What is mental health? Why Mental Health Should Be a Priority in the Workplace?

MENTAL HEALTH

Mental health includes our emotional, mental, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and behave, and helps inform how we handle stress, interact with others, and make choices.

Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood through adolescence to adulthood. Experiencing mental illness in your life can affect your thinking, thinking, and behavior.

Mental Health Conditions:

Psychiatric disorders are mild to severe disorders that affect a person’s thinking, thinking, and/or behavior. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, about one in five adults has a mental illness.

Many factors contribute to mental health conditions, e.g.

(1) Biological factors, such as genes or brain chemicals
(2) Life experiences, such as trauma or abuse
(3) Family history of mental illness.

Some Mental health issues include:

antisocial personality disorder
anxiety disorders (including generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, and social anxiety);
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Obsessive-mindedness
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).
depression
eating disorders (including anorexia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and bulimia nervosa);
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
Their self-injury
Suicide and suicidal behavior
Severe mental retardation (SMI) is a cognitive impairment. Despite common flaws, having SMI is not a choice, a weakness, or a character flaw. It’s not something to just “pass” or “play” as you please.

Early Warning Signs & Symptoms:

Not sure if you or someone you know is living with a mental illness? Experiencing one or more of the following feelings or behaviors could be a telltale sign of a problem.

Too little food or sleep
withdrawal from people and routines
low or no power
Whether you feel lightheaded or want to is irrelevant
causing indescribable pain and suffering
feel helpless or hopeless
Smoking, drinking, or drug use above average
If you feel confused, forgetful, overwhelmed, angry, upset, anxious, or anxious
Calls or fights with family and friends
Experiencing intense emotional turmoil that causes problems in relationships
You can’t get consistent thoughts and memories out of your head
Believing in voices or illusions
No thought of harming himself or others
Inability to perform daily tasks such as child care or attending work or school

Do you think someone you know has a mental illness? Talking about mental health can be difficult. Learn about common mental health myths and facts and read about ways to help you get the conversation started.

Tips for living well with a mental illness:

Having a mental illness can make it a struggle to work, stay in school, stick to a routine, connect with healthy relationships, socialize, maintain cleanliness, and more.

But with early and sustained treatment—usually a combination of medication and psychotherapy—these conditions can be managed, challenges overcome, and lives that are meaningful and productive

Today, there are new tools, evidence-based treatments, and social support programs that help people recover and achieve their goals. These tips, tools, and techniques include:

Stick to the treatment plan: Even if you feel better, do not go to treatment or stop taking medication without a doctor’s advice. Work with the physician to safely adjust the dosage or medication if necessary to continue the treatment plan.
Update your basic look: Primary care physicians are an important part of long-term management, although you may also see a psychiatrist.
Learn about the situation: Being educated can help you stick to your treatment plan. Education can also help you to help your loved ones and be more compassionate.
Use self-care: manage stress through activities such as meditation or tai-chi; Eat healthy and exercise; And sleep properly.
Reach out to family and friends: Relationships are important. Reach out to them for help and support in times of hardship or desperate desire.
Develop the knowledge to cope: People can easily manage stress by establishing appropriate coping skills.
Sleep properly: A good night’s sleep improves your brain function, mood, and overall health. Irregular sleep patterns are associated with anxiety, depression, and other mental health conditions.

Do you need help?

If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org.
To learn how to get support for mental health, drug, and alcohol issues, visit FindSupport.gov.
To locate treatment facilities or providers, visit FindTreatment.gov

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