When we talk about mental health emotions come first. There's no other way to take care of our mental health if we don't pay attention to our emotions, deal with them in a better way, practice some resilience.
One of the best things about paying attention to our emotions is, it can also save us from burning out mentally. Let's see how!
When you know your emotional triggers you can save yourself from falling down, getting angry. Overall you can have more control over your emotions.
Paying attention to how you feel can lead you to eliminate what is not good for you. Like being with toxic people or in a toxic relationship.
You can reorganize your activity if you focus on how you feel and react. This helps to plan your day so you don't burnout much.
Also, you can eliminate to buildup the feelings and emotions that are harmful through this way. Like too much anger or overexcitement.
The best thing about paying attention to our emotions is, it takes nothing but our intention only. Like no money, no physical effort, or not even that much mental effort as well. If we just remind ourselves that "we should find out what is burning us out, draining our energy". Because the reasons always stay behind our emotions.
Notice how you feel, how you react and respond, how you behave in certain situations so you can figure out what is good for your mental health and what is not. In these ways, you can manage to have more control over your emotions and you can reorganize your day in a more beneficial way so you don't feel too exhausted emotionally.
You will know when to pull and when to push your emotions so you don't burnout just by paying attention!
I like your ideas about how to save ourselves from mental stresses and keeping our mind under control. Thank you for posting in this community.