Hope Hollinsworth Coaxum Author Blog

Mental Health Monday, Now this is a true statement in which we can all relate to.  There are so many times that we get preoccupied in our own thoughts and concerns and issues, so much so that we become overwhelmed causing our own depressive state.  We get caught up in the judgmental world and controlled by what others think of us, in turn having us feeling destructive.  We live in a society that plagues our thoughts regarding body issues and or successes. We become so overly involved that we forget to take time out for ourselves and our mental health. With that being said, you may get people that will say "He or She is doing too much" okay and what is doing too much mean to them? is it because someone finds pleasure in being busy and is that a bad thing? For some it may be, they may require some time to breathe and to step back from everything and just relax.

But being busy can be a good/great thing sometimes. Although balance may apply to this too; and honestly what is a person's definition of busy exactly. I think, as it pertains to a lot of us, doing too much can be therapeutic, it tends to take my/our minds off of things and this tends to relax me/us. But hey, we're all different people, aren't we?

Yet mental health can be designed and communicated as a state of well-being, a place where each individual realizes each owns potential, a place of possibility where they can cope with normal stresses of life, where they can work productively and fruitfully and able to make a genuine contribution to their community.

We have to become self-love advocates, be a model for someone else who may be observing you, living our best life to inspire someone else. If you become preoccupied in your thoughts, issues and concerns we should take the time out to not focus on the issue, but focus on the solution. And if you're that person that requires to step back and relax, than do it, read a book or go see a movie. But if you're that person that finds pleasure in being busy and that's your technique to relax, than so be it and disregard what others have to say. No matter how much we do and whether we are consistently going or not is definitely something that doesn't define us. Yes, we will have busy days. That’s life! It's up to you and you alone to determine what works best for you on this Mental Health Monday.

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