Watapple Mental Health Education Wellness

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  • We are what we wear

    If you were forced to wear one outfit over and over again, what would it be?

    We should wear clothes that align to the occasion we are going to. Or else… We should align what we wear to what we feel like. If we wear clothing that is what should be respected, we would feel good at the moment but what about when the event finishes.

    We should wear something that we will always feel comfortable with because our mental health will not be affected by the inconsistency with the environment.

    We shouldn’t be told what to wear but probably guided into what we wear when we are infants. When we are adults we should be at least guided when we have nothing and when we have something then we can wear what we feel like.

    Do not mistake this! What we wear has a role in our society, all we do is just keep it moving.

  • Taking the lonely path

    How important is spirituality in your life?

    There are all types of spirituality out there, from religion or just instinct. I guess it is how you believe in one.

    I do believe in spirituality as a way to overcome my objectives because whatever you do, your actions compound into other sources of lifeforms such as pets or humans.

    I do not believe when people say meditation is the way to get better because I feel it is the environment around us that affects our mental health.

    Do your role and what you were meant to do in the world is key to spirituality.

  • Stress free

    How do you practice self-care?

    When I care for myself as a guy, I must keep maintaining my energy like moving around or doing jobs. We as humans we must always keep moving because we are moving creatures. Back in the days of our history we were constantly  moving or learning because there is always something to do offline. I mean online you can share your achievements or stories or either knowledge but the internet makes it easier to get knowledge with minimal effort. I don’t think books will phase out, only because books have emotional value attached to it but the internet, would just be read and forget most of the time I feel.

    It is hard to care for yourself at times but mostly just keep yourself busy and keep going outdoors where you get fresh air rather than staying indoors all the time. If you want to have an excuse to go out, there are always jobs available outside waiting for the right person. Not everyone will get a fixed job but it is still an excuse to go outside.

    This is similar to items that collect dust, if you do not clean or maintain it, it will become dirty. So as people or a person we should constantly keep moving.

  • Natural food

    Which food, when you eat it, instantly transports you to childhood?

    In our community over here in Sydney, Australia everything feels more natural without the harmful chemicals in our food. Maybe it is the places I get food from or just instinct but somehow things are becoming healthier.

    I had Jelly Belly which takes me back to my childhood where I used to eat them except for the black coloured ones. I always preferred the orange ones which were more citrusy back in the days. Today I ate it and it tasted more natural as in not as sour and citrusy. I had a look at the ingredients and it had more of a natural ingredients like it tasted.

    But yes… when we eat ingredients that are harmful to humans then our mental state will be affected… Who knows what kind of complex issues present but I would rather not know.

  • Discipline

    Who is your favorite historical figure?

    My favourite history is the spartan warriors. They are known for their professionalism and discipline. It is good to always improve yourself even though it may not seem like it but doing the tasks everyday will compound later on.

    It is also good for mental health in a way as you get the drive and purpose to make your specific goal.

    Always be battle ready

  • Music

    Write about your first crush.

    I think ever since I was about 18, I found this music that has an electronic feeling in it maybe it is my paranoia or just a gut instinct but I fell in love with it. I mean loving non tangible objects or feeling intangible objects should be a love and I feel like if the object is a soul or life we should care for them instead of what society tells us.

    Over the years the hardstyle or party music evolved into a happier feeling. If you listen to the 90s trance or old school hardstyle it has a darker feeling, maybe it affects our mental health? We will never know… but the feeling of the hardstyle music today is more of a euphoria feeling, more like a happy feeling.

    Either way electronic music helped me in my dark times and is helping me to recover on my mental health journey. There could be other factors but most of it is gut feeling.

    Here is one of my favourites:

    Restyle – Hate me

  • Sharing your energy

    What I mean by that is sharing your money. I like to share my money when I am getting a service or product. I feel that if I give my money for service it will make people improve their products. Some products may be simple and do not require skill but I think it is about the passion you give to the service. Not everyone has passion but it will motivate business or the vendor to do better slowly and that will snowball to the others as well as others will follow suit.

    I think this will make mental health a better situation for all the consumers.

  • Perfectionism mindset

    When I do things I do my best to make it as perfect as possible but not perfect at the same time. If you have a perfectionist mindset you will not always be satisfied with the results therefore your mental health will be affected. It is because you are putting all your energy into a task and not leaving it for other tasks in the job or not having much energy after you finish work which could be hard to be motivated.

    What I do is to make it, just good enough the task even though there may be mistakes but it still gets the job done. If you are putting your energy into work then the work you do will slowly drain you, leaving you soulless. When you are soulless and just cruising then depression may kick in because it is the same day in and day out hoping for a change. You may use more energy in the beginning but when you get the hang of things your energy shouldn’t be used too much as you have gotten used to it.

    It is better to use the energy you have left to do other tasks like another project or another money making method. Our energies are limited to what we can do in a day.

  • Being an inspiration to others

    There is a big mental health crisis in our society, probably to start with your own community first. You may not see it but probably it is a feeling in our environment where we place things.

    Our modern society now has made everyone fear for our safety because of what is going on in the media. I guess everything looks safe and sound but it is probably a safe bet to look at people’s intentions in their mind. It is invisible.

    But how we handle it together is we should try and inspire one another, it doesn’t matter if you are a child or adult. Everyone has a role to play in our society.

    We should strive to give our best to fulfil a better society because of that… There will be few theft or break ins which everyone is trying to survive. It is best to share our wealth not only for our personal gain but more of giving to others while looking after yourself. Instead of dividing the wealthy and non wealthy we should try our best to bring them together.

    However whoever solves this problem will be rewarded in the future. It is more to do with decentralisation where the community or society is thriving in their own way.

    I will leave this to another day…

  • Coldness for mental strength

    What is your favorite season of year? Why?

    Winter is my favourite time of the year. It does make you uncomfortable but it also helps you increase your mental fortitude to hardships of life. Why?

    The coldness is just like taking cold showers in a less stressful way makes you cleaner and also increases your blood flow into your internals.

    This may be good for mental health in a way as you cope with an uncomfortable environment. It also gives you a chance to warm yourself up by wearing clothes as well. Also you are cleaner because if the environment is hot and stuffy you get smelly otherwise disgusting which also affects the smell of your own home in a way. In the cold, bacteria do not grow but grow in the summer.

    During summer I usually take cold showers after a warm shower to feel cleaner. But nevertheless the cold environment makes me feel cleaner without having to do a lot of maintenance in myself.