4 Ways to Begin Assessing Your Mental Resilience
Objective: Education, (Potential) Actionable Tips
When it comes to physical and mental wellness, many entrepreneurs are so deeply devoted and attached to their business that they either…
don’t think about checking in with themselves.
push away the mere thought of it so they don’t have to deal with it.
do think about it, but don’t make time for it.
We could come up with any number of reasons why we act these ways such as “not having time” or the potential for embarrassment and shame when facing reality. But what if we put these reasons aside to at least to assess whether we might actually need help (or might not!)? We are all human. Experiencing pain and emotion is inevitable. There’s also the possibility that maybe whatever you’re going through is caused by life’s natural ups and downs. If you want help discerning the difference between the roller coaster of life and a possible mental health condition, there are a few ways to casually begin assessing your mental health that would eliminate the aforementioned excuses - all things you can do at home.
4 Ways to Start Assessing Your Mental Health:
*Disclosure: The ways listed below are not perfect. The results will likely not be 100% accurate, however, they will give you a starting point.
Tune into your sense of self. Pay attention and, in an old school journal or journal app, track things like your thoughts, concentration, actions, and risks. You’ll also want to keep track of your emotions and physical well being to notice any internal pain. Also note your exercise, the weather, spending habits as well as how much interest or pleasure you have in things.
At home blood pressure test.
At home assessments like PhQ-9 for depression. You can find all kinds of screening tools from Mental Health America's website.
Talk to a close family member or friend who you feel comfortable confiding in.
As I said earlier, I understand and appreciate the reasons we don’t check in with ourselves. However, I also believe checking-in is crucial to evaluating where we should be spending our time, eliminating the things that aren’t a true priority and eliminating the things that don’t align with our values. I speak from experience when I say that by doing these things, taking a hard look in the mirror and becoming more self aware as well as taking screening assessments, my mental health has been way better than it used to be.
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About Hang on Health
Hang on Health, a Nashville, TN nonprofit, empowers entrepreneurs with mental resilience. By supporting entrepreneurs with mental wellness resources such as education, community and coaching, they are emboldened to achieve peak performance.
