Why is it socially acceptable to practice dental hygiene but not mental hygiene? There are number benefits to mental hygiene, including; lower stress, better sleep, healthy relationships, making better choices, maintaining physical health and well-‐being, ease of handling the natural ups and downs of life and discovering and growing toward our potential. Mental hygiene will be unique to every individual; some of us must attend to our mental hygiene more carefully than others. Mental hygiene involves a variety of brain targeted activities and other indirect activities. A good mental hygiene program will generally consists of the following;
- Annual Check Up with Qualified Mental Health Care Provider
- Meditation
- Sleep Hygiene
- Regular Exercise
- Nutrition
- Journaling
- Spiritual Practice
The annual check up has the added benefit of establishing a long term relationship that is easily accessed for short term life crisis.
