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

1. Create a to-do list

2. Note down three good things about you daily.

3. Write down your thoughts in a journal

4. Doodle your stress away

5. Use Coloring Pages

6. Soak into a warm bath bomb induced bath

7. Participate in readathons

8. Read books at night

9. Make time for a morning routine

10. Use exfoliation creams on a bi-weekly basis

11. Go for a morning/evening walk

12. Take power naps wherever necessary

13. Sing out loud

14. Learn a new instrument

15. Cook for yourself

16. Indulge in your cravings

17. Have an ice cream

18. Smile

19. Help a stranger

20. Scour through memory lanes

21. Walk down a beach

22. Visit a new tourist place

23. Head to the mountains

24. Go on a nature trail

25. Go star-gazing

26. Play your favourite childhood game

27. Meet your friends

28. Make time for your family

29. Take a day off work

30. Run, Run, Run

31. Create something for yourself

32. Indulge in scented candles

33. Try out a DIY activity

34. Visit a park

35. Visit a pet-care centre

36. Learn to Skate

37. Learn calligraphy

38. Make Pinterest-y artworks – home decor – organizing hacks

39. Create Polaroids – develop a set of photographs

40. Indulge in a subscription box.

41. Eat a cake – guilty pleasures

42. Drink Water / Stay Hydrated

43. Speak your heart out

44. Meditate / Do Yoga

45. Stay Silent

46. Observe nature

47. Declutter your cupboard

48. Declutter your room

49. Plant new shrubs.

50. Water your plants

51. Make friends with someone new

52. Readout articles on mental health awareness

53. 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!