What is wellbeing?

Lots of things affect how we feel. Wellbeing can be thought of as how well you are mentally and physically, and how you feel about life. It includes your sense of happiness, enjoyment, purpose, meaning and fulfilment in life.

Top tips

• Try to eat well
• Be as active as you can. Being active improves mood, strength, balance, fitness and concentration
• Work out what helps you feel good. Then try to make these things happen
• Talk to people who understand epilepsy. This could be other young people with epilepsy, your epilepsy nurse or the people on the Epilepsy Action Helpline
• Look for ways to stay connected to people (join groups, do courses, volunteer)
• Don’t keep things bottled up inside. Find people who you can talk to
• Check out the page of positivity – you can share a favourite quote, photo or story
• Check out ways to connect with others  and the help and support available from Epilepsy Action

Do you have an experience about looking after your wellbeing that you’d like to share? Get in touch

Over the next week, try one of the tips above.

Gratitude

Being grateful has been shown to improve overall wellbeing. Thinking about the good things in your life or things you are thankful for creates positive feelings which contribute to an overall feeling of wellbeing.

One simple way of doing this is to keep a gratitude journal. Towards the end of every day, think about things you are grateful for.

The benefits of keeping a gratitude journal can be immediate, but the benefits increase if you do it regularly.

Think about 5 things you are grateful for in the past week. Jot them down in a notebook, on your phone or in a gratitude app. How did it make you feel? Why not try this for a week and see if it increases your feelings of wellbeing.

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