Mental health is so important. Right now I am learning psychiatry in the Psychiatric Hospital. There are so many mental illness patient. Most of them are psychotics. You can prevent mental illness by doing some mental exercises.
The human brain is able to continually adapt and rewire itself. Even in old age, it can grow new neurons. Severe mental decline is usually caused by disease, whereas most age-related losses in memory or motor skills simply result from inactivity and a lack of mental exercise and stimulation. In other words, use it or lose it.
This is an exercise that can strengthen neural connections and even create new ones.
Switch the hand you are using to control the computer mouse. Use the hand you normally do NOT use.
What do you notice?
Is it harder to be precise and accurate with your motions?
Do you feel like you did when you were first learning to tie your shoelaces?
If you are feeling uncomfortable and awkward don’t worry, your brain is learning a new skill.
Try other neural building and strengthening exercises with everyday movements. Use your opposite hand to brush your teeth, dial the phone or operate the TV remote.
The conclusion is, you have to exercise your mind as well as your body. Mind exercises can help you retain and improve your mental capacity, possibly delaying or preventing old-age dementia.
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