The Importance of Mental Wellness
Mental Wellness is the ability to regulate one’s emotions and productively work through everyday sources of stress. Mental Wellness involves the acceptance and recognition of one’s thoughts whether they are positive, negative, or indifferent.
Practicing Mental Wellness can lead to:
Coping Skills
Coping skills help you recognize what your body and mind need to manage stress in a healthy manner.
Emotional
Health Nurturing a mindset that valuesopen expressions of thoughts and emotions supports mental wellness.
Prevention
Implementing self-care practices into your everyday schedule to enhance overall well-being.
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Key Components of Mental Wellness
Mental Wellness can manifest in many ways, and can dramatically impact ALL aspects of wellness. To enhance your Mental and Emotional Well-being, use a few of these ideas:
- Recognize when your body is feeling stressed or overwhelmed.
- Know the signs of burnout – or persistent, long-term stress. Burnout can appear in the forms of inability to sleep or remain alert and focused, constant headaches or stomach aches, irritability, and many other dramatic changes of behavior, mood, or physical health.
- Establish a few mental health activities to try during the week, such as meditation, appreciation exercises, journaling, and many more.
- Talk with professionals at the Counseling Center, COPE Clinic, Psychological Services, or any local mental health provider to address any issues that you may experience
- Tune into your feelings and thoughts through reflection