Come on, one of the subjects we don't like to talk about; gently our soul, so called our mental health. I notice, it is on the radar of think tanks with increasing speed.
I do not remember how long ago, I read something about the Princes of Great Britain and their wives who were throwing stones at the tabloid stars… I even remembered now, after watching the Prince William session at the Davos meeting two years ago, I had Google Google how true they were saying. As you know, the Royal is interesting in every way, but it turned out to be more interesting to me as I don't know. As you can imagine, the Royals, whose reason for existence (not for Prince Harry anymore) keep the perception of the country at positive values, have to participate in as many social responsibility organizations as you can imagine. Availability PR. The two princes and the great bride, despite the old generation, established a different foundation in accordance with the spirit of the time. They also spend overtime privately. They focus on mental health and trauma. The reasons may be varied, but the important thing is that the vast majority of the world's population is mentally deprived.
In developed economies, there is a lot of information about the researches and solutions devoted to this subject. First of all, it is seen that the blade is based on the bone, as statistics can be kept in those geographies. For example, one in four Americans has a mental or substance use disorder. Between 1999 and 2018, the suicide rate increased by 35 percent. Tenth cause of death. These countries can talk about the issue more easily than we do. Perhaps there is acceptance because the increase in this detail in health expenditures is rocket speed. I know it sounds strange when it comes to mental health. We can call it depression. Let's move on with a more elegant term, "Mood Chill".
Why this topic, why today?
It doesn't have time, but it's just the time. COVID-19 has the potential to increase by almost 50 percent in the prevalence of behavioral health problems. As of February - March 2020, anxiety antidepressant, anti-anxiety and anti-insomnia prescriptions have skyrocketed, I think we are consuming roasted chickpeas together, not just the American people. In the meantime, when you have a headache, when you have edema in your knee, let me go further, God forbid you have cancer or something, of course, you take your breath at the doctor. But when your mental health deteriorates, you don't accept it first. Then there is neighborhood pressure. If you work, you are afraid of being stigmatized. Let's say you're in the lucky few, you even have health insurance, what (!) Mental health is out of the scope. We will remain in blood for sure. However, when our soul becomes ill, we see its reflection in our body after a while. I share the academic findings that hurt me; teens are more likely to have behavioral health problems. Young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 have the highest prevalence of any mental illness.
I want to make a short transition to working life from here. It is inevitable for companies to add “mental coldness” to their employee health insurance coverage. It is useful to start talking. Awareness increases by speaking. Also, mental health deterioration is not a shame. Fortunately, companies have realized before you do that it is time to address employee mental health issues. So you don't need to speak in a whisper. The economic impact of mental health problems has grown so much that it is too late to ignore it. Mind Share Partners is a global firm. Researched with 1,500 employees (2019), almost 60 percent of the participants reported that they experienced mental health symptoms. Half said symptoms last more than a month. They stated that their productivity was negatively affected. Half of the group is Y generation. 75 percent of Generation Z participants said that they quit their jobs due to mental health, even partially. Isn't that a pain? This is exactly why I want to talk and talk under the concept of "live beautifully". This is normal! Moreover, mental health should be able to be promoted to the theme of “diversity and inclusion” one day soon!… The pandemic has worsened the situation, let me talk about a McKinsey survey in which about a thousand employers participated; 90 percent of the participants stated that COVID-19 negatively affected behavioral health and productivity! I want to believe that there will be a benefit from this crisis.
In case you know, I was going to start this sentence. How will you know? I was stuck while doing research; In a year, Starbucks paid more to employees' health premiums than coffee, the company's raison d'être! Three global automaking giant companies have spent more on healthcare than raw material steel. Taking an antidepressant could increase the likelihood of taking diabetes medication by 30 percent, cancer by 50 percent, and heart disease by almost 60 percent in the next period. Those taking antidepressants were 300 percent more likely to use sedatives later than 400 percent more likely to get an amphetamine prescription. You see, the so-called depression is no less "real" than physical ailments. Meanwhile, it is a heterogeneous disease with various symptoms such as depression, sleep disturbance, guilt, loss of energy, concentration impairment, and appetite change.
My last word, these problems are not unique to Americans and Europeans. The pandemic has increased the abuse, beatings, sexual violence, and female deaths within the four walls… The mental chill eases by talking. Let's start talking to live better, let's prefer to understand by talking.