In his previous post, Dr. Stracks talked about the importance of recognizing and accepting emotions and feelings as a way to improve mental health. In this post, he explains what thoughts are, compared to feelings, and how understanding how thoughts working and countering negative thoughts are essential to your mental health.

Taking care of your mental health is just as important as taking care of your physical health. Learning to recognize and understand emotions is an important component of mental health.

Chronic pain appears not to be a sign that someone’s body is out of balance as we might generally expect. Rather, it appears to be a sign that someone’s life is out of balance.