Andy 🐺 @andy@mentalhealth.social

A lot of #mentalhealth therapy modalities like CBT and ACT talk about "Acceptance". This can be confusing or difficult to accept for many as we are accustomed to equate acceptance to surrender. Well, it is not!

Acceptance = Acknowledging something exists. This is good.
Surrender = Believing nothing can be done about it. Not so much

The following graphic depicts very clearly What is acceptance.

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Less Obvious Factors That Lead To #mentalhealth Issues:

- Saying yes to everything
- Trying to fix/ save everyone
- People pleasing
- Putting others needs above yours
- Defining a "successful life" based on another's/ society's expectations

Your mental health matters. Prioritize it

I Have Had #mentalhealth Issues: I'm not seeking attention or sympathy.

I'm sharing because:
• Many suffer in silence and I want those people to know that they aren't alone.
• There's times I haven't been easy to be around - I'm sorry, but that're most difficult for me too.
• The more I've hid my "inner world", the more distant I've felt from everyone.
• More people should talk about it, share and appreciate the "real" version of us not the"filtered" version of social media. #endthestigma

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Rethink your #mentalhealth standards:
It's NOT REALISTIC to be...
- Happy no matter what happens
- Relaxed in every circumstance
- Confident in every situation
- Secure with everything your partner does
- Satisfied with everything you have in life
- Accepting of every flaw you have

There is no perfect "mental health standard" in these regard, much like there isn't a perfect "beauty standard". Talk about it #endthestigma

@ideasmithy Mindfulness is helpful is keeping you grounded in the now. Which in turn prevents the pendulum of thoughts from swinging too widely and erratically. The whole idea of healthy mental process is not about avoiding negative emotions (we need them) but to prevent those emotions from becoming dysfunctional for us. So anxiety prepares you for challenge but shouldn’t overwhelm you. Anger keeps you pointed in the moral north but should become destructive. Mindfulness helps that! Makes sense?

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