Selfcare 101: 50+ Things to do to embrace mental health awareness
May marks the beginning of mental health awareness month – but when it is the right time for you, any month can be a mental health awareness month and it’s time we pull up our socks and do ourselves the favor of loving our body and taking care of our mental health.
To do so, we at Book Pitaara have come up with a list of 50+ things you can do to relieve yourself from tension, stress and anything dreary. So, pick yourself up and check this list of things that you can do to keep your spirits high.

Here’s a list of things you can do to embrace mental health awareness this month
Create a to-do list
Note down three good things about you daily.
Write down your thoughts in a journal
Doodle your stress away
Use Coloring Pages
Soak into a warm bath bomb induced bath
Participate in readathons
Read books at night
Make time for a morning routine
Use exfoliation creams on a bi-weekly basis
Go for a morning/evening walk
Take power naps wherever necessary
Sing out loud
Learn a new instrument
Cook for yourself
Indulge in your cravings
Have an ice cream
Smile
Help a stranger
Scour through memory lanes
Walk down a beach
Visit a new tourist place
Head to the mountains
Go on a nature trail
Go star-gazing
Play your favourite childhood game
Meet your friends
Make time for your family
Take a day off work
Run, Run, Run
Create something for yourself
Indulge in scented candles
Try out a DIY activity
Visit a park
Visit a pet-care centre
Learn to Skate
Learn calligraphy
Make Pinterest-y artworks – home decor – organizing hacks
Create Polaroids – develop a set of photographs
Indulge in a subscription box.
Eat a cake – guilty pleasures
Drink Water / Stay Hydrated
Speak your heart out
Meditate / Do Yoga
Stay Silent
Observe nature
Declutter your cupboard
Declutter your room
Plant new shrubs.
Water your plants
Make friends with someone new
Readout articles on mental health awareness
Create your own mental health awareness checklist
This mental health awareness list may not sound like something new but will make a great checklist for someone who is struggling to embrace themselves and love themselves unconditionally. Make time for yourself this month – and do things to make yourself happy – a little selfish can work wonders for you. It’s time you do it for YOURSELF!