It may sound obvious - but doing what you enjoy can be a great way to help with your mental health. It maybe that have lost the habit of doing 'that thing.'
Release some of the tension you maybe experiencing by doing something you enjoy. It doesn't matter what it is - the main thing is that you are switching off from the things that are causing you the stress or anxiety.
Research shows that by doing what you enjoy can have the following impact
In summary, doing what you enjoy takes your mind off things and may give you a different perspective.
The above are only suggestions, but may act as prompt to think of something you haven't done for a while and used to get a lot of pleasure doing.
Personally, this summer, for whatever reason I felt in a bit of a funk. I found that by doing something different helped to break the routine and had a huge impact in the way I felt. Shannon and I went on a moonlight open water swim at a local lake. It was a wonderful experience combing some exercise (not much to be honest), doing something different, doing something we enjoy whilst surrounding with like minded, positive people.
It was just the tonic for me.
The key take out from this blog, is to find what works for you and hopefully you will experience a similar uplift in your mental health.
