What have you removed from your life to help your mental health?

[OneUmberJoker]

Ex friends

Alcohol, several years ago.

Social media

Smoking and vaping
Running
Twitter

I do weights instead of running now and much prefer it (apart from junior Parkrun once a week with the kids)

My previous job, my mother & my ability to give a s**t!

Do you mind me asking what anti anxiety medication you recommend

Just see a private doctor. It's worth it.

12 stone of excess weight

Thank you been recommended sertroline but ironically too worried to take it lol

My old job, it broke me. My mental, health has improved beyond recognition since I left just over a year ago!

Also losing 4 stone and getting fit has boosted my confidence and I feel so much happier in myself.

Feel free to message me in the initial weeks. I might change my name but I will keep demon in it. I don't think that's very common

Thank you

Alcohol and caffeine right down. Phone in my bedroom. Massive impact

My ex wife

My ex-husband. It was almost instant.

Those of you saying social media- Mumsnet is a social media platform…

Me too! It makes me feel more worse than insta ever did!

DH’s sisters. Both of them are toxic and brought copious amounts of unnecessary drama into our lives. We don’t miss them.

Alcohol
Full time work

My relative is a drug addict and she keeps causing a mess. I love her but I just can't

Metoo.

My mother.

Full time work
Toxic family members
The expectation that I have to drive to be a fully functional human being
Forcing myself to go to things I don't want to go to in order to please other people
People who ghosted or were weird/unkind when I had cancer

My sister

Husband.

He left unexpectedly.

I was devastated for about 3 weeks and then abruptly realised that every single thing about my life was better without him.

Now fully divorced and my mental health is vastly improved.

Another one who's left teaching! Don't miss it at all, thought I would but nope!

Also cut out alcohol. Again don't miss it.

Men. They brought me too much stress so I've given up.

I stopped making effort with people who didn't bring anything to my life or make effort in return, I don't miss them.

Expectations of other people- I had basic expectations that people would be reliable etc and then would feel let down by them, I have none now.

News - I used to really care and worry about politics, global issues, wars etc. It just made me stressed.

I suppose my life and world is a lot smaller than it was around five years ago, but I'm more at peace for it.

The toxic family that everyone else panders to. Life is too short….