Do I Do Enough For My Mental Health?

Today is World Mental Health Day.

This seems as good a day as any to reflect on the state of my mental health.

On the whole things are pretty good. I am happier than I have been for a while. There are fewer bad days, though there are still a reasonable number of bad moments. These can be dealt with though.

Insomnia seems to be a problem. More and more I think it’s to do with the alarms. It’s not a natural time for me, it never has been. I’ve always struggled with morning, but left to my own timings and I sleep well and become more productive.

I do try to stay productive, I find it helps me feel better, or at least useful. But a lot of the time when I do get a chance to be productive, I end up resting instead. I really do need work on my time management, but maybe that’s for another post.

Rest is important, I try to have a bit of sofa time at weekends. I gather snacks and watch something easygoing, the visual equivalent of comfort food. It’s important to stop and switch off from the outside world.

The anxiety is still a worry. I’ve had a few anxiety/panic attacks lately. I’ve dealt with them in a variety of ways, and managed to get through them but it worries me that there may be an increase. I’m putting it down to the approaching winter.