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08/08/2025

08/07/2025

Day 1707: Emotions, thoughts and what we do or feel are all linked and
become vicious cycles. Changing one part of the cycle will help improve the situation and help you feel better. If we try to suppress emotions or ‘bottle them up’ there is a danger that we will become overwhelmed and react in a negative or dangerous manner. Sometimes our outbursts can hurt other people or ourselves. The key is to learn how to express how we feel in a healthy, safe manner.

08/07/2025

Day 1706: Letting go begins with the essential step of acceptance. Acceptance involves acknowledging the reality of the person, habit, or situation and understanding that it no longer aligns with your goals, values, or well-being. This doesn’t mean dismissing the importance of the past or the role it played in your life. Instead, acceptance is about honoring the impact of what you’re letting go of while recognizing that it’s time to move forward. By embracing acceptance, you allow yourself to release the resistance that keeps you tied to something that no longer serves you, paving the way for emotional and mental freedom.

08/07/2025

Day 1704: The pain of grief can also disrupt your physical health, making it difficult to sleep, eat, or even think straight. These are normal reactions to loss—and the more significant the loss, the more intense your grief will be.Coping with the loss of someone or something you love is one of life’s biggest challenges. You may associate grieving with bereavement, the death of a loved one—which is often the cause of the most intense type of grief—but any loss can cause grief.

08/07/2025

Day 1703: Treating phobias can involve mental health therapy (the formal term is “psychotherapy”), medications or a combination of the two. The treatments can depend on the type of phobia you experience, how severe the symptoms are, and factors related to your lifestyle, routine and preferences. A healthcare provider can tell you more about the possible treatments that can help you and which they recommend.

08/07/2025

Day 1702: A stressful work environment can contribute to problems such as headache, stomachache, sleep disturbances, short temper, and difficulty concentrating. Chronic stress can result in anxiety, insomnia, high blood pressure, and a weakened immune system. It can also contribute to health conditions such as depression, obesity, and heart disease. Compounding the problem, people who experience excessive stress often deal with it in unhealthy ways, such as overeating, eating unhealthy foods, smoking ci******es, or abusing drugs and alcohol.

08/07/2025

Day 1701: Menopause is the transition into your 40s and beyond. You may have half of your life left to meet new milestones. By looking forward to what’s ahead, you can actively combat the ageism that stigmatizes menopausal women.

08/07/2025

Day 1700: When people suppress their emotions, they may find themselves feeling numb or disconnected from others. They might struggle to express themselves effectively as if their emotions are totally inaccessible. This can lead to a buildup of anxiety, irritability, or moodiness, as the suppressed emotions continue to exert their influence. It may even create a constant state of fight-or-flight response, where individuals are always on edge.

08/07/2025

Day 1699: Engaging in the arts seems to be growing in popularity as a way to improve your well-being. Participating in the arts can enable people to deal with a wide range of mental ill-health conditions and psychological distress. The best part is that it helps people to improve their mental health through creativity. Making art is helping many people express themselves, without having to use words.

08/07/2025

Day 1698: Body Dysmorphic Disorder causes severe emotional distress. It is not just vanity and is not something a person can just ‘forget about’ or ‘get over’. The preoccupation can be so extreme that the affected person has trouble functioning at work, school or in social situations. Any part of the body can be targeted. Su***de rates among people with BDD are high. If you suspect you or someone you know has BDD, see your doctor or a mental health professional.

08/07/2025

Day 1697: Even if there are things about yourself you'd like to change and improve, beating yourself up over your perceived flaws isn't the way to achieve lasting change. Instead, the first step is often to make peace with who you are in the here and now, including all the parts you think of as messy, quirky, or flawed. When you do that, you're better able to recognize areas you can improve, set goals, and lean into your strengths.

08/05/2025

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