Mental Health Awareness
Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It's something that everyone can go through somewhere in thier life!
Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being.In today’s world, many of us rely on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, YouTube, and Instagram to find and connect with each other. Which can be beneficial because this way we can reach out to each other easily. However, multiple studies have found a strong link between heavy social media and an increased risk for depression, anxiety, loneliness, self-harm, and even suicidal thoughts. Today a lot of teenagers use different kinds of social media which means a lot of teenages go through depression. A 2017 study of over half a million eighth through 12th graders found that the number exhibiting high levels of depressive symptoms increased by 33 percent between 2010 and 2015. This shows using social media can have a negative impact on young people.
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Mental health is serious thus a lot of people think it’s a joke or something which is not important. In 2014 it was reported that there were 42,773 alone suiced in United States. This is a reason why people take such big steps because when they don’t have anyone to talk to or reach out to and the only option they see in life is death which can be the cause of anything but mostly because of depression or anxiety or it can be anything related to mental illness. Mental disorders affect nearly 20 percent of American adults; nearly 4 percent are severely impaired and classified as having serious mental illness. These disorders are often associated with chronic physical illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes. They also increase the risk of physical injury and death through accidents, violence, and suicide. Not to mention, in the media it's promoted to not be severe at all or reduced severeness. Also, sometimes portrayed as beneficial (ex: OCD). To add on, mental health is, especially, not taken seriously or else when it becomes crippling. Nevertheless, there has been a stigma that has been around mental health.Denoting a person that struggles with mental health as an other or reduces them from a whole to one that is tainted and discounted. Highlighting the person with the mental health issue, then the mental health itself as the societal issue. Additionally, the disclosing of someone's mental issue to the public is often discounted. Lastly, another stigma shown by the media is mental health issues as being untreatable or unrecoverable. All these twisted views are what influences the way mental health is shown to the public.
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What is self care you may ask? Deliberate actions done for your physical,mental and emotional well being and psyche. It seems so simple, but it's so often forgotten. That's why there should be emphasis on “deliberate” having consciousness of your well being is needed before one can achieve true self-care. It’s importance stems from encouragement to maintain a healthy relationship with yourself so it radiates out to your surroundings. It may be misconstrued for selfishness, but it displays quite the opposite. Reason being is that attention being paid to yourself,allows for you to be reinvigorating