How to Deal with Stress, Your Health, and Mental Health

Isabel Young
Motivate the Mind
Published in
3 min readSep 6, 2021
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The Cost of Stress — Best Ways to Deal with Stress

Stress is an inevitable part of life that we all experience. It’s important to understand what it is, how it affects our health, and how to reduce stress for healthy living.

5 Strategies to Stay Healthy

To stay healthy — even in a year of Super Stress from a Global Pandemic, there are strategies you should try out in order to maintain your health goals.

1/ Eat whole foods

2/ Exercise regularly

3/ Get enough sleep

4/ Spend time with friends and family

5/ Practice Meditation and Breathing to become Centered

These 5 strategies are key to staying healthy and they can make you feel more energetic, less stressed, and more in control.

How Emotional Resilience Can Be Our Greatest Defense Against Mental Illness

Mental illness is on the rise. It is estimated that one in five adults will experience some form of mental illness in their lifetime. The symptoms of mental illnesses are difficult to bear and can severely impact your quality of life.

One way to maintain emotional resilience is to start by developing a strong support network. This will give you someone you can lean on, when you’re feeling vulnerable or overwhelmed with anxiety symptoms.

The second tip for maintaining emotional resilience is to practice self-compassion and self-acceptance, especially when dealing with symptoms of anxiety disorders. Remember that your feelings are completely valid, even if they feel unpleasant or uncomfortable at times.

“You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.” — Dan Millman

Living a Life Without Fear of the Unknown

The world is changing at a rapid pace. The fear of the unknown has become more prevalent than ever. This fear sometimes causes people to live their life in autopilot, where they are too afraid to take any risks.

A new kind of philosophy has begun to emerge in some circles. Known as “LFTF”, it stands for “living a life without fear of the future”. This philosophy is all about taking every opportunity and living life to the fullest with no regrets. People who practice LFTF believe that we should use our time wisely and not waste it worrying about what might happen tomorrow or next year or 10 years from now.

“There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.” — John Green

Final Thoughts: A Life Well Lived

As our lives are getting more and more focused on work, family life is getting less and less quality time. It is important to spend quality time with your loved ones.

You can take the time to plan fun things for you and your loved ones in advance so that you never have any moments of boredom when it comes to family time.

The final thought is if we are happy with what we’ve done with our lives then we can enjoy the next chapter without any regrets.

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Isabel Young
Motivate the Mind

Motivational, Mindset, Health & Getting Better with Age - Helping people improve what they think and how they feel about themselves. https://linktr.ee/beyoung2