TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH - READ THIS

[Harnie Gold]

According to National Institute of Mental Health, "Mental health includes emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, act, make choices, and relate to others. Mental health is more than the absence of a mental illness—it’s essential to your overall health and quality of life". The World Health Organisation also defined it as, “a state of wellbeing in which the individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community”.


Mental health is usually classified using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) or the International Classification for Diseases (ICD).


The issue of mental health is very important but a lot of people pay little or no attention to it. The state of our mental health, have great impact on our work life and even in our relationship with others and as such, there is a need to take care if it and pay close attention to it as much or even much more than we pay close attention to your physical health.


The following are some of the things that can affect the state of our mental health:

Trauma

Stress

Poverty

Drug abuse

Abuse, etc.

With the increase in the number of patients with mental health issues, there is a need, to take note of some actions or things that can have positive effect on the state of our mental health in other to reduce the number of mental health cases worldwide and encourage quality mental health.

The following are some of the ways that we can take care of our mental health:


Surround yourself with positive people

A positive mind is a medicine. Been around positive people can help you maintain a healthy mental state and surrounding yourself with people that are positive goes a long away in helping you stay on track in your effort to stay mentally healthy. The importance of surrounding yourself with these people is that, they can left you up when you feel down.


Engage in meaningful activities

You can volunteer to do things that benefits others. Doing things that help others, can make us feel good about ourselves. Do not only focus on your problems. When you reach out to others in need, it gives you relief and hope that you can pull through with whatever it is that you are dealing it. Even if all is well with you, helping and volunteering to help others, keeps you in a good place mentally.


Exercise regularly

Regular exercise, can help you both physically and mentally. Exercise improve your mood, noost your brain capacity and also improve your cognitive health.


Focus on being grateful

Everyday, take note of things to you are regretful for. You can have a notebook or you can take notes on your phone or on your device about things that you are super grateful for. Your focus, should not only be only on the big things, like your new investment, your new car or new house but it will pay off a lot if you start by focusing on the little things that are the basis for the bigger things.


According to an online publication by Nation Institute of Mental Health, the following symptoms, should prompt one to seek help:

Difficulty sleeping

Appetite changes that result in unwanted weight changes

Struggling to get out of bed in the morning because of mood

Difficulty concentrating

Loss of interest in things you usually find enjoyable

Inability to perform usual daily functions and responsibilities



Our mental health is priceless and it deserve our optimal attention. Pay attention to it and do all it takes to ensure that you are healthy mentally.

 

[Watson]

Seriously a lot of people irrespective of class, status, and countries where one comes from, are having issues related to mental health conditions

With the ongoing across the world, coupled with the drums of World War 3 that may escalate from Russia and Ukraine war if not well handled, people are suffering, a lot of people are committing suicide, even when the global world is yet to recover from COVID

Before now, Mental health is often considered to be a taboo topic, people hardly talk about it, this is primarily because people are afraid to talk about it.

Mental health is just like physical health. It is something that should be taken seriously and should be talked about openly, people should be encouraged to speak out whenever they are having issues that affect their mental health

We saw how President Joe Biden's post shared yesterday lamenting on how Dr. Lorna Breen died of suicide due to Mental health conditions. See screenshot below

The record has it that, one in five adults in the United States experiences a mental health condition in a given year, this not being about the United States alone, mental health-related conditions are serious issue facing the global world, or ex how can one defend the Russia invasion of Ukraine with a full-blown war on Ukrainians, killing and destroying properties

How can we define the level of wickedness taking place across the world, when will know that good mental health allows people to think, feel and behave in ways that are not only good for themselves but also those around them.

How could we, in other words, I will end here by saying that mental health conditions are real, call for help should you find yourself having

1. Mental health is a critical issue that affects people of all ages and backgrounds.

2. Mental health disorders can cause significant impairment in daily functioning.

3. Mental health disorders are often misunderstood and misrepresented.

4. Mental health disorders can be treated with a variety of therapies.

5. Mental health is an important issue that deserves attention and support.

So talk to someone should you find yourself experiencing mental health-related conditions, don't keep the suffering to yourself alone, seek help and professional support. Thanks, OP for the thread. Thanks from all of us World Forum Live