People Share The Best Mental Health Tips They Know

Kind To Yourself

"Would you be friends with someone that talks to you the way you talk to yourself in your head? Be kinder to yourself."

– steppinrazor2009

"Yes. I am thankfully over my disordered eating, but struggled with it for years."

"seriously... would I tell a friend, "oh no, you can't eat today, because you ate yesterday, you pig?" I would not. So how on Earth is it okay to say that to yourself?"

– finewhateverbot

Just Do It

"Anything worth doing is worth halfa**ing"

"Cant shower? washcloth. Cant cook? frozen dinners. Cant exercise? stand outside for a moment or by an open window."

"Do the little things"

– crazymissdaisy87

"This was a huge push for me breaking out of my depressive episodes. Don't have the energy to just brush your teeth, floss, then mouth wash? Grab your tooth brush wet it and do a few scrubs. That's all it takes."

"Often times you will "I'm already here might as well do the rest of it" and it helps a ton."

– damboy99

Helping Others Help You

"You know that good feeling you get when you help someone? Asking for help is giving someone else the opportunity to feel that way."

– WingZombie

Them, Not You

"I was having trouble with a co-worker. She was always criticizing me and annoying me. It didn’t have any practical effect on my job or career (she wasn’t on my team, nor was she in a position of authority) but it was demoralizing and unpleasant."

"I brought it up with my boss and he sighed and before he walked away, he said only “She’s a b*tch.”"

"It was terrific! I realized, yes, she is a b*tch. She complains about me and insults me, because she is an unpleasant person. It has nothing to do with me and it only has the effect on me that I allow it to have."

– substantial-freud

Lower The Pressure

"The best advice a coworker-turned-friend ever gave me when I complained sometimes I found the company drinks excruciatingly boring was "you know you don't have to enjoy things, right?""

"Suddenly showed me that I somehow had internalised that me finding things boring meant something was wrong with me, rather than with the things."

– SteveXVI

Superheroes Are You

"You're not your trauma"

– nomnemnem

"Unless your trauma was being bitten by a radioactive spider, in which case, you might be Spiderman."

– mahmoudhanine9t7

I Like To Move It, Move It

"To start working out ( Nothing major, walks etc) and to find a hobby I like to do."

– Connect_Door6700

"A lot of people roll their eyes at this one, but it’s so true. Even something like walking daily can have a massive impact on your mental health."

– underhooking

Appreciate You

"Go where your celebrated not where your tolerated . idk why but this quote got me a lot further in life when I was going through my trauma"

– sudocanna

"After the last 4 years being at a job that sucked my soul and confidence out of me every single day, I feel this. Found a new job where my knowledge and skill was appreciated and acknowledged (and the pay was wayyy higher). I literally cried after my first day at my new job because I had forgotten what it felt like to be seen."

– ChaplnGrillSgt

Hydrate

"I was so confused when someone told me to start drinking water regularly. I feel myself much happier and healthier"

– buggybboo

No One Cares About You...And That's Good

""People don't give a f*ck about you. Everyone gives a f*ck about themselves and has anxiety of how other people perceive them. They are too busy being paranoid themselves. Literally nobody gives a single f*ck about what you do or did or didn't do.""

"This extremely helped my panic attacks about joining a new team and having to give presentations to them, feeling super self conscious. As soon as I realized they don't actually notice the things about myself I'm hyper aware of, everything became easier."

– momoji13

Looking Forward

"To always have something to look forward to. Whether it's a new episode of a show every week or a D&D session with your friends just make sure that you always have something to look forward to during the week."

– Heather_Chandelier

Lesson Learned

"Mistakes should be treated as lessons not regrets. Once you realize what you have learned from the mistake, let it go."

– Xuntosub

Control Your Reactions

"You are more than what happens to you. Also, you have a right to feel angry if you've been wronged, but you still have to find ways to move forward. Even if you don't forgive and forget."

– Levelless86

"This is true. I went through a major depressive episode in my early 20s and had a friend cajole me into therapy. I had dropped out of college, gone through a series of dead-end jobs, and isolated myself from any meaningful relationships."

"I spent the entire first session explaining how everything that had gone wrong in my life could be connected back to my father. When I eventually took a breath, the therapist halted my rant. She told me that the abuse was categorically his fault, but everything I had done since and was doing now was my choice and in my control."

"That statement alone didn’t fix anything, but I saw that I was stuck emotionally at the age of my abuse. I needed to find a way to restart the clock. We started focusing my efforts on mindfulness, accountability, and forming healthy, mature relationships. I worked on moving forward and building self confidence. It was infinitely more beneficial than rehashing the past and “how did that make you feel” discussions."

– imgoingtostealtheDOI

Is There Any Evidence To Back Up That Theory?

"If you’re an overthinker, learn to segregate your thoughts by asking yourself is it an assumption based thought or an evidence based one."

– Downtown_Mixture6380

As a fellow overthinker, this is amazing advice!