Top tips to stay healthy in 2012 (From The Argus)
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Top tips to stay healthy in 2012
7:00am Tuesday 3rd January 2012 in News By Siobhan Ryan, Health Reporter
The head of a mental health trust has published some top tips to help people who may be struggling to cope at the start of the New Year.
Lisa Rodrigues, chief executive of the Sussex Partnership NHS Trust, said: “2011 was an incredibly tough year for everyone, especially those already suffering hardship.
“Mental health and homeless charities, GPs, local authorities and our own services have seen rapid rises in demand, while at the same time making our biggest ever savings.
“Mental health services can’t make people’s lives easier, but they can help people to cope with what life brings, however hard it may be.
The tips for mental wellbeing include: * Talk about your feelings – don’t bottle things up. If you feel you have no one you can talk to, call or email a helpline.
* Keep active – physical activity definitely improves a person’s mental health, including people with serious illnesses such as psychosis.
* Eat well – research shows strong links between eating plenty of protein, fruit and vegetables, and feeling better.
* Sleep well – go to bed at a sensible time and practice good sleep habits. Avoid stimulants such as caffeine and nicotine in the hours before bedtime.
* Drink sensibly – avoiding too much alcohol is good for everyone, but especially important if you are feeling low.
* Keep in touch with people – friends and loved ones can help you feel connected. It may feel like a huge effort, but spending time with others is very important.
* Don’t be a hero. If you need it, get professional help. Everyone feels sad from time to time. But if such feelings won’t go away and/or there is no obvious reason for them, talk to your GP or a helpline.
* Go green – spending time outside, in the fresh air, in a park, by the sea, or in a garden, can help lift your mood.
* Think of three good things – this is something I do personally when times are tough. Each night write down three good things from your day. Over a week this can make a significant difference to how you feel.
* Get involved – do something for others, at work, at home, or via a voluntary group. We humans are highly social, and are happiest when we are doing something for someone else.
Comments(15)
lordenglandofsussex
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7:34am Tue 3 Jan 12
Enjoying the outdoors doesn't mean you are an environmental nut case and has nothing to do with "going green".
fretlessbass
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7:48am Tue 3 Jan 12
7:18am Tue 3 Jan 12
TOP TIPS FOR NUTTERS.
If that's the most sensible thing you can say why not just keep quiet?
moronslayer
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9:01am Tue 3 Jan 12
To add to the wish list:
1. Halve the amount of TV you watch
2. Nurture a potted plant
3. Stop buying things you don't need - especially stop the lottery - which is an unfair tax on the feeble-minded.
4. Get FREE advice about debt - be ruthless with credit card and loan companies - they won't hesitate being ruthless with you, but don't leave it too late.
5. Set aside 10 minutes at the same time each day to worry about everything (even the Mayan asteroid causing the death of planet earth at the end of this year) but then promise to stop worrying the rest of the time...worrying doesn't help...actually doing something about problems does.
6. Drink alcohol if you have to but avoid drinking spirits and high-strength hooch - people who guzzle lots of week beer / shandy do a lot better than those that need spirits - it doesn't take long before you start shouting at traffic and being incredibly boring.
7. Stop watching sad movies and things that trigger sad reactions - this includes goths and emos. I know it's profound and deep but it's possible to explore our meaningless existence without making yourself feel like c rap.
8. Smoking is fun but there is a reason why it is known as the Catholic church's preferred method of suicide. I'm still trying to give up.
9. Don't use depression as a way of getting time off work regularly - it doesn't help you and (regardless of what is said) will influence future employment prospects (especially if you hope to work in the NHS)
Remember the Hopi Indians 2 rules to life:
1. Don't sweat the small stuff
2. Everything's small stuff
Unfortunately, I often can't practise what has been preached here.
If it helps, good.
If it doesn't, it's worth what you paid for it.
lordenglandofsussex
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9:06am Tue 3 Jan 12
@moronslayer
I play the lottery and have won more than it has cost me to play and I have been playing it for around 5 years. So your stupid argument bears no fruit.
I say have a flutter on the NL and you never know!
moronslayer
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9:18am Tue 3 Jan 12
Most people lose on the lottery. That's how it works. Feeble-minded people find it difficult to limit their purchases.
