We all have things we need to do to keep an even keel — blogging, exercising, reading, cooking. What’s yours?
My mental health is important to me, so when things become too much I take time out. Depending on the situation I may take 5 minutes or a whole day. Sometimes the situation will need me to take 5 minutes in the middle to recollect my thoughts and a day as soon as possible when it is over. During this time I do whatever I feel like to top up my tank and prepare for the next wave.
My time out options – for short and long time periods can be found in the following acrostic poem.
Treat myself
Isolate—block out the world
Meditate
Exit the situation
Outdoors—connect with nature
Useful—be creative in some way
Talk—online or in person
