World Mental Health Day: Actor Dia Mirza Shares How She Copes With Stress During Pandemic

World Mental Health Day: In an Instagram post, actor Dia Mirza explained how mental health is as important as physical health

New Delhi: Actor Dia Mirza on Saturday (October 10) marked World Mental Health Day by sharing a list of things that have helped her to cope with mental health issues during the pandemic. The ‘Sanju’ actor began by stating how everyone should promise themselves to not feel shame in seeking help. Ms Mirza then went on to explain some of the things that have helped her to maintain her mental health during the pandemic.

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1) Forming and keeping a routine (proper sleep, healthy and timely meals)
2) Daily Exercise and Meditation
3) Doing one thing every day that gives me joy
4) Forming a social bubble with responsible friends and family and meeting them (practicing all health protocols), she wrote in the caption.

“5) Spending time in nature (walk bare feet in the garden, watch birds and butterflies, water plants) 6) Staying away from toxic news channels and hate mongering 7) Being a part of solutions to help people,” she added.

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This #WorldMentalHealthDay let’s promise ourselves that we will feel no shame in seeking help. These are tough times for us all and as we cope with adapting to life amidst a pandemic, we must ensure we care for ourselves. Some of the things that have helped me during this time have been : 1) Forming and keeping a routine (proper sleep, healthy and timely meals) 2) Daily Exercise and Meditation 3) Doing one thing every day that gives me joy 4) Forming a social bubble with responsible friends and family and meeting them (practicing all health protocols) 5) Spending time in nature (walk bare feet in the garden, watch birds and butterflies, water plants) 6) Staying away from toxic news channels and hate mongering 7) Being a part of solutions to help people Mental health is as important as physical health. So let’s keep working together to build a healthy relationship with ourselves. And MOST importantly always reach out for professional help and communicate with those we trust about how we are feeling. ???????????????????? Photo by @rohanshrestha

A post shared by Dia Mirza (@diamirzaofficial) on Oct 10, 2020 at 1:50am PDT

The ‘Thappad’ actor went on to explain how mental health is as important as physical health.

“Mental health is as important as physical health. So let’s keep working together to build a healthy relationship with ourselves,” the 38-year-old actor wrote in the caption.

And MOST importantly always reach out for professional help and communicate with those we trust about how we are feeling, she added.

World Mental Health Day is observed to spread awareness about global mental health and to advocate the social stigma associated with it.

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