Tips to help cope with stress

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  • I am sharing some tips taught to me while I was in the psychiatric hospital, on how to reduce stress with out the medication supplied by the psychiatrists:
      • Get 8 hours of sleep per night (natural and deep cycle).
      Early morning exercise helps with releasing endorphins in your brain.
      Drink 8 glasses of water a day (on average 2 liters a day).
      Pack a decent lunch for work (with fruit etc).
      Make healthy choices when it comes to your meals (1 neutron requires potassium, magnesium and calcium).
      Take Omega 3 tablets twice a day.
      Eat supper together as a family and discuss your days events.
      Spend 1 hour a day doing something you enjoy; this helps you clear your mind.

    Below are a list of healthy food choices to help fight depression:

    1. Almonds
    2. Asparagus
    3. Avocados
    4. Blue Berries
    5. Bananas
    6. Dark chocolate
    7. Green Tea
    8. Spinach
    9. IJ fish

    These few items can help you to battle your depression. Give it a try, and let me know how it has worked for you.

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    Published by SMASHING MENTAL ILLNESS STIGMA

    I am a 34 year old professional, that thought he had everything under control, even my mixed and confused emotions, until one day I snapped and decided the only way to stop all the internal pain was to swallow a whole bunch of pills - clearly that did not work and I landed up in a psychiatric clinic. This is my journey through self discovery and understanding what was wrong with me. I hope my journey helps others find their inner peace and to at least break the stigma around mental illness to even just a few people.

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