What are low-cost methods that's been helpful to your mental health? (lemmy.world)

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DISCLAIMER: this isn't a substitute for therapy and/or medication. Sometimes therapy isn't accessible. Sometimes we have a bad week and need to recenter ourselves.

I think we can learn from each other and find methods we didn't even know about! What's helpful to another may be ineffective to another, and I think learning about an array of methods would be valuable.

What's been helpful for me:

Spending time in nature
Journaling (I would google journal prompts pertaining to my predicaments)
Guided meditations on Youtube
Free worksheets: https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-worksheets (my therapist who specialized in CBT used some of these during our sessions, I'm glad they're free)

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This might be more darkly humorous than you are looking for, but at the onset of WWII I've read that many civilians suddenly had a full or partial remission of symptoms for the duration of the war.

Being part of a society in crisis that's all pulling in the same direction can take your mind off your own problems, at least for a while. Call it the Ozymandias effect?

It's not enough to hope a war breaks out, but maybe there's something at the heart of it we can grasp. Maybe what some of us really lack is purpose, or a sense of belonging. These aren't easy to solve for, but I'm sure it's worth a look inward.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That's beautiful and horrifying at the same time

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Humanity in a nutshell innit

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Bicycling by far!

You can get a cheap used bike if you don’t want to nerd out about parts etc.

The way my mind is cleared when I’m going for a ride is something that I have not achieved by any other means. Also the mood boost lasts quite a while for me.

Just make sure the bike fits your body and also get a helmet.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

For me it was helpful to start running :)

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I can only speak for my self but gardening has really helped me find my center

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

@CantSt0pPoppin @phonecase Me too. Knitting gives me a sense of focus and presence too.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Singing
Crying it out
Journaling
Getting enough sleep
Spending time in the sun
choosing to avoid arguments

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Taking walks in nature
Meditating
Dragging myself away from the doomscroll box.
Going out and seeing friends
Seeing a therapist (OK, that one's not so low-cost...)

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