My City Wellness Winter 2022

My Wellness

MENTAL/EMOTIONAL Nowadays, our external world can be confusing, frustrating, infuriating and depressing. If we value our overall well-being and sense of happiness, learning to cope mentally with the day-to-day is an important skill to master. 1. Limit negative thoughts (the start of every bad day). Learning to recognize negative thoughts takes time. When things start taking a turn for the worse, pause and attempt to think things all the way through. Don’t give up. 2. Use hobbies to limit stress. It doesn’t matter what you like to do – maybe it’s biking or chess, video games or board games, sports or reading. Make the time to decompress by doing something you love. 3. Relax. en again, it’s okay to just do nothing from time to time. Clear your mind and watch the snow fall, listen to the birds sing, or snuggle your puppy. 4. Unplug. Get away from the neg- ative news and social media for a while. Focus on your world. 5. Practice emotional control. Anger is a health problem. It’s okay to feel angry; acting on that anger is a di erent story. Avoid situations that you know will invoke anger and if you must respond in a non-emergency sit- uation, wait to do so. Taking the time brings clarity of mind and a better, less-hostile response. SOCIAL With everything we have to work on and think about, most of us tend to let our social interactions slide or take them for granted. Humans are

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social animals and maintaining healthy and happy relationships is just as important as everything else. 1. Always make time for family. Our spouse/partner and chil- dren are the most important

people in our lives and should never take a backseat to any- thing else. Take the time to be there and to have fun. 2. Be active out in the world. Go to a movie, a show, an event.

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