Every year, the theme for World Mental Health Day is mainly designed to focus on ways to identify certain striking mental health issues and support millions of people living across the world for better mental health. This year the
in which most cases go unidentified and untreated. Concerning the burden of the disease among youngsters,
Adolescence and the
early years of adulthood are a time of life when many changes such as changing schools, leaving home for higher studies or a new job. For many youngsters, these are exciting times but may also lead to a
stressful life, depression, and anxiety. If not timely recognized and managed, these feelings
can lead to mental illness. Need for Celebrating World Mental Health Day
Mental wellbeing describes your mental state by how you are feeling and how well you can deal with day-to-day life. Our mental well-being is dynamic. It can change from day to day, month to month, year to year or even from moment to moment.
Mental health problems can vary from the worries that a person experiences as part of day-to-day life to serious long-term conditions. Most people who suffer mental health problems can easily get over them or learn to live with them, especially if they seek help as soon as identified.
Prevention mainly begins with being aware of and understanding the early signs and symptoms of mental illness.
Identifying and strengthening your mental health from an early age can help prevent psychological distress and illness among adolescents and young adults. Parents and teachers can help develop life skills in children and adolescents to help them cope with everyday challenges at home, school, and college. Psychosocial support can be implemented in schools and other community settings.
Major Culprits that affect Your Mental Well-being
- Stress
- Loneliness
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Lack of Sleep
- Relationship Problems
- Issues at Work
- Homelessness
- Unemployment
- Poverty
- Inactivity
- Long-term physical health condition
Harmful use of alcohol and
illicit drugs among teenagers is a significant issue in many countries and can
lead to risky behaviors such as violence, unsafe sex, and dangerous driving.
The
expanding use of online technologies, social media, and electronic gadgets such as smartphone and laptop are undoubtedly bringing many benefits, can also cause
sleep deprivation and other stress-related disorders, thereby adding additional burdens towards mental distress and illness.
Smart 6 Ways to Fight against Mental Illness among Youngsters
Value Yourself: Try to treat yourself with kindness and respect,
avoid self-criticism and boost your self-esteem. Taking care of yourself physically can improve your mental health. So, make sure you eat healthy, drink plenty of water, participate in a regular physical activity and get enough sleep to reduce depression and anxiety and improve your mood.
Spend Some Time with Family, Friends and Loved Ones: Keeping touch with friends and family, whether it's face-to-face, through phone or by text can strengthen your relationships.
Calm Your Mind: Relaxation exercises and prayer can improve your state of mind and offer peace to your mind, body, and soul. Practicing yoga and meditation can promote self- healing, increase self-awareness, reduce stress and tension, improve in attention, focus and concentration.
Keep a Mood Diary: Tracking your moods and feelings can help you to understand what positively and negatively affects your mental wellbeing. This can help you take the necessary steps to avoid, change or prepare for negative situations.
Try Relaxation Techniques: Engaging activities or hobbies such as listening to music, gardening, dancing, and sports can help reduce stress and improve your mental wellbeing.
Open Up to a Trusted Person: Knowing that others value you can help you think more positively. While going through a tough time, try to talk and share your problems or feelings with someone you are comfortable and really trust, this can make you feel less burden.
Mental health involves
overall psychological well-being, the way you feel about yourself and others and your ability to handle your feelings and deal with everyday difficulties and challenges. Therefore, maintaining a
positive mindset, having
enough sleep, eating a
healthy diet, engaging in
regular exercise and managing
emotional hygiene can help protect your mind from stress, depression and other mental health problems. So, let us
stop stressing our mind and start living life cheerfully.
References :- World Mental Health Day 2018 - (http://www.who.int/mental_health/world-mental-health-day/2018/en/)
- World Mental Health Day - Introduction - (https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/world-mental-health-day)
- What are mental health problems? - (https://www.mind.org.uk/get-involved/world-mental-health-day/)
- Health Days 2018 - (https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/healthDay/2018/Pages/HealthDay-2018-10-10.aspx)
- Ten Things You Can Do for YourMental Health - (https://www.uhs.umich.edu/tenthings)
- Mental health statistics: children and youngpeople - (https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/statistics/mental-health-statistics-children-and-young-people)
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