10 Ways To Help Improve Your Mental
Health
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8.24.2020
#5. Read uplifting books to help improve your mental health
A good book is a powerful tool for taking our minds off the events
of the day and other things that may be troubling us. Reading is to the mind
what working out is to the body. When negative thoughts arise or when negative
situations bear down on us, we have to be strong enough to engage those
thoughts and feelings, in order to redirect our thoughts to more positive
constructive ones.
Reading helps in the sense to where we learn to focus on the image
that the words on the pages create for us. When we read, we train our minds to
create a mental image that we choose to get lost in. The way we change the
negative thoughts that stress us out, is by focusing on positive thoughts that
make us happy.
➧ Find a good book of your choice, along the lines of uplifting
fiction or self help
➧ Find a place absent of clutter and distractions where you can read
undisturbed
➧ Take breaks often to reflect on what you have read
➧ Make a note any significant thoughts that came to mind while you
were reading
➧ If you can, re-read a chapter or two a day to process what you
previously read
Based on 7 readability formulas:
Grade Level: 11
Reading Level: fairly easy to read.
Reader's Age: 15-17 yrs. old
(Tenth to Eleventh graders)
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