In today’s world, with all its stresses and catastrophes, good mental health is really one of the mastheads.
It is important and necessary to look after it in the same way as physical health: not just to “put on a mask”, but to take full care of it and “strengthen” it every day.
And what is mental health? How to see and feel it?
When we talk about mental health, we mean the state in which a person does not feel psychological pressure, he is comfortable enough in society and with himself.
Alas, we cannot feel the psyche itself in the direct sense of the word, but we have an opportunity to see its state in general by the appearance and behavior of a person. The psychological state is very closely related to the physiological state and any problems with, for example, self-/body acceptance will always be visible to others by the way we look and how openly we communicate.
It is also important to note that there is no benchmark for mental health, there is a conventional framework within which a person is considered to be mentally healthy. Here we go back to the beginning of this paragraph and read the label.
Our lives are often full of stress. If you’ve ever experienced severe anxiety, you know how much it can affect not only your physical well-being, but also your mental health. Finding ways to stay calm and relaxed can help prevent the harmful effects of stressors.
Good mental health is important in everyday life because it involves how you think, how you feel and how you interact with others. It is also a determinant of how you handle difficult situations. If you don’t take care of your mind, things can spiral out of control, causing problems in all aspects of life.
If a person has no outlet for constant physical or emotional stress, it can lead to unpleasant conditions, including:
- anxiety;
- depression;
- mood swings;
- eating disorders;
- behavioral problems;
- addiction to unhealthy habits.
Finding healthy ways to cheer yourself up and stay positive can have a huge impact on your overall well-being.
