Every year, mental health
awareness month is recognized in order to motivate people to talk about their
mental health and seek help if they need it. It has been found that as many as
20 percent of the people in the US are dealing with some sort of mental
illness. The goal of mental health awareness month is to let people know that
there are resources and treatments available. If you continue to ignore your
deteriorating mental health, your emotional, behavioral, and physical health
can suffer.
It has been found that how
you feel and think has a strong bearing on the health of your heart. For
instance, patients who discover that they have a heart disease and become
depressed as a result of the news, increase their chances of experiencing a
serious heart-related event within that year. Emotions such as anger, sadness,
fear, etc., all can lead to irregular heart rhythms which is not good for your
heart. That is why we have listed some ways of controlling negative emotions.
Let’s take a look at them.
l Engage In Exercise - We will advise you to
engage in physical activities or exercises at least three times a week for
about an hour. Aerobic exercises are famous for their heart and brain benefits.
So, make sure do light jogging, walking, and cycling to keep your mind free of
stressful thoughts.
l Meditate - Countless number of
people all around the world have benefited from practicing mindfulness. As we
mentioned above, the goal is to free your body of stress. Doing meditation and
some yoga can prove very effective for calming your mind.
l Socialize - The more you remain
secluded, the more depressed you will become. Staying in isolation can make
your already depressed state of mind even more depressed. What should you do?
Get out of your house, talk to your neighbors, stay active, and make new
connections. Listening to others and sharing your experiences with them will
make you feel lighter and happier.
Apart from these, try
maintaining a journal, find reasons to laugh, and seek help from a professional
therapist. If you do all of these, you will surely notice a difference in your
mental state. Once you’ve made the aforesaid practices a daily part of your
life, visit a doctor for ambulatory ECG monitoring. With the help of this monitoring, a
doctor will be able to see how your heart is performing throughout the day
while you engage in your daily activities.
