What Does H.A.L.T. Mean?

H.A.L.T. means “Don’t Let Yourself Get Hungry, Angry, Lonely or Tired.”

Each of these thing can make us vulnerable to relapse or having a tough mental health day.

Keep your nutrition up — every couple of hours, eat something protein or a freh veggie or fruit — and have a glass of water.

Let go of your resentments. Stay home and put the phone on block if you are angry with someone — wait for it to pass. Sometimes doing nothing is the best thing to do. Wait for the good pitches.

Keep up with positive friends, a support group, go to the store to just browse and be around people. The point is to have people contact everyday. Loneliness contributes to so many mental health and addiction troubles. We need each other, and that’s just fine.

Keep your sleep habit working for you — sometimes a bad night’s sleep can be a sign that things are getting vulnerable for you. Check in with yourself and see what’s going on and take positive action. Overwork, over – extending, over -promising, too much thinking or too intense of feeling can exhaust us. Fear and shame are enervating, fatiguing. Keep your energy steady and viable for you.

H.A.L.T.

Take care —

Heidi