week?

• Listen to Yourself: You Are Your Best Mental Health Resource
• From the HealthyPlace Mental Health Blogs
• Have My Schizoaffective Voices Gone Away for Good?
• Most Popular HealthyPlace Articles Shared by Facebook Fans
• Quote on Hurtful, Negative Thoughts

Do you ever feel overwhelmed by all the noise around you telling you how you “should” feel and what you “should” do in your own life? This can be difficult and draining, contributing to or worsening anxiety, depression, and the stress and symptoms of any mental health challenge.

You know yourself better than anyone else ever can. To nurture your own mental health and wellbeing, begin to turn inward, away from the attitudes of others and toward your own sense of who you are.

It can be difficult to listen to ourselves, though, especially when mental health challenges erode our self-confidence. Think of it as an ongoing adventure in self-discovery in which you gradually build the skills you need to listen to and honor yourself as your best mental health resource. Here are some tips for listening to and trusting yourself.

• Pay attention to your body’s signals. Your body communicates to you through aches and pains, sensations of hot and cold, hunger and thirst, nausea and butterflies, and more. Tune in to your body’s messages when making decisions that affect your mental health.
• Notice your thoughts and feelings. Pause to hear what your mind is telling you rather than letting thoughts and feelings run amok, unchecked (How Negative Thinking Destroys Your Mental Health). Notice them, accept that they’re there, and then decide for yourself whether they’re completely true or if you want to adjust them.
• Embrace your decisions. Always look forward, never back, and be confident that you are steering yourself in a positive direction.

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Articles Related to Listening to Yourself

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• Other People’s Opinions and Your Self-Esteem
• Empathy for Yourself and Others in Eating Disorder Recovery
• Self-Love
• Self-Compassion and Self-Esteem Both Help Our Wellbeing

Today's Question: When has listening to yourself helped you and your mental health? 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.

• The Holidays Made Me Mad
• How to Set Eating Disorder Recovery Resolutions for 2022
• Escaping a Cycle of Self-Harm and Self-Hatred
• What Do Thoughts of Hurting Yourself Mean?
• When Anxiety Is a Barrier to Your Goals in the New Year
• Introduction to Juliet Jack, Author of ‘Surviving Mental Health Stigma Blog’
• Introduction to Liana M. Scott, Author of 'Anxiety-Schmanxiety Blog'

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

Elizabeth is very happy that she no longer suffers from the schizoaffective disorder symptom of hearing voices. Find out what it's like for her to be free of auditory hallucinations right here. Take a look.

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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. Grounding Techniques for PTSD
2. How Anxiety Ruins Relationships
3. My Depressed Partner Blames Me for Everything. Should I Put Up with It?

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 on Harmful, Negative Thoughts

“Nothing in this world can torment you as much as your own thoughts.”

Read more quotes about mental health and mental illness.

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Thank you,
Deborah

Community Partner Team
HealthyPlace.com - America's Mental Health Channel
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