Selection of Articles – Mental Health how to stay sharp

October 18, 2025

Explore our summary of articles to help you mentally..

There are nearly 30 articles in our Improve Your Mind section, so here’s a summary of some of those articles to help you mentally.

Remember My Name

It’s a common situation and  very frustrating when we struggle to remember a name or we say the name, and it just doesn’t sound right.

This article provides strategies for remembering names, often we forget someone’s name immediately after we’ve been introduced to them. Conversely, we feel flattered if they remember ours in a similar situation.

There are also suggestions for what to do when you have forgotten someone’s name and wish to avoid any embarrassment. Some of these can be applied more generally when you can’t remember something. 

How to Overcome Depression

It’s only natural that there are times we feel depressed but that becomes a matter of concern when we struggle to combat its effects, and it becomes a recurring issue.

There are 12 suggested strategies for dealing with depression with supporting articles for each strategy. There may be a suggestion that really works for you and helps keep depression at bay.

Ignore those who have little sympathy and don’t be afraid to seek professional help.

Mental Exercise Schedule

Following an exercise routine can be a standard part of our day but applying a schedule to our minds is not so common.

We’ve come up with a day-by-day list of suggestions designed to stimulate your social and emotional brain, your focus and attention or simply boost your problem solving skills and maintain your learning and creativity.

Swap them around or substitute one for another, it doesn’t matter, what does is making a commitment to staying sharp and this is one way to do it.

Improve Wellbeing by Stimulating the Mind

The five recognised ways to Wellbeing are Connect – Be Active – Be Curious – Keep Learning – Give. You’ll find articles related to the route to Wellbeing primarily in our Things to Do section.

This article also has suggestions for stimulating your mind as a practical way to staying alert and, for example, how you go about learning something new or participating in a variety of games to play. There are suggestions for mind stimulation that evolve over time, so whatever it may be don’t vegetate and, even better, tells us what you do – editorial@silverskys.com.

Helping Someone with Anxiety

We do have an article if you suffer from anxiety and its common causes,  but it’s useful to know how to help someone suffering from anxiety.

As well as mental symptoms, there can be physical signs that someone is suffering from anxiety, and our article lists five ways to help that person.

This is a way to improve not just their life but also your own if their anxiety affects you.

Anxiety can be closely associated with negativity, so it’s worth reading our piece on how to Banish Negativity from Your Life.

How to Handle Arguments

As we get older so we can become crankier and that might be the spark that fuels arguments. An appreciation of how to  handle and diffuse an argument is to the benefit of all concerned.

Discover the power of the I Statement; the value of the Pause; when to apply the Brakes; owning your Part and considering they may be Right are just some of the considerations to help restore the peace.

Arguments are tiresome and counterproductive, so discover how to bring harmony to the situation.

These are a few suggestions to help Improve your Mind and it’s a subject in which we can help each other, so leave comments or tell us a subject you think would be of interest to all. editorial@silverskys.com