Looking After Your Mental Wellbeing

Mental wellbeing can mean different things to different people – but usually it means how you’re feeling at the moment and how you’re managing with everyday life. Of course, our wellbeing can vary from day to day – or even more often than that. Sometimes that change happens because of things going on in our life, but sometimes it can feel like there’s no particular reason. Having good mental wellbeing includes having strategies for coping with your emotions and feeling like life is generally OK.

You might also hear the term mental health. Mental health is about how we think, feel and act – and it can range from good to poor. A mental health problem is when the way we’re thinking, feeling or acting becomes difficult for us to cope with. Maybe you’re feeling sad or angry for longer than usual, or you’re not enjoying the things you used to. If these feelings continue for a long time, then you might need to seek some help.