Is Mental Health More Important
Than Physical Health?
Is Mental Health More Important Than Physical Health?
It is deplorable that until recently most people chose to suffer in silence and hesitated to share and discuss their mental health struggles because society taught them to do so.
People were conditioned to believe that they should be secretive and ashamed about their mental health issues because there was a lot of stigma attached to admitting that you have it.
Mental well-being is vital for living your best, meaningful, purposeful, and fulfilling life. Many people tend to focus on their physical health more than their mental health. Is mental health more important than physical health?
Your mental health, which is based on your identity, beliefs, thoughts, feelings, and emotions, is very important because it determines how you feel about yourself, directs all the actions that you take which leads to your formation of habits, destiny, and the quality of all your relationships, and also directly affects and impacts your physical health.
Mental and physical health are very much connected and intertwined. Issues of the mind always lead to chemicals being released in your body which can then lead to deteriorating physical health.
Your unresolved, unprocessed, and unreleased emotions can lead to stuck energy which creates pain bodies that can manifest in your body as physical symptoms, conditions, diseases, and illnesses.
Whenever you are diagnosed with a physical condition if your thoughts, beliefs, emotions and feelings are negatively focused then it will lead to your physical condition worsening a lot faster.
So, you may be wondering how you become more resilient, and mentally healthy and prevent physical effects from manifesting in your body in the form of diseases and illnesses. Let’s discuss that next.
10 Ways To Rewire Your Mind For Better Mental Health
Life is full of challenges and that is something that we can never ever change because we are here to learn and grow. The sooner we can learn to strengthen our mindset, rewire our mind, and become more resilient to face the challenges more confidently the better it is for us to have a chance to live our very best life.
Always remember your mind is like a computer it is constantly running programs some helpful, some not. The good news is that you can rewrite those programs. Here are 10 powerful ways to rewire your mind for resilience and better mental health.
Practice Gratitude Daily
Start and end each day by listing three to five things you are grateful for. Gratitude raises your energy and shifts your focus from what is wrong to what is right, rewiring your brain for positivity.
All of us have lots of things to be grateful for so focus on what you have instead of what you do not have and you will be able to rewire your mind to thinking positively and to have a positive attitude as a default.
Challenge Negative Thoughts
When a negative thought arises, ask yourself: ‘Is this true? Is this helpful?’ This practice disrupts automatic negativity and replaces it with rational thinking.
It is important to master challenging negative thoughts because unchallenged negative thoughts will lead to negative feelings, behavior, words, actions, habits, and undesired destiny.
Visualize Your Best Self
Spend five minutes a day imagining yourself thriving. Your brain cannot tell the difference between imagination and reality, so this creates new neural pathways for success.
Visualize yourself living life as your best higher self and visualize all your good wishes already fulfilled and you living a meaningful, purposeful, and fulfilling life.
Embrace Growth Through Failure
Instead of fearing failure, reframe it as a learning opportunity. Each setback is a stepping stone to resilience and wisdom.
Failure is the feedback that you need to Pivot or change something so always trust and embrace what blessings and growth you can get from those failures.
Ask what does this make available to me, what kind of opportunity is this opening up for me, what lesson can I learn from this, how can I learn from this experience and do things differently in the future.
Meditate Regularly
Even 10 minutes a day of mindfulness meditation can reduce stress and reprogram your mind to stay calm under pressure.
Meditation has many other benefits and health benefits. It is also important for you to sit in the silence and connect with your creator and soul.
Create space to listen to your loving inner guidance and wisdom for the fulfillment of your purpose because your soul knows exactly why you are here.
Surround Yourself With Positivity
The people you spend time with shape your mindset. Build a circle that uplifts, encourages, and challenges you to grow. Wherever you put your focus is where your energy will go and that area will grow and expand.
Rewrite Your Inner Narrative
Pay attention to your self-talk. Replace phrases like ‘I can’t’ with ‘I’m learning to.’ This simple shift builds resilience over time.
Rewire your inner narrative because you will manifest what you believe so always rewire your inner narrative to I can do this, I will do this, this is possible for me, there’s nothing that I cannot do, my life has infinite possibilities.
Take Action Despite Fear
Courage is not the absence of fear; it’s acting despite it. Each time you push through fear, you teach your mind that you’re capable of handling discomfort.
Learn to move forward and take action despite feeling fear. Take a leap and jump with faith in one hand and fear in another hand and know that you will be fine.
Your brain was built for survival so it will always think if you are doing something different that is not safe but know that you have to take action towards your purpose no matter how scared you are.
Prioritize Rest And Recovery
Resilience requires a strong foundation. Sleep, hydration, and downtime are not luxuries they are necessities for a healthy mind.
Celebrate Small Wins
Your brain loves rewards. Acknowledge every step forward, no matter how small, to reinforce habits that support your mental health.
Your brain needs acknowledgement that okay this is the right thing this is a good thing and it will do more of those wins that give you Joy.
In conclusion, you now know your mental health which is based on your identity, beliefs, thoughts, feelings, and emotions is very important because it determines how you feel about yourself, directs all the actions that you take which leads to your formation of habits, destiny, quality of all your relationships and also directly affects and impacts your physical health.
Mental and physical health are very much connected and intertwined. Issues of the mind always lead to chemicals being released in your body which can then lead to deteriorating physical health.
Your unresolved, unprocessed, and unreleased emotions can lead to energy getting stuck in and creating pain bodies which can manifest in your body as physical symptoms, conditions, diseases, and illnesses.
You also learned about 10 powerful ways you can rewire your mind for resilience and better mental health like practicing daily gratitude, challenging negative thoughts, visualizing your best self, embracing growth through failure, meditating regularly, surrounding yourself with positivity, rewriting your inner narrative, taking action despite fear, prioritizing rest and recovery, and celebrating small wins.
Your mind is the most powerful tool you have but it needs care, attention, and the right programming to work in your favor. These 10 methods are not just quick fixes; they are long-term investments in your resilience and mental health.
Next, read why am I not mentally strong? for further helpful insights and tips.