•Mental Health
•Not sure if you or someone you
know is living with mental health
problems?
Mental health includes our
emotional, psychological, and social
well-being. It affects how we think,
feel, and act, and helps determine
how we handle stress, relate to others,
•What is mental health? and make choices.
Mental health is important at every stage of life, from
childhood and adolescence through adulthood. Over the course
of your life, if you experience mental health problems, your
thinking, mood, and behavior could be affected.
Negative Impact of
Bad Mental Health?
•The way we physically fall sick, we can also fall sick mentally. Mental illness is the
instability of one’s health, which includes changes in emotion, thinking, and behavior.
Mental illness can be caused due to stress or a reaction to a certain incident. It could also
arise due to genetic factors, biochemical imbalances, child abuse or trauma, social
disadvantage, poor physical health conditions, etc. Mental illness is curable. One can seek
help from the experts in this particular area or can overcome this illness by positive
thinking and changing their lifestyle.
Types of mental
health disorders
• Specific mental disorders are grouped
due to features they have in common.
Some types of mental illness are as
follows:
• anxiety disorders.
• mood disorders.
• schizophrenia disorders.
• Eating or sleeping too much or too little
Early • Pulling away from people and usual activities
• Having low or no energy
Warning Signs • Feeling numb or like nothing matters
• Having unexplained aches and pains
& Symptoms • Feeling helpless or hopeless
• Smoking, drinking, or using drugs more than usual
• Feeling unusually confused, forgetful, on edge, angry, upset.
• Yelling or fighting with family and friends
• Having persistent thoughts and memories you can't get out of your head
• Thinking of harming yourself or others
• Inability to perform daily tasks like getting to work or school
How can I take care
of my mental health?
•Self-care means taking the time to do
things that help you live well and
improve both your physical health and
mental health. This can help you manage
stress, lower your risk of illness, and
increase your energy. Even small acts of
self-care in your daily life can have a big
impact.
Get regular exercise: Just 30 minutes Eat healthy, regular meals, and stay
Make sleep a priority: Stick to a
of walking every day can boost your hydrated: A balanced diet and plenty
schedule, and make sure you’re
mood and improve your health. Small of water can improve your energy,
getting enough sleep. Blue light from
amounts of exercise, so don’t be Pay attention to your intake of
devices and screens can make it
discouraged if you can’t do 30 caffeine and how they affect your
harder to fall asleep.
minutes at one time. mood and well-being.
Try a relaxing activity: Explore Set goals and priorities: Decide what
relaxation or wellness programs or must get done now and what can wait.
Practice gratitude: Remind yourself
apps. Schedule regular times for these Learn to say “no” to new tasks if you
daily of the things you are grateful
and other healthy activities you enjoy, start to feel like you’re taking on too
for. Be specific. Write them down or
such as listening to music, reading, much. Try to appreciate what you
replay them in your mind.
spending time in nature, and engaging have accomplished at the end of the
in low-stress hobbies. day.
Focus on positivity: Identify and Stay connected: Reach out to friends
challenge your negative and unhelpful or family members who can provide
thoughts. emotional support and practical help.
Conclusion
•The mind controls all bodily functions, and its instability affects the entire body's functioning.
Being physically and emotionally fit is crucial for success in all areas of life. Mental illness
consequences should be recognized, and mental health prioritized, just like physical health. Mental
and physical health are interconnected, so it's important to strive for a balanced well-being and seek
help if either declines.
