YOUR MENTAL HEALTH IS IMPORTANT!
Our emotional, psychological, and social well-being are all parts of our mental health. It influences our thoughts, emotions, and behaviours. Additionally, it influences how we respond to stress, interact with others, and make decisions. Every period of life, from infancy and adolescence to adulthood, is vital for mental health.
The absence of mental problems is only one aspect of mental health wellness. It has variable degrees of difficulty and distress, and is experienced differently by each individual, and may have very diverse social and therapeutic implications. It occurs in a complicated range.
Four Points Used to Determine an Individuals Mental Health:
- Ability to realize yourself (Self-Awareness)
- Ability to cope with the normal stress of life
- Ability to work in a productive and fruitful manner
- Ability to contribute to society
Exposure to unfavourable social, economic, geopolitical and environmental circumstances – including poverty, violence, inequality and environmental deprivation – also increases people’s risk of experiencing mental health conditions.
People are more likely to develop mental health issues when they are exposed to unfavourable social, economic, geopolitical, and environmental conditions, such as poverty, violence, inequality, and environmental devastation.
Early Alert Signifiers
Risks can appear at any stage of life, but those that happen during developmentally vulnerable times, notably early infancy, are most harmful. For instance, physical punishment and strict parenting are known to harm children’s mental health, and bullying is a major risk factor for mental health issues.
An early indicator of a problem might be one or more of the following feelings or actions:
- Eating excessively or sleeping insufficiently
- Disconnect from people and routine activities
- Feeling tired or unmotivated
- Apathy or a sense that nothing is important
- Suffering with undiagnosed aches and pains
- A sense of helplessness or despair
Well-being and Mental Health
Numerous individual, societal, and structural factors may interact throughout our lives to support or undermine our mental health and cause a change in where we fall on the mental spectrum —.
People with good mental health are able to:
- Live up to their potential
- Adapt to life’s stresses
- Produce results
- Contribute significantly to their communities
Keeping a good outlook on one’s mental health involves:
- Seeking expert assistance when necessary
- Social interactions
- Remaining upbeat
- Engaging in physical activity
- Volunteerism
- Getting sufficient rest
- Creating coping mechanisms
I urge you to always remember that maintaining good mental health helps you to deal with the stressors of life. Value yourself, take a break, be around good people and have a wonderful week.
