The Four Best Ways To Guard Your Mental State

How to ensure a stable mind frame over the long termImage Credit: Alamy

I wrote here about why it’s not selfish to put yourself first, particularly when you are balancing your own mental illness with the needs of others.

Below I outline four ways that you can put that into practice. Remember that unless you are in a good mental state, you won’t be in a position to provide effective help to other people.

1) Cut the negative people from your life

If someone is constantly getting you down, or is alw...