Author Matt Haig asked people for their best mental health advice – 23 favourite responses

13.

I honestly think what made the most difference was someone who phoned me up and told me to go for a walk while chatting with him. It was a rainy night, but it made all the difference. It wasn’t a course of action I should do, but modelling a behaviour & taking part in it with me.

— Alice Sheppard (@PenguinGalaxy) January 5, 2021

14.

Holding on to resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die

— Caiti Walter (@EduCaiti) January 5, 2021

15.

Nobody is thinking about you as much as you think about you. Sounds bleak at face value but for someone who overthinks and assumes people are always thinking bad things about them, knowing people don’t really dwell on you is so freeing.

— Rachel Wheeler (@rachelhappyface) January 5, 2021

16.

5 minute rule. Just 5 minutes of something (house work, bills, paperwork) and if that’s all you wanna do, that’s fine. If you wanna do more, great. But just aim for 5 minutes.

— Steph Loves 🥂 (@Stephloves4) January 5, 2021

17.

Not really mental health advice but as an ex-addict serentiy prayer. “grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference”

— Politically Homeless #ShockDoctrine #NHSPay15 (@respeak_uk) January 5, 2021

18.

Give yourself something to look forward to each day. Coffee on a lunch break, beer at the end of the day, walk in the morning. Only heard that 3 weeks ago and it’s the best advice I’ve heard cause it’s simple, small and easily achievable.

— Lyall Brand🎮#Bloodborne (@LyallxD) January 5, 2021

19.

Anxiety is not a mandate.

— David Baddiel (@Baddiel) January 5, 2021

20.

It relates to a bit of running advice as a metaphor for everything else – the hill looks steep if you look too far ahead so focus on the next step in front of you.

— Alison Pearson Not the other one (@alisonpearsonSW) January 5, 2021

21.

Don’t sweat the petty things. Don’t pet the sweaty things.

— Nayan Gowda (@vinosity) January 5, 2021

22.

Don’t make a permanent decision for a temporary problem

— Holly Byrnes (@byrnesh) January 5, 2021

23.

Not advice but love this quote pic.twitter.com/6vbcjq8WIW

— Lisa P (@evanslis456) January 5, 2021

To conclude …

If you’re having a tough day, or even if you’re not, this is such a brilliant and inspirational thread… https://t.co/5xLHsKzkFP

— Laura Pérez (@LaPez) January 5, 2021

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Novelist Matt Haig makes a great point about this magazine cover

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