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Chapter#1
INTRODUCTION TO MENTAL HEALTH
Lets begin with introduction to Mental health. Lets not make it complicated and understand it in simple and easy peasy words!
Mental health is very sensitive thing in our lives and a sensitive topic to talk about. BUT WHY? Because it is indirectly connected with our all relationships, physical health and most important our peace!!. BUT WHAT IT IS ACTUALLY AND DOES IT AFFECT OUR LIVES?? Mental health is a person's social, physcological and emotional well being. It affects on a person that how they think, feel, behave with others. It influences that how a person handle a stressful situation and how a person deals with emotional draining situation.
Why it is important and how does it affect our lifestyle??
Mental health is very important because it is indirectly connected with our whole lifestyle, for example, how we think, how we feel, what we eat , how we deal with stress or any stress full situation, and how do we make our important life decisions. These all factors are dependent on mental health. Mental health is also connected with our physical health. Let me tell you how. lets Start with an example, imagine there is a girl named "Sarah". She is a hard working women in her late 20's. She work in an IT field, where her colleagues and co workers are very rude and they give all the work load to sarah. And Sarah dont question them and give all stress to her. Because of this busy lifestyle sarah wasn't able to get time for herself or her family. She was at work all day and night. Because of this much stress she got an severe migraine, from which she wasn't able to work or even make meals for her. For so many days due to severe migraine she ate packaged food which gave her upset stomach. Due to this much stress she wasn't able to even get up from her bed. For so many days she was on her bed and later got admitted in hospital. This all was due to stress which gave her migraine and drained all her energy. Why i gave you this example, owing to the fact that how much mental health is important and how much does it cost if you didn't look after it.
How to deal with it??
If you're facing any kind of stress, share it . Tell your close friends or any family member that which specific thing is giving you stress. Ask them from advice. Since you tell them your heart and mind will set at ease and you will be able to focus on your life again. No worries if you don't have any person. Write it all down in any notebook or any page. And if you're afraid that someone might read it , then write down on any paper and burn it down. Iam telling you this from my personal experience and it has helped me alot.
Lets get into different aspect of mental health!!!
Some myths and facts about mental health:
Myth 1) Mental disorder's are rare.
Fact) according to World health organisation 1 out of 8 people suffer from mental disorders or mental illness.
Myth 2) children don't suffer from mental disorders or illness.
Fact) children can suffer from any mental disorders or illness. Most conditions like depression, anxiety disorders start from childhood. Or any mental trauma Start from childhood.
Myth 3) people who receive therapy are "crazy"
Fact) its absolutely wrong. Although therapy is so much helpfull to understand your emotions and feelings. Even normal people without mental disorders can take it
Myth 4) people who suffer from mental disorders or illness are weak and fragile.
Fact) mental disorders or illness are not dependant on how strong or weak you are. Although people who suffer from these situation know how to deal with any stressful situation and are emotionally strong.
Myth 5) talking about your mental illness could make it worse.
Fact) this is a very wrong and common misconception. Its totally opposite. Talking about your problem with someone can help you and could make your heart and brain on ease. But be careful about whom you're telling since this world is cruel!!
Myth 6) stress isn't related to mental illness.
Fact) this is a very common misconception and many people who suffer from mental disorders had ignored this thing. Stress can lead to very bad mental health and not only mental health it could also affect on your physical health very badly.
PREVALENCE OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND ITS SOCIETAL IMPACT!!!
Mental health issues are so common in now a days. According to WHO 1 out of 8 people in world are suffering from mental illness. And it is also impacting our society and our youth is is getting effected by it since every third to fourth patient of mental illness is a teenager.
Depression and anxiety disorders are so common in our youth now a days. Every single child is suffering from it and they are not even getting treated. If a child go to their parents or any person they just say that its normal and leave the child in the dark cave of illness ( not every parents but some). And because of this non serious attitude children are forced to take their lives because they haven't gotten any choice left . Most sucide in our society is from 15 to 21 aged people.
SOCIETAL IMPACT!!!
1) Health care burden:
Since their are so many people out there suffering from mental health illness, health care departments are so burdenise. and also due to mental illness many people develop diabetes and many other physical illnesses.
2) Poor relationship with family and friends
Many youngsters who suffer from these problems dont share with anyone because they are afraid that they might get judged. And because of this fear of being judged they cut off connection with people around them and don't communicate that much which make their relationship with family or friends very poor.
3) Impact on education As you already know most of the people suffering from this thing are students. So whenever they are suffering from mental illness, they isolate themselves and ignore themselves completely which have a very negative impact on their education.
SOME SOLUTIONS FOR IT!!!
• Teach your kids about mental illness and if they addressing any problem related to mental health take it seriously
• Develop more health care departments for mental health services.
• Take survey's about mental health in school and college's
• Give your kids information about mental health and their disorders symptoms
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