What are your mental health resolutions for 2021?
Hello hello hello lovely community! I hope you are all doing well, and I hope everyone who celebrated had a good holiday. 
Often at the end of the year, we begin discussing resolutions for the upcoming new year, a change, decision, habit, or promise we hope to incorporate into our lives. For many people, New Year's Resolutions can be very helpful and can help them get one step closer to their best self.
Today, I wanted to discuss mental health resolutions. 2020 no doubt has been a challenging year for so many, and it has been so important that we take care of ourselves, and make mental health a priority. Although the difficulties we faced this year will not magically disappear immediately in the new and we may not know what is in store for us in 2021, I hope we all can put our wellbeing first, and continue to make mental health a priority. As 2020 wraps up, I want to know, what are some of your mental health resolutions for the new year? These resolutions can be absolutely anything that helps improve your overall mental wellbeing, such as practicing more self-care, setting boundaries, taking up a hobby, etc. There is no "bad" resolution, your mental health resolution might look different from mine, and that is okay.
I am looking forward to hearing about your mental health resolutions! Thank you so much for participating in this post, and thank you for being a part of our 7 cups community. I hope that for each and every one of you, this upcoming new year is filled with joy, laughter, adventures, and happiness.
“You are perfectly cast in your life. I can't imagine anyone but you in the role. Go play.” - Lin Manuel Miranda ⭐
I don't wanna set a resolution
For 365 days.
Most of our minds can't picture 365 days as they would play out but as pinpointed moments. I do NOT mean that⬆️ in a hateful or snarky way.
But what I will do for myself is be better than I am now !!
Recently I've been hard on myself falling back in to old mindsets.
i am not okay with that. That's why I am here 7cups!
7cups helps me so much
@ClassicAnonymous17
Hi there! I hear your point, when we don't know how the entire year will play out it can be hard to commit to a promise/change that we could follow every day. (If I misunderstood what you were saying please do feel free to let me know ) Being/doing better than you are now is a great wish and very reasonable. When we fall back onto old mindsets it can be really difficult and affect our daily lives. I am glad you are here on 7 cups seeking support and doing your best, we are here for you! Thank you for sharing, happy new year!
My mental health resolution is to not weigh myself down with goals and to dos. Istarted 2020 hoping to do more than I did last year, but Covid has lasted all year and I've had to keep it simple. Covid will still be here in 2021, so I plan to continue keeping it simple, but make the progress in reading my bible that I didn't accomplish in 2020.
@BurdensDown
It can be easy to get caught up in goals and a huge to do list, I love that you are planning to keep things simple this year. It can be really helpful and help us accomplish a lot just by taking things one at a time and day by day. Good luck with making progress in reading the Bible! Thank you for sharing, happy new year!
I guess be kinder to myself and stop fighting my emotions? It is gonna be hard tho cuz it's instinct for me to fight my emotions and be self critical. Also wanna draw more, I haven't really had the passion for that all year but DnD brought it back for a little bit cuz I wanted to draw my character.
@ShikiBabyBat
Being kinder towards ourselves and stop fighting emotions can be really powerful and beneficial. I can understand the first instinct to be fighting emotions because sometimes that can feel safer; criticizing ourselves can be much easier than being kind to ourselves. Ooo, drawing sounds awesome! I wish that that is something I could do haha. It can feel really good when after a long time we start to enjoy hobbies or things we used to be fond of in the past, it can sort of be like reuniting with a new friend. (I don't even know if the analogy(?) makes sense lol) Thank you so much for sharing! Wishing you the absolute best with your resolutions, happy new year!
Try to walk away from toxic people
To become comfortable with my body and to see myself as beautiful
@PurpleHair17 i am pretty sure you are beautiful
@PurpleHair17
Hello! Your resolution is one that I would like for myself as well. It can be so so difficult to become comfortable in our own bodies and view ourselves as beautiful. Self-love can be a long process, and it's more than okay if it doesn't happen in one day. Doing your best is enough. Wishing you the very best with your resolution and self-love journey, you are not alone. Thank you for sharing with us, happy new year!
to feel okay and actually happy...to feel beautiful and to not be on an edge every minute of the day
@youarenotalone00
Feeling unhappy and on edge all the time can be really uncomfortable, tense, and so challenging to cope with. It is really understandable to want to feel okay and happy. Feeling beautiful can be really difficult as well, and it is valid if you don't feel that way. Self-love is a journey, and it may take time, but it is possible. Thank you so much for sharing, happy new year!
i want to accept myself and be more confient, and learn how to handle hard situations better
@lovelyJewel88
Hi hi! Self-acceptance and self-confidence can be difficult incorporating into our lives, but once it is done it can feel really wonderful. I hope that this year you can begin to accept yourself and feel more comfortable with your wonderful self, as well as learn how to handle difficult situations a bit better. Thank you for sharing, happy new year!
@hopedreamlove
My mental resolutions will be to understand myself better, love myself, move away from toxic people, do what I love, and maybe also finally hope that my parents finally see what mess I am, and care for me,, the way I have always wanted <3
@bubbleSky5248
my resolution is to start to take care of myself completely health wise and my mind
@bubbleSky5248
I love all these! Understanding yourself better, practicing self-love, distancing yourself from toxic people, doing what you love, and hoping your parents offer you the care and support you deserve sound like wonderful resolutions. I hope that all of these resolutions work out for you! Thank you so much for sharing, happy new year!
@hopedreamlove
Yup, these all mean a lot to me this year, and I hope too,🤞 that I can achieve it. Thank you so much! I hope you too get to accomplish all your resolutions. Happy new year!❤
