•Being Active
•Lower Your Alcohol Intake
•Connecting With Friends and Family
•Keep Learning
•Positive Attitude can Lead to a Greater Sense of Wellbeing
BEING ACTIVE:
Exercising makes you feel good and can help your mental health. It will also help you sleep better, and get the rest you need.
Being active can be an effective way to maintain your physical and mental health. Physical activity doesn’t have to be exercise. It could be anything you do in your day-to-day life – like running errands or doing housework.
LOWER YOUR ALCOHOL INTAKE
- Over use of alcohol can increase feelings of depression.
- Try not to dwell on past mistakes or negative things that have happened to you.
- We all make mistakes and stewing on things or worrying to excess will not change anything.
- Learn from the experience and be willing to move on.
- Be with people you enjoy being with and who make you happy.
CONNECTING WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY
- Keep communicating and interacting, and tell those you trust how you are feeling if you’re going through tough times.
- Talking to others and seeking help early can be very helpful in reducing depression, anxiety and distress.
- Connecting with family, friends, or people in your community, will give you a sense of belonging.
KEEP LEARNING
- To keep your mind both healthy and active learn a new sport, language, learn to play an instrument, read books and take an active interest in feeding your brain with positive information.
- Ensuring children and young people have a good start in life will help with the formation of healthy relationships throughout their life. However, developing and maintaining a healthy mind is not always easy.
POSITIVE ATTITUDE CAN LEAD TO A GREATER SENSE OF WELLBEING
Some well-known risk factors that can impact on the way we think and see the world around us include:
•the overuse of alcohol and drugs,
•physical inactivity
•poor sleep or lack of sleep
•experiencing distress over a long period
•being in a violent environment
•poverty
•poor food and nutrition
•being bullied
•being isolated and excluded.
