Reaching out for help - HappyMe is a great start to your journey.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month so there's no better time than now to have a look at HappyMe, which is designed to strengthen your ability to cope with stress, anxiety and strong feelings that are preventing you from finding happiness.
Take that one small step today to find happiness. We have a bunch of happy-hacks you can complete daily to foster positive habits and become the person you aspire to being.
There are a growing number of research studies and resources out there that prove the tasks in HappyMe do work when it comes to reducing anxiety, coping with stress, getting a better night's sleep and increasing our appreciation of how our brain works and how to train it to think more positively. Here are a few things you can do in HappyMe to achieve these goals.
Gratitude
Scientific research has linked practicing gratitude with reducing stress and anxiety. Don't take our word for it, google: "gratitude and anxiety studies" and you'll find plenty of articles to support it. In HappyMe, you earn points every day for practicing gratitude, which go towards your daily goal & adds to your day streak.
Movement
The connection between exercise and improved mental health is also widely covered. Exercise is a natural anti-depressant, so taking some time every day to take a walk, a jog or go swimming is going to have an incredible effect on your mental health. GP's are even prescribing Gardening as a means to tackle depression! Track your exercise in HappyMe to earn points towards your daily target.
Replace a Bad Habit with a Healthy Habit
Taking a look at our not-so healthy habits is another step towards better mental health. Aim to replace them with health-habits like tracking your water intake, or tracking how many days in a row you can cut out those bad habits.
Mood Tracking
Being aware of your mood at different times of day is really useful to catch moments when you are becoming consumed with negative thoughts and gives you the chance to look at how they came about. What triggered it? Why is it still bothering me? How can I deal with those thoughts and put them to bed? Track your mood within HappyMe to catch those negative thoughts before they can affect your mood.
Affirmations
Your brain is not you, it is a separate organ. You can train your brain to think more positively, like you can train your muscles to be stronger. Your brain is a part of your body that needs training and working on so you can control how it operates!
Conversations with healthcare professionals who work within the mental health sector have told me how quick people are prescribed medication to treat depression and mental health conditions these days.
Their advice would rather be to take regular exercise, become more active, improve your diet and water intake; take positive steps to look after yourself and try that first before going down the medication route.
Obviously some conditions are too serious for this approach, so if you are really struggling or have had a severe traumatic experience, seeing a specialist therapist in this area is essential. But for general improvement of your mental health and happiness, HappyMe is a great way to start making positive changes.
So, to mark mental health awareness month why not subscribe to HappyMe today and start your journey to a happier you. This app used daily will really help your journey to becoming the you that you have always wanted to be, or just refine the you you are anyway. Either way it’s really great for your soul.
Love Mell
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