Keeping your emotional well-being in check is a positive step in the right direction.

If you have ever experienced sadness that makes you want to be alone, eat unhealthy food, and withdraw until you feel better, then you know how it feels. You may also feel tired and have digestive issues, headaches, and muscle pains. These symptoms are caused by chemicals released in the body when you are stressed or upset. Having a bad day is a normal part of life, but if you feel sad every day for weeks or months, you should seek medical advice from your GP.

Taking care of your emotional wellbeing is essential to deal with bad days, build resilience, and enjoy the good days.

Looking after your emotional wellbeing

"What is emotional well-being?" It is similar to taking care of our physical well-being. To ensure our physical well-being, we eat a healthy, balanced diet, get enough exercise, and obtain good quality sleep. To maintain emotional well-being, we do all those things and engage in activities we enjoy. It could be anything that makes us feel happy and calm, such as reading a book, taking a relaxing bath, meeting friends, etc.

Taking care of our emotional well-being is even more crucial than our physical well-being. It may seem strange, but it's a simple fact. When we are not emotionally stable, it can significantly impact our physical well-being.

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Questions and Answers

  • How does food affect my wellbeing?

    It’s not surprising how food can effect us. We crave comfort food which is high in sugar to help us get that fix but it’s a quick fix. Eating a healthy balanced diet will help you stay healthy and will support your emotional well-being. Eating fruit, vegetables, nuts etc will do wonders. Btw a little bit of chocolate, especially dark chocolate is also good for us.

  • I always get enough sleep but I still feel tired.

    Even though you may be in bed for 8 hours, are you getting a good quality sleep, that’s the difference. Having a good routine will help, anything to relax you. For example, having a bath, read a book, have a hot milky drink, write all your thoughts in a journal, will all help your mind relax before you go to sleep.

  • I always feel agitated, how can this be because of my diet?

    It’s not just your diet which is affecting you but other things which are bothering you. However, we tend to eat how we feel so if we feel fed up we will eat unhealthy high in sugar foods, so try the opposite and aim to figure out what is trigging the agitation.

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