1. 8 Tips for Looking After Your
Mental Health
My Health 1
2. Be Active!
★ Exercise is good for your mental health!
★ Doing something physical helps to get
rid of negative thoughts and things that
are concerning you
3. Connect With People
★ Meet with friends and family, we
all need people to talk to and share
life’s ups and downs with
★ If you’ve lost touch with someone,
why not give them a ring?
4. Have Some ‘Me’ Time - Do Something You
Enjoy!
★ Be selfish, make time for you
★ Do something you enjoy but
don’t get the chance to do
very often
5. Challenge Yourself
★ Do something difficult or
challenging
★ You’ll feel really positive that you
achieved it afterwards!
6. Avoid Unhealthy Habits
Unhealthy habits can affect our mental
health. Try to avoid:
★ Processed and fried food
★ Sugar, sweets and fizzy drinks
★ Alcohol and tobacco, they can affect
your mood
7. Try to be Positive
★ Not always easy, but if you think bad
things will always happen, they
probably will
★ Trying to see the good in everything
will help
8. Help Other People
★ Doing someone a good turn makes
you feel better and is a nice thing to
do
★ Why not try to help someone each
day, a kind word or helping hand
also makes them feel better
★ Try it, you’ll probably like doing it!
9. Accept What You Can’t Change
★ Try not to worry about something
that you cannot change. We all do it,
but it never makes things better
★ Accepting that somethings are just
the way they are can help you to
concentrate on what is important
