Why Peace of Mind Matters for Your Mental Health
And it matters because choosing anything else will drive you up the wall!
Peace of mind is important for your mental health because it helps you to make smarter choices, to manage stress and anxiety, and to stay positive even when life gets tough. When you feel calm and centered, you’re going to be much better equipped to handle whatever challenges come your way. You’re also much more likely to have healthy relationships, good communication skills, and a sense of purpose in your life.
On the other hand, when you lack peace of mind you can find yourself feeling overwhelmed and stressed out which can lead to all sorts of mental health problems like depression, anxiety, and PTSD. It can also take a toll on your physical health, causing issues like high blood pressure and heart disease.
One of the biggest things that helps you develop and maintain a sense of calm and general peace of mind is to be authentic and true to yourself, and to make your own mind up about the world and how you want to live your life.
In what is going to be a very specific example about a topic that I bang on about a lot in this podcast, this is precisely the reason why I don’t watch the news, and I’m incredibly selective about where I read the news; in case you’re not familiar, I only look at the news once or twice a day and I make sure it’s from an objective source that just reports the facts. Why? Because I’d much rather read it on my own terms than have it shouted at me and being told what to think! That’s not me sticking my head in the sand, because I stay very well-informed; that’s simply me not wishing to have my attention and emotions dictated to me by news services who are focused on making money… I don’t need to be told how to think because I’m an adult with critical reasoning skills! Give me the facts and let me make an informed decision.
So… what does any of that have to do with peace of mind? No idea, but if you figure it out, please tell me! [Laughs] No, seriously, it does make sense when you think about it, because we have all these different things competing for our attention in the world and honestly so much of it is just noise… and I don’t know about you, but the more I pay attention to the noise the more difficult it is to find any real peace of mind, so you need to make smart decisions that involve putting your sense of calm and peace of mind above all the stuff that distracts us from what truly matters to us.
So, if you want to take care of your mental health, it’s important to work on cultivating your peace of mind. That means taking care of yourself emotionally and mentally, learning to manage stress in healthy ways, setting and maintaining clear boundaries, tackling difficult conversations when you need to, and proactively finding meaning and purpose in your life. By doing these things, you can live a much happier and healthier life, and be much more well-equipped to handle whatever comes your way.
Resource: Let’s talk about Mental Health (https://letstalkaboutmentalhealth.com.au)
