Mental Health Matters

Every day, we deal with the uncertainties of life. We strive and do our best but not at all times, we can decipher what is waiting for us in the corner and we’re just left there – stuck in the same position. Our mental health is being challenged more than we ever know; mostly, we just ignore it because as humans, we have defense mechanisms but as we continue to hide, it will only get heavier and heavier.

To help each and every one of us, here are some basic information that are meant to educate us at some point about the importance of mental health and its extremities.

Our emotional, psychological, and social well-being all contribute to our overall mental health. It has an impact on our ability to think, feel, and act. It also influences how we deal with stress, how we interact with people, and how we make healthy decisions. At every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence to adulthood, one's mental health must be taken into consideration.

This matter is not something that we should neglect because it is as important with our physical well-being. We should spare time to take care of it and assess what have been going on with your life that might be affecting your mental health.

THINGS THAT MAY CAUSE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

Experiencing grief or loss

Experiencing loss and dealing with grief is hard and it’s almost a life-long process. Healing is hard and the pain keeps coming back during unexpected times. There are people who cannot cope up and causes their mental health to be sternly affected.

Severe stress

Long term stress can lead to serious mental health issues such as depression and anxiety as well. It could also result to having sleep problems, headaches, and body pain.

Traumatic events that happened in the past

Traumatic events can lead to PTSD or the post-traumatic stress disorder. For people who experience this, they might have flashbacks about those certain events. Example are car accidents, witnessing crimes, and others.

Abusive relationships

Abusive relationships, may it be friendships or romantic relationships, can trigger emotional and psychological well-being. This matter is hard to handle so many go down to depression because they opt to self-blame.

Discrimination; racism; harassment

Equality is still something that people are fighting for. This problem is still getting worse especially in many countries and/or communities.

Heavy problems (e.g.) losing a job

Some may take problems lightly but each of us has different emotional capacity in accepting and dealing with life problems.

Alcoholic or alcohol misuse

Alcoholism is a serious problem and can trigger serious mental health problems when such as OCD or obsessive compulsive disorder, depression, bipolar disorder, and others.

Mental health awareness is important especially now in the modern world. I adhere to stand up and open my arms for the people who are silently having their hard battles. May we get over from them soon and heal from our wounds.

If you need a shoulder to lean on, I am here.

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