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Protecting your mental health is something that you need to have as a priority. Your mental health is the key to enjoying a healthy and active lifestyle. When your mental health is compromised there can be severe consequences. 

If you are experiencing problems with your mental health and recognize the need to make a change then there are some things you should bear in mind to help you achieve your goal. Take a look at some of the main things you need to focus on to dramatically improve your mental health.

Don't Keep Your Feelings to Yourself

One of the easiest ways to destroy your mental health is to keep your feelings bottled up. You must be able to express your feelings in a clear and straightforward manner in order to ensure that negative emotions do not overwhelm you.

 Try to find someone who you can trust to talk about issues that are affecting your life. If you currently don't have anyone who you feel you can trust you may want to try journaling. 

Journaling can be a great way to put your thoughts and feelings down on paper. 

It can also allow you to get your feelings out of your head and to look at them objectively.

Read books from people such as Cheryl Monique who have survived trauma it will help you to feel less alone in your struggles.

Create Clear Boundaries

Creating boundaries for yourself is one of the essentials of ensuring that you have good mental health.  You need to be clear about what you will say yes to and what you will say no to. This may be to the personal request of others or it may even be to habits that are harming your mental as well as your physical health.

Setting boundaries for yourself and keeping them is one way to ensure that people respect your emotions and feelings. It is also a way for you to realistically monitor yourself to ensure that you are doing what is best for your mental and physical well-being.

Start a New Hobby

Sometimes all that is necessary to improve a person's mental health is for them to find activities that they enjoy doing. A good hobby can help to take you from a negative state of mind to a more positive one. 

Whenever you do something that you enjoy, it will greatly improve your mental health. If you do not have a specific hobby you can try to start one as soon as possible. There are several classes online where you can take courses on subjects that interest you from the comfort of your own home.

Protect Your Mental Health 

Protecting your mental health is something that you should have as a top priority. Your mental health can affect every aspect of your life even your physical health. This is why it is important for you to take the time to deal with the things that are bothering you emotionally. 

You should also create clear boundaries for yourself and others. Remember to take the time to learn something new as it will help your mind to become more active. It will also have to shift your focus to the more positive things in life.