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Do You Have a Healthy Outlook on Life?
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People today have busy, demanding lives. You may feel
pulled in different directions and experience stress from
work, family and other matters, leaving little time for
yourself. During the winter especially, it’s
important to aim for a positive outlook in
order to combat the effects of less sunlight
and more time indoors. Learning
to balance life’s demands with some
time for yourself will pay off with big
benefits—a healthy outlook and better
health.
Steps you can take:
- Stay in touch with family and friends.
- Be involved in your community.
- Learn to recognize and manage stress in
your life. Signs of stress include trouble sleeping, frequent
headaches and stomach problems, being angry a lot and
turning to food, drugs and alcohol to relieve stress.
- Good ways to deal with stress include regular exercise,
healthy eating and relaxation exercises like deep breathing.
Talking to family members and friends can help, too. Many
find that interacting with their faith community is helpful in
times of stress.
- Get enough sleep. Adults need around eight
hours a night.
- Talk to your healthcare provider if you
feel depressed for more than a few days.
Depression is a treatable illness. Signs of
depression include feeling empty and sad, crying
a lot, loss of interest in life and thoughts of
death or suicide.
Fort HealthCare Behavioral Health Center
can help people work through depression, anxiety
and other issues. Call (920) 563-9542 or visit
www.forthealthcare.com/service/
behavioral_health.cfm.
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