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Sometimes it helps to talk to someone outside your immediate network of friends and family, who listens carefully and non- judgmentally to help you make sense of events or experiences that may be troubling you.
Be aware of your thoughts about yourself. Are you critical of yourself more often than you would like to be? Sometimes we can be harder on ourselves than anyone else would be.
Try to be aware of how you view yourself. Teach yourself to be more reassuring towards yourself.
Evidence suggests that good relationships with others are good for our Mental Health and Well Being. Life can get busy and sometimes it gets in the way of us spending time with friends and family, and with those who matter most to us. By putting time into these relationships, we feel happier and have an overall better sense of purpose in life.
Physical activity can lift our mood and reduce Anxiety and Stress. It can be difficult to find motivation to get physically active so try to gradually build it into your everyday routine. Just 30 minutes of moderate physical activity daily can make a difference. This can even come in the form of three bouts of ten minutes throughout the day- so a walk to college and home can almost help you meet the recommendations.
Tips to help you get active
Boost your mood with healthy food.
It is easy to opt out of healthy eating during busy college life but eating a healthy balanced diet can:
Sleep is vital to our overall health and how we feel. One night of poor sleep can diminish our well being, the easiest of tasks can prove to be difficult. Sleep gives us the opportunity to restore our energy levels, improve memory function, and help to heal the body.
Lack of sleep impacts on our concentration levels and as a result every day activities become a challenge. Over time, this impacts on Mental Health and ability to socialise, which in turn can make us feel isolated, lonely and reduce your mood (Mental Health Ireland, 2016).
Resilience is your ability to cope through the stressful times in life. We all have challenging times in our lives. We get through them all very differently, and our levels of resilience is a major factor in how we get there. If we are resilient, stressful situations don’t impact us as much compared to if we are not as resilient. The key is to express our emotions, not to ignore them (Aware, 2017).