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Old Feb 10, 2023, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Brentus View Post
As part of my "Let's tackle mental health head on, full speed" agenda I've got going on here -- I've decided to try to do probably the hardest aspect, lifestyle changes. I'm gonna try to eat better, sleep better, and be a more social. Everyone knows a multimodal approach is best with mental health (specifically studied medication + therapy). I'm the first to kind of dismiss lifestyle changes ONLY because I know "they won't solve everything". but in conjunction, the benefit is probably worth it. Same could be said for JUST medication, or JUST therapy. Some have more weight than others I would say, but no one will correct everything. I'm giving this all I got -- so it includes the lifestyle changes I mentioned.

So, this is what my mental health care plan looks like
1) Medication
2) Therapy 2x a week for now, until IOP
3) Lifestyle changes -- eating better, sleeping better, being more social


Can you guys think of any additional lifestyle changes (or facets i'm missing?) I could add to my list?

Anyway, thanks for reading.

Brent
Those are all good changes!

Try to get or develop a hobby, or do something that really interests you. It doesn't matter what the activity is, as long as it's not bad for you or anyone else. For me it's astronomy, it brings short term relief when I'm really focused on it.
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