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Recent Mental Health Blog | Self-Help PostsYour Beliefs and How They Can Make You Unhappy (2)by Beth McHughEver wondered why some people are happier than others? Most of us tend to put it down to the fact that these happy people have more money, better jobs, better behaved children, no children, close family, etc, etc. Your Beliefs and How They Can Make You Unhappyby Beth McHughEver wondered just why you don't seem to enjoy life as much as other people around you? Perhaps you think they have just got better lives than you and therefore suffer less stress and worries. New Year's Mental Health Resolutionsby Beth McHughWhether you suffer from a pre-existing mental health condition or just plain-old garden variety stress, why not try a different type of New Year's resolution this year? The resolution to improve your mental health. More Positive Thoughts for Your Dayby Beth McHughAt times, we all get bogged down in negativity or difficult situations. Here are some more positive statements to meditate upon and perhaps inspire you to a better, more productive and happy frame of mind. The thoughts you chose to think and believe right now are creating your future. How Ann dealt with Julie (or How to Stop Being a Doormat)by Beth McHughRemember Ann? She got dumped by Julie just days before Julie had agreed to accompany Ann to the doctors. Ann had given her six weeks notice of the impending appointment yet Julie phoned to cancel three days before the Big Day. Have a Mentally Healthy New Year!by Beth McHughAnother year has come, bringing new hope and endless possibilities. What will you achieve this year? New Year is the typical time of that solemn process of Making Resolutions. We decide to stop smoking, or lose weight, or do that course, or relate better to our teenage children. Liking What You See in the Mirrorby Beth McHughWe all need to work consistently on maintaining a positive image of ourselves. We need to train our brains just as much as our bodies. Cleaning up our actby Beth McHughNot too many of us made it through childhood and adolescence without being told on numerous occasions to clean up our room. Most of us hated it! But, in hindsight, when our mothers hounded us to "clean up our act" they were unknowingly giving us a gift. The Healing Comfort of Family Wordsby Megan BaylissSome years ago I studied post graduate Solution Focused Therapy under Dr Robert McNeilly. He had just coauthored "Healing with Words" and since then I have been interested in the traditional family words that have far greater positive meaning than anyone else could possibly realize. Topical Whensday: When will YOU wear a Colored Tee to Recognize Violence Against Women and Children.by Megan BaylissColored Tees help women affected by violence. |
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