Here are some of the top-voted answers:
1.
“Leaving a toxic work environment.”
u/badatboujie
2.
“Never trust how you feel about your life past 9 p.m."
“People severely underestimate what a tremendous impact sleep has on your day, productivity, and mood.
If only I’d realized this in my teens.”
u/ComprehensiveGap3773
3.
“De-emphasizing the importance of my every thought.
Most human thoughts are nonsense.
I question every single negative thought, and every single one so far has turned out to be bullshit.
Its a game-changer.”
“I came to this practice by reading Eckhart Tolle and Byron Katie, mostly.
There are many contemporary writers who also point to the same truths (some mentioned here).”
u/JaxMema
4.
“Never trust how you feel about your life past 9 p.m.”
u/Lyra_Kurokami
5.
“Having a routine.
u/elmatador12
6.
“Learning to love myself.
My therapist and I talked a lot about treating myself like I would a friend.
It didnt take too long before I started to believe them.
Its amazing how being nice to yourself and giving yourself grace can really improve your mental health.”
u/SeaTonight4033
7.
“When I stopped being in a hurry.
u/rahyveshachr
8.
“Reducing clutter and your general volume of possessions helps a lot.”
u/ashoka_akira
9.
“‘Staying in the present’ instead of letting the mind obsess with past and future.”
u/ComputersWantMeDead
10.
“Being the ‘bad guy,’ also known as prioritizing yourself.
Having been a chronic people pleaser, I was constantly drained and taken advantage of.
u/keeepre
11.
“Removing toxic people from my life.
u/crazylittlemermaid
12.
“The ‘what ifs’ were consuming me.
I was losing my mind thinking about problems that haven’t happened, and may never happen.
And when its not fine, then it’s possible for you to just fuckin handle it.
There no sense to ruin right now, right?'”
u/MaritimeRedditor
13.“Walking.
That shit is legit.”
u/baylonedward
14. u/snoopyluva
15.“Creating.
Especially making something with my hands.”
u/thankyouforecstasy
16.“Writing!!
You dont realize how much is ruminating up there until you take pen to paper.
u/lukyspeed14
17.“Going.
u/coilovercat
Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.
