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"Learn #mindfulness. In a study of a 5-week mindfulness training program for 13- to 18-year-olds, #researchers found that #teens who learned mindfulness experienced significantly less #mental #distress than teens who did not." #MentalHealthMonday

"Countering #AI #agency #decay [is about] cultivating a balanced and intentional #relationship with it. A helpful framework...is the "Four A's" of responsible AI integration: #Awareness, #Appreciation, #Acceptance, & #Accountability." #ArtificialIntelligence #MentalHealthMonday

"Envision your ideal future self. What are the qualities you want to embody? What do you wish to feel? What do you hope to accomplish? Let this guide you in deciding how to utilize the new time and energy you will enjoy once you’ve released them." #LettingGo #MentalHealthMonday

"[Cognitive#] decline occurs in part due to lack of physical# fitness#; specifically, heart# health#. Putting this simply, the brain# needs blood#, and without it, brain cells die. The job of the heart is to provide that blood." #PhysicalFitness #MentalHealthMonday

"[J]udgment after #midnight can lead to #impulsive actions and unregulated, #unsafe #behaviors. The appeal of dangerous ideas could lead to the use of #addictive #drugs, #drinking heavily, craving and eating unhealthy foods, or perpetrating ... #violence." #MentalHealthMonday

"[C]hildren who grow up with a #father figure who is #disengaged, #disinterested, or #uninvolved are more likely to struggle with low #self-#worth, experience behavioral issues, and may be more likely to have challenges in forming #secure #attachments...." #MentalHealthMonday

"While the feeling of #confusion stopped soon after the #rejection, it stayed continuously high after #ghosting.... [T]he lack of closure & the uncertainty about the reasons for the end of the relationship may lead to higher stress in the ghosting condition." #MentalHealthMonday

"Are we #catastrophizing? Are we assuming #failure is inevitable? ... [W]hen we interrupt these #negative #thought #patterns and replace them with more constructive interpretations, we can shift the trajectory of our #emotional response." #Optimism #MentalHealthMonday

"Given that the future is not in our gift, both #hope and #fear are superfluous. More than redundant, they are counterproductive, in that we would do better to concentrate on the things that are actually within our control." #MentalHealthMonday

"The cure hinges on #authenticity—daring to say, “I miss us,” or “I need to feel close.” ... Start today: Ask your partner one real question, listen without fixing, and watch the fog lift." #Relationships #Connection #MentalHealthMonday

"By practicing random acts of #kindness, #volunteering or giving back to your #community, Toxavidi says you can boost your #mood and your sense of #purpose and belonging." #MentalHealthMonday

"After #trauma, the #brainstem can remain '#hyperactivated,' which can lead to people 'feeling too much.' This is common in people with classic #PTSD ... resulting in #aggression, #emotional #overwhelm, and being easily #startled." #MentalHealthMonday

"[D]oses may be increased over time, repeated #treatments are common, and some #patients seek a #hallucinogenic trip rather than treatment for a #psychiatric #diagnosis. There may also be #abuse and #addiction risks...." #Ketamine #MentalHealthMonday

"Maybe the point isn’t to measure #grief, but to make room for all of it—the shattering and the subtle, the devastating and the delicate. Just like #love, all grief isn’t equal. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t all real." #Loss #Grieving #MentalHealthMonday

"Most people have low #self-#esteem. Reminding them of their #qualities can not only #uplift them but also remind them of their #value. It makes them #feel truly seen." #KindnessMatters #MentalHealthMonday

"Blanchflower had written a paper in 2020 looking across almost 150 advanced and developing countries and found the same U shape in #happiness applied everywhere. However, he now says he missed the collapse in #youth #wellbeing...." #Happiness #MentalHealthMonday

"This #ability to #mentally “step back” from the moment helps you #connect to #deeper #values and #purpose, and fosters what’s known as #eudaimonic well-being—the kind of #happiness rooted in #growth, #meaning, and personal #fulfillment." #MentalHealthMonday

"[My] husband and I told our kids that if they wanted to pursue a #relationship with their grandparent, we would help facilitate that in a #safe way. ... We’ve allowed supervised visits [and] encouraged the kids to write letters or call if they ever want to." #MentalHealthMonday

"It’s important to clarify, however, that ... [#children] raised in loving, stable #families with two #mothers, a single #parent by choice, or other diverse families are not inherently at the same #risk." #Fathers #MentalHealthMonday

"Maybe your #friendlessness is a #boundary—a pause to recalibrate and #grow. Ask yourself: What is this season #teaching me? Friendlessness may be the space where your #self-#worth can flourish." #Friendship #MentalHealthMonday