20 Things to say no to for good mental health

Want good mental health?  Then try giving up the following in this list:

1  Complaining

Studies shows complaining affects the brain.

2  Approval of others

Only God’s approval will do!

3  The need to be liked

Like everyone and then sleep well at night. Any well meaning person would like you!

4  Forget the likes and shares in social media as a measure of your popularity or likeability.

Excessive social media time.  Social media has its many plusses and sadly excessive use sometimes affects people negatively too

5  Negative/toxic friends

You can’t expect to hang out with negative people and live a positive life – Joel Osteen

6  Negative words

Negative words attracts negative destiny and negative fate. Watch what you say.

7  Comparing yourself to others

Comparison is the thief or joy – Theodore Roosevelt. Each of us have individual purposes in life. So run your own race

8  Being manipulated

Stop giving control of your life to others

9 Manipulating others

Give up trying to control others. It ruins relationships especially the ones closest to us!

10 Living in the past

If you keep looking back you won’t be able to see where you are heading

11 Excuses

Excuses make us weak

12 Envy

You are unique. There will never be another like you. Why do you want to be someone else or have what they have?

13 Unforgiveness, grudges & bitterness

Even those that disappoint us have a reason. They teach us lessons and give us invaluable experience.

14 People pleasing

Being a God pleaser is easier than pleasing people or even self!

15 Casting blame

It is said a bad workman quarrels with his tools. Learn from the situation. If you are a manager take the blame. It shows strong leadership.

16 Anger

Anger whether repressed or expressive, often masks our hidden emotions.  Find the true source of anger and deal with it.

17 Lust of material things

Learning to be content is worth more than all the riches in the world.  You don’t need to wear a designer label to feel significant

18 Unhealthy competition

You are only allowed to outdo your past. There is no need to impress others. It puts too much pressure on ourselves.

19 Ingratitude

Grateful people are always happier. Every day find something to be happy with.

20 Striving for perfection

We are made perfect in Christ. In other words He sees us as perfect. So stop looking for worldly perfection such as the perfect spouse. The perfect kids, the perfect home, the perfect job and the perfect perfect!

About The Author

Zoe

Zoe met Eze (Chuck) in the 14th year of what turned out to be an 18 year ‘journey’ with mental illness. They got married less than a year of meeting with Zoe fully knowing Chuck had a diagnosis of mental illness. In the 18th year, Chuck defied the odds of mental illness. A consultant psychiatrist signed him off the mental health system with a bill of NO MENTAL ILLNESS. The consultant was so amazed by Chuck’s astonishing recovery that he even questioned how Chuck was diagnosed with mental illness all those years before, in the first place! Today Chuck is free from medication, its dependency and hospitalizations. Zoe’s award nominated book, DEFYING THE ODDS, chronicles the highs and ‘lows’ of this journey. Zoe, often writing from the standpoint of a caregiver, clearly understands that mental illness does not only affect an individual challenged with the disease, but also families, marriages and society as a whole.

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