(Collaborative post) Everyone needs a pick me up every once in a while. It’s a must for our mental health. Family life can get busy, work schedules can get pretty hectic. One thing after the other pressure can build up and add to our stress levels. As these build up they can affect our mental well-being. It’s easy to get to this stage if we don’t keep on top of things and we can end up feeling low both mentally and physically. The worse it gets, the harder it is to get back in the saddle and help improve how you feel. There are a number of things you can do to help make you feel better. Take a look at my Top Tips to Help You Feel Great:
Top Tips to Help You Feel Great
Get Tech Happy
Investing in tech is one way that can help to put a smile on your face. If you enjoy TV, think about a subscription service such as Sky Movies, Netflix. You could even check out jailbreaking at troypoint.com to keep costs down. Don’t worry, it is legal!!! This will enable you to have access to products such as movies, tv shows etc. that would otherwise need to be paid for. Just be careful what you download, make sure these are ones that are available in the public domain.
Once you’re all set up, sit back and enjoy some tv time on your own, with family and friends. If you’re having fun, enjoying the programs or films w=you are watching you’ll be feeling positive and happy.
Consider The Way You Look
Feeling good isn’t just mental, it can be physical too. You need to consider what can help you feel better about yourself. It might be investing in a new moisturiser, or getting something more specific like a brightening eye cream or eye masks. Stick with what makes you feel good about yourself. If wearing lipstick gives you a boost wear it, a few coats of mascara and a touch of concealer make your eyes look fabulous and help you feel more confident then use them. Feel you need to lose a little weight, even losing a few pounds will help give you a positive boost. The key is that you’re doing it for you, therefore it’s important to do what makes you feel better about yourself.
Get Physical
Getting outside can do you a world of good. Many underestimate the positive effect of going for walks or doing other forms of exercise. Not only can regular exercise help you lose weight when combined with healthy eating, it can also make you feel great. When we exercise our body releases hormones called endorphins that make us feel good. Being outside in a natural environment can also have a positive impact so it makes sense to get outside to local parks and other natural areas to improve mental health. Of course, a good set of walking shoes will be vital. Make sure that your footwear gives you enough support for this.
Drink Up
Water is essential for all sorts of necessary processes within our body. Many of us know we should drink more water but don’t always do so. Sometimes, where we haven’t done so it can make us feel lethargic and this can affect our ability to think and may affect our mental state too. Portioning a set amount of water to drink at certain times of the day can help reduce the risk of this occurring.
Catch Some Zzzzz’s
The more sleep we get the better we feel. Equally, when we don’t sleep well we don’t feel particularly great especially if this isn’t a one-off. Continuous lack of sleep can affect our mood and how we feel about ourselves. Finding ways to promote sleep including a relaxing bath before bed, essential oils, or upgrade to a cooling mattress that fits your sleeping style. The more we sleep the better we feel about ourselves and the more energy we have to do the things we want to do.
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I love these tips. I do always try to get plenty of sleep and drink lots of water. I also enjoy chocolate. That always makes me feel great!
It’s a work in progress for many. Chocolate is good too!!!!
I do try to do many of these things daily, and it is a lot of work! But I do not give up, thanks for the reminder!
It is important to try and do what you can. The more you manage the better.
There is no substitute for good sleep and regular exercise which are on all the feel good and relief of anxiety lists. Drinking is also a big benefit to all your systems.
I agree. We need to learn to look after ourselves better in reality.
I am really loving these tips! It’s best to always feel great. Thanks for sharing this.
It’s important to encourage it where you can.
Great tips!! Staying active and drinking water are my top 2! I can lose out on a few zzz’s (which i a requirement with young kids, lol) if I make sure I do both of the others each day!
It’s amazing the difference in how you feel when you drink plenty of water and are active.
I’ll keep this in mind. I need this kind of motivation everyday.
It can help to have things in place to improve our mental wellbeing.
These are wonderful tips to work on. I need to do better about actually getting “dressed” everyday and not live in yoga pants.
These are great and helpful tips. Plenty of sleep definitely makes me happy. Thank you!
Honestly, it’s amazing how much better we feel after sleeping well.
These are some great tips. I’ve always found working out and drinking plenty of water helpful. That and getting enough sleep.
They can all help us with our mental state and feelings of wellbeing.
These are helpful tips. Getting a good night’s sleep and staying hydrated help me a lot!
I know I feel so much better if I’m active and if I get at least 8 hours of sleep.
These all make sense. I’ve been feeling down lately and it is nice to have some tips.
I love these ideas. I really hate feeling bad and out of it.
I think we don’t need much to be happy. We need to start with little things and I think happiness is an exercise how we see things around us!
those are great tips, we all need help sometimes.
Great tips. I used to have a desk job and felt sluggish all the time but now my time is physical and I feel so much better for it, exercise definitely helps.
I have Multiple sclerosis and i feel all these tips are true when helping me work through a relapse also, thanks for the article