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3 Steps To Self-Love And Mental Health

Take care of yourself.

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3 Steps To Self-Love And Mental Health
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The most important thing in life is your mental health. However, life is hard, and sometimes it’s hard to remember to take care of ourselves when we have a million other things to do. So, I am here to give you three tips on how to improve your mental health.

1. TREAT YOURSELF

Go take yourself out on a nice dinner. Go shopping and buy yourself a happy present. Send yourself flowers. Taking yourself on a date is actually one of the best things in life you can ever experience and you do not have to wait for someone else to do it. You deserve to treat yourself better than anyone else treats you. Wake up every morning and tell yourself you are beautiful and you deserve the best, because you do.

2. FIND ONE THING TO BE THANKFUL FOR EACH DAY

I know it may be hard some days, but if you just find one thing to be thankful for each day, it will be easier to be happier and more productive. I started the 100 Happy Days challenge, where I post a picture on social media every day of something that I am grateful for or happy about that day. It has truly helped me realize how much I have to be thankful for.

3. EXERCISE

I know, I know. It is hard to find time to exercise, or it’s hard to even find the energy to have time to exercise. But, I promise you; after you exercise you will feel so much better. Exercising will help energize you and reduce your stress. Exercising does not even have to be going on a run. It could just be going for a 15 or 30 minute walk while playing Pokémon Go. Whatever, helps your mental health is the important thing.

You need to know that it's okay to put yourself first.

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