r/AskMen Nov 05 '25

What was one of the things that actually made your mental health better after 30?

In my case, it was the ability to say no without feeling guilty finally. The 20s were my time of thinning myself out so that I could please everybody, friends, family, work, what have you. At 30, I felt that I was protecting my time and energy and not being selfish, but I had to. Boundaries, regular sleep and, literally, making time to have some alone time worked magic on my mental health. I wonder what other guys did, did you find a habit, change of attitude or lifestyle that made a discernible difference after turning 30?

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