Coping with Mental Health Issues: Strategies and Support

I write down my feelings and then turn them into poetry.

My 6 cats (yes I'm a crazy cat lady), listening to music and hot showers

With a consistent routine. Walking daily, running 3x a week, calling one support each day, eating 3 meals a day, nightly routine, hygiene, chores, etc. It doesn't have to be the same time everyday, but having consistency and predictability helps with stress management for me.

Cold showers daily, I noticed the resistance around my shoulders and neck at first. The water is so cold for the first few weeks, but that was refreshing as I felt present and in the moment. In time I started to look forward to the discomfort. The afterglow is awakening and the dopamine hit lasts a good few hours. Then one day, they just aren't uncomfortable anymore, the cold feels warm. I've grown my capacity to endure, or as someone once said "find comfort in the uncomfortable". I love walking at night in winter, on the moors or up mountains, the more harsh the weather the better the feeling. I did this before cold showers, guess this my mindfulness.

Sadly sometimes unconventional ways