To improve your self-awareness you first need to concentrate on your past and emotions. How did you get where you are at now and how can you get to where you want to be in life. Pulling up the resources in your mind will help you become acquainted with self. A person needs to know and trust him or herself before they can trust others. Don’t depen

There are a number of diverse literature focusing on risk factors for mental health problems. These do not act independently, but combine in some way to influence the risk an individual has for developing a disorder. The rest of this chapter provides an introduction to each type of explanation. The following chapters examine the issues in more deta

When you have a hobby that you like and you will spend time doing this. This will help keep you from getting in trouble, since you will stay busy. This will free your mind and you from stress as well. If you have bad habits, such as drinking or drugging you can invest your time in hobbies, which will free your mind of the binds that drugs and alcoh

We all have responsibilities and obligations to accomplish in life. Sometimes life gets us down when demands and obstacles get in our way. Most of the time, it seems as though life is about other people. We often wonder how much of our life is truly your own? When life gets you down, you have to take a step back to look over the areas that cause yo

Throughout our lives, we all had the desire to be all we can be, although some of us ignore this desire. Many times, we may stay in our comfort zone without realizing that we are passing up opportunities to do something that we truly enjoy. Of course, the money may be good, your bills are paid and you find it easy to work with repetition. Yet, are

Is your personal life in an uproar, how is your self esteem? Everyone always has room for improvement; yet, some of us need more than others do. There are ways to improve yourself once you ask yourself “what do I need to do to improve.” Maybe sitting down and writing a list of things that you don’t like about yourself could help. Make sure yo

Recent evidence suggests that good nutrition is essential for our mental health and that a number of mental health conditions may be influenced by dietary factors. One of the most obvious, yet under-recognised factors in the development of major trends in mental health is the role of nutrition. The body of evidence linking diet and mental health is

Your mental health is an amazing part of what makes you as a person. Personal development is a way of life that affects your mind, actions, and how you treat others around you. It plays a vital role on your over-all well being and the relationships around you. Often times, we are so caught up in the physical aspects of what’s on the outside and f

Learn to say no. For some of us, our natural instincts lead us in the right direction to helping others. Are you sacrificing your needs however, to consistently take care of other peoples needs? Are you taking time out of each day to pamper yourself for fifteen minutes or so? Are you taking actions to stop persistence that spreads yourself too thin

Belief and confidence in our own ability and value. ( Cambridge Dictionary) Self-esteem is how we feel about ourselves. Our opinion of ourselves critically influences everything, from our performance at work, our relationship and our role as a parent to our accomplishment in life. Self-esteem is a major component in determining success or failure.