Mental Health

 Questions 

Have you ever thought about why many people suffer from poor mental health? Or, given the meaning of the Christmas season, why do individuals still suffer from a feeling of melancholy, especially when so many others can uplift one another? Or, is that the problem...the shift to uplift also suffers in its might?

Can I share a running list to the first question:

• It is embedded in individual mentality due to the past.

•Inability to let go of bad experiences and memories, especially from childhood.

• Trauma. Any kind of trauma.

• Excessive social media does not help. 

• Hearing, witnessing, and uttering the wrong things contribute to poorer mental health, making the propensity to escape an injured mental health condition more difficult.

OK, that is a short list.

Reach Out

So, when was the last time you reached to help a family member, friend, neighbor, or colleague with their mental health? It only takes a phone call, a short letter or note, a text, a direct or private message...something. Break the mold.

Let Go

Let me revisit letting go. When you cannot let go, you struggle with the past and with past trauma. However, you know you cannot change the past. You cannot go back in time to change the past. By the way, this time is perhaps the only time you will hear me say, "can't/cannot", in succession. 

Soft why...but why would you continue to let the past intercept your present and potentially steal joy away from what has not happened...your future? Sports teams and figures lose every season (going undefeated has its difficulties). Do you think they thwart their progress due to a loss they suffered last season or perhaps a franchise loss from 5, 10, 20, 30, or more years ago? NO!!!

You watch your favorite teams and players bounce back from injury and adversity. Why can't you? Who said you need to stay in the dumps? Prove your psyche wrong.

Win your mind back!

Derek - @teemptraining