How Being Willing to Change Can Improve Your Mental Health
3 ways to invite more change into your life.
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If you want to make progress in your life, you have to be willing to change. This is especially true for your mental wellbeing.
When you’re stuck in your ways and unwilling to try new things, you’ll never improve. Many cling to the old saying, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
But this is usually the wrong approach for living with bipolar disorder. In fact, being unwilling to change can actually lead to more problems down the road.
Being an online content creator means I have to deal with change every day. The sites where I post my content may change their standards, reorganize their interface, or become a toxic partner.
It feels like every week, at least one site is different. There’s a lot to keep up with in my head, but change is necessary, especially if I want to progress in my writing career.
Change is also essential for managing your mental health. If you’re not open to trying new things, then you may struggle to improve.
For example, if you’re feeling down, you might feel like you can’t get out of bed. But if you’re willing to try something new, like taking a walk or talking to a friend, or maybe even starting or changing a medication, then you might find that it helps.
Here are three ways to invite more change into your life.
“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”
- George Bernard Shaw
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