Caring for your Mental Health through physical ill health

Thanks @outlander.

I've had all the tests. Nothing seems wrong but I think it was my glasses causing bad eye strain symptoms, and then a bug, and then another and so on. And also... insomnia.

I guess I'm just aware that when I'm sick I am doing the things that cause a Mental Health relapse. I had gastro a while back, and had a six month mental health episode off the back of that.

Now, if you're sick, you have to stay home until you work out you're safe, which makes bouncing back even harder.

I'll try and work out ways to be kind and focus on my physical health but reduce my risk of Mental Health relapse.

Thanks again!

Hi @Knick and welcome to the forums 👋

If you're stuck at home for a little while, it is important to find things to focus on to distract and ground you a bit.

Starting a jigsaw puzzle is one idea, if you're up for it

..... or creating a "holiday at home" sort of set-up, where you think about what you might like to find in a stay-place like a B&B, and set up your home to be a bit like that ..... make a jug of water with a slice of lemon in it, a sprig if mint if you've got some in the garden, and put it on a tray with a glass next to your favourite chair. Find some "elevator music" to play in the background, find some crosswords (newspaper, magazine, online) and stack up some cushions as a footrest if you haven't got one, and dress the part, just for yourself ..... sunnies and hat if you want 😏

Set up to clean out a kitchen or bathroom cupboard and reward yourself when it's done ..... get everything ready (bin bag, cleaning cloths, basin of water, box for stuff that is going somewhere else, tape and marker pen if you want to list what is in the cupboard on the inside of the door ......

None of these suggestions might work for you, but they might spark your own ideas about what you might like to do instead.

Take care of you 💕

Hi @Knick @Faith-and-Hope @outlander some excellent suggestions there. Tagging @Mazarita here in case you want to join in this discussion.

Thanks @Faith-and-Hope

I've been trying to organise online group activities with friends. It's pretty good actually- gallery visits, card games online.

The rest is a work in progress. I love the air bnb thing.

Thanks.

I am setting up a new home space, so it feels a bit like an Airbnb experience here @Knick 😏