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5 Proven Ways Minimalism can Improve Your Mental Health
5 Proven Ways Minimalism can Improve Your Mental Health
There’s a lot going on in the world and it’s easy to get overwhelmed. If you are struggling with your mental health, minimalism can be the solution for you. Minimalism has become more mainstream and if you haven’t heard of it, don’t worry it’s super simple. Minimalism is about living with things that bring you joy and getting rid of the things that don’t. It’s commonly associated with things that you own but you can also apply minimalistic practices to other areas of your life like your relationships or your routine. Here are 5 ways you can apply minimalism to your life so you can have better mental health.
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there's a lot going on in the world and it's easy to get overwhelmed if you're struggling with your mental health minimalism can be the solution for you minimalism has become more mainstream and if you haven't heard of it don't worry it's super simple minimalism is about living with the things that bring you joy and getting rid of the things that don't it's commonly associated with things that you own but you can also apply minimalistic practices to other areas of your life like your relationships or your routines here are five ways you can apply minimalism to your life so you can have better mental health one get rid of any toxic or negative people bringing you down in life this can be hard to do but it will do wonders for your mental health relationships play a big part in our lives and it's amazing when you're surrounded by great people however if you're constantly dealing with people that hurt your mental health you will be in a bad place it's important to set boundaries and make sure they don't bother you this video isn't going to go over all the tricks you can use to deal with toxic people i have a separate video that is all about dealing with toxic people if you want the only thing i'll suggest in this video is to limit the amount of time you spend with them or just walk away it's tiring to listen to them and you're doing yourself a favor by not spending time with them if they want to spend time with you just tell them no and leave it at that when you get rid of the people bringing you down you'll feel like a heavy burden just got lifted off your shoulders two stop doing things that make you unhappy this is very simple in theory but it can be very hard to execute especially if the thing making you unhappy is something you can't exactly quit like your job it's okay to start with the small things first we all do things that make us unhappy sometimes maybe you spend too much time on social media and it's bringing down your mental health maybe you spend too much time sitting around and doing nothing when you know what you want to change you should replace it with something else going back to the social media example instead of spending all that time on social media you can spend that time reading the reason why i suggest doing something else to replace that action is because if you just stop doing it then you will have all this extra time but you wouldn't know what to do with it when you don't know what to do with all that extra time you'll just go back to old habits three get rid of material possessions that don't bring any value to you this is what most people think minimalism is about and can be great for your mental health when you're surrounded by clutter your mind tends to be disorganized as well it also helps you be more productive when you get rid of all that clutter since you won't have to worry about the mess ask yourself if the item you have brings you joy or if it's important to you if it doesn't fit those requirements you can get rid of it as a bonus to this you should organize which areas of your place are meant for work and which areas are meant to relax now that a lot of people work from home it can be overwhelming when you use the same space for work and fun when you establish a boundary between your workspace and your home you will feel less overwhelmed four be in the present moment more one of the benefits of doing minimalistic practices is that the agenda more focused in the present since there won't be distractions around you when you're in the present moment you're fully aware of everything going on around you most people aren't in the present moment for most of the day we all have things on our mind that prevent us from being in the present we do a lot of things in our day-to-day life like commuting on autopilot where we just do it without thinking when you're in the present moment your mind won't be focused on all your thoughts which will help you with your mental health we all have worries and when you're in the present moment you won't be thinking about them when you're in the present moment you'll be happier and more productive five practice self-awareness another benefit doing minimalistic practices is that you become more self-aware when you're constantly questioning if something is valuable enough to keep in your life you learn a lot about yourself when you're self-aware you can get a better understanding of why you might be feeling a certain way you get the power to regulate your emotions because you'll understand that emotions will pass you also understand that some of your mental problems come from unhealthy ways of thinking you can look at your thoughts in a different light and understand that they aren't true being self-aware can do wonders for your mental health aside from questioning yourself you can also build self-awareness through mindfulness meditation mindfulness meditation is basically where you just sit there and focus on your breath while you observe your thoughts it helps you be more aware of your thoughts and it teaches you that your thoughts will pass if you want to learn more about meditation there are a lot of great videos out there those are five ways minimalism can help your mental health there's more but those are the five important ones i wanted to highlight have you ever tried minimalism leave a comment below and check out the video shown on the end screen below on how to stop worrying about everything if that's something you're dealing with
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