As we say goodbye to 2022 and enter into a New Year, we encourage you to make one of your top New Years' resolutions prioritising your mental health. And so to help you along, we have put together some top tips about how to get started and even included a guide to personal assessment. So read on to make sure that 2023 is your happiest and healthiest yet.

How can you improve your mental health in the New Year?

1. Get enough sleep
2. Pay attention to your feelings
3. Spend time in nature
4. Pursue a hobby
5. Laugh often
6. Grieve your losses
7. Accept yourself, your imperfections and all
8. Ask for help: You’re not superman or superwomen
9. Spend less time in front of electronics
10. Connect with friends and family
11. Try to do things because you want to, not out of obligation
12. Practice gratitude daily
13. Express your feelings
14. Surround yourself with positive people
15. Exercise
16. Compliment your body daily
17. Remember it’s healthy to say “no” sometimes
18. Forgive yourself when you screw up
19. Limit alcohol, caffeine and other drugs
20. Spend some time alone
21. Get to know yourself
22. See a therapist
23. Practice deep, calming breathing
24. If you have been prescribed psychiatric medications, take them as prescribed

How can a personality assessment help you?

1. Discover your dominant & submissive personality
2. Recognise your strong traits
3. Receive feedback on areas to improve
4. Understand your motivational factors
5. Know your communication style
6. Receive a guide to get future perspectives on study and work
7. Find your current mental health status
8. Get help complying with rules & regulations
9. Discover if you work better alone or in teams
10.  Receive counsellor’s guidance on how to implement the feedback in real-life situations

So, to get started, just email us at counselling@tbc.edu.np to receive the assessment form