‘What is something that drastically improved your mental health?’ – 17 highly-effective mood boosters
10.
‘Turning off the news channels. I like to be informed, but watching angry people yell and lie and act like every little thing is the end of the world isn’t being informed, it’s theatre that angers the blood. I’ll read news, but will never watch FOX, CNN or whatever else pretends to be news but is just idiots being outraged.’
-MissingToothbrush
11.
‘Getting my dog.’
-Wowza_Calico101
12.
‘Exercise and crying when I feel like it.’
-Nerd-de-Golf
13.
‘Making the choice to be more positive, present in the moment, and worry less. It’s not a switch you can flip, but it steers you in the right direction.’
-Discount_Redshirt
14.
‘Weight training and cutting out unhealthy foods. I don’t eat anything I can’t make from scratch. There is very limited sugar in my diet, no ultra processed foods. No complex carbohydrates. I’m even getting to a place where my tomato paste and mayonnaise and other sauces and condiments are being made from scratch as well.
I swear between the healthy diet and the regular exercise made such a difference in my energy levels, my motivation to do chores, my mood, my sleep, everything.
Mental health and physical health are more linked than we realize.’
-Ralph_Magnum
15.
‘I stopped bottling up my emotions.’
-Pure_Mammoth_1233
16.
‘Asking my friends for help and seeing them actually be there for me and support me. Literally life changing.’
-QueenTzahra
17.
‘When my income went up.
‘Money doesn’t buy happiness, but it can relieve stress and solve a lot of problems.’
-KissCactus
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