However, seeing as you are special, I strongly encourage you to spend as much as you possibly can on scratchcards. Please do let me know how you get on.
"Flutter"...now, off you flut.
Morpheus
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9:31am Tue 3 Jan 12
fretlessbass wrote:It is funny though.
GIVE UP says...
7:18am Tue 3 Jan 12
TOP TIPS FOR NUTTERS.
If that's the most sensible thing you can say why not just keep quiet?
lordenglandofsussex
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10:19am Tue 3 Jan 12
moronslayer wrote:Scratch cards are not the lottery and you cannot "lose" playing the lottery. It is not a gamble in the strict sense but a "lottery". Surely even your "feeble" mind can understand that!
Interesting point Lorden Gland
Most people lose on the lottery. That's how it works. Feeble-minded people find it difficult to limit their purchases.
However, seeing as you are special, I strongly encourage you to spend as much as you possibly can on scratchcards. Please do let me know how you get on.
"Flutter"...now
, off you flut.
Best way to play the NL is via the internet and to keep playing every week year in year out. This massively increases your chance of winning - not the number of tickets you buy!
greeg2
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10:36am Tue 3 Jan 12
moronslayer
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11:02am Tue 3 Jan 12
greeg2 wrote:Superb.
I'll add having sex to the list,"The chief executive" missed it out for some reason.
However, you may need to explain what 'sex' is to Lorden Gland...and even that more than one person can be present.
I suggested scrathcards, Mr Gland, because the odds of winning are even higher than the lottery. Especially for 'winners' like yourself. I do lump all such tragic enterprises together. Go on, an extra £20 a week will just make you even richer! Perhaps you can let people know your special number selection in advance so that they can share the joy.
moronslayer
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11:11am Tue 3 Jan 12
Brighton Mystic, Mr Gland, reveals secret in speech about how to be happier! "...you cannot "lose" playing the lottery"
It seems so obvious now he mentions it.
auser
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1:26pm Tue 3 Jan 12
lordenglandofsussex wrote:Mind. Blown.
moronslayer wrote:Scratch cards are not the lottery and you cannot "lose" playing the lottery. It is not a gamble in the strict sense but a "lottery". Surely even your "feeble" mind can understand that!
Interesting point Lorden Gland
Most people lose on the lottery. That's how it works. Feeble-minded people find it difficult to limit their purchases.
However, seeing as you are special, I strongly encourage you to spend as much as you possibly can on scratchcards. Please do let me know how you get on.
"Flutter"...now
, off you flut.
Best way to play the NL is via the internet and to keep playing every week year in year out. This massively increases your chance of winning - not the number of tickets you buy!
Dragon Slayer
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5:29pm Tue 3 Jan 12
fretlessbass wrote:Agreed!
GIVE UP says...
7:18am Tue 3 Jan 12
TOP TIPS FOR NUTTERS.
If that's the most sensible thing you can say why not just keep quiet?
I am sick of reading these puerile comments from the childish name calling mental cases on here... Grow Up spaz.
moose10
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9:37pm Tue 3 Jan 12
greeg2 wrote:depends if you have a small manhood, might make you even more depressed if you do, stick to buying a lottery ticket, least someone will benefit from a lottery grant.
I'll add having sex to the list,"The chief executive" missed it out for some reason.
Ashles
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1:41pm Thu 5 Jan 12
lordenglandofsussex wrote:The NL can be a bit of fun. But just for clarity there is NO way to increase your chances of winning. Each line has an equal chance of winning. If you buy more lines then you increase chances of having a combination of winning numbers, but increase your chances of spending more than you win. Buying 52 tickets on Saturday = buying one ticket per week.
moronslayer wrote: Interesting point Lorden Gland Most people lose on the lottery. That's how it works. Feeble-minded people find it difficult to limit their purchases. However, seeing as you are special, I strongly encourage you to spend as much as you possibly can on scratchcards. Please do let me know how you get on. "Flutter"...now , off you flut.Scratch cards are not the lottery and you cannot "lose" playing the lottery. It is not a gamble in the strict sense but a "lottery". Surely even your "feeble" mind can understand that! Best way to play the NL is via the internet and to keep playing every week year in year out. This massively increases your chance of winning - not the number of tickets you buy!
GIVE UP says...
7:18am Tue 3 Jan 12