Little steps

During Xmas 2019 I made the decision that I needed to make changes in order to help my mental wellbeing.

The first step was to contact my GP and seek professional help, as it turns out ‘waiting and hoping’ it gets better is not a valid cure for some things. This was actually quite a big step so does not qualify for this article.

The second step was less of a new year’s resolution but more a January aim, this was to leave the house every day during January. I know this sounds small and maybe stupid but as the title suggests I needed to do something manageable but also pushed me out of my comfort.

So as we get to the end of January I can say I have managed to leave my house each day. I do have to confess I did include going to work as leaving my house though. However, I have made conscious effects on the weekend to actually leave my house and get some fresh air. I have been fortunate that the weather has not been too horrible so has allowed me just to walk around the village without having to make too much effort.

I guess my next steps is to continue my efforts to leave the house but also to push myself to actually make interaction with people on a more regular basis. This will certainly not be achievable daily however I feel each week I should do something where I am forced to speak to someone outside of work. So this means on 4 separate occasions during February I am going to try and interact with someone. Find out how it goes next month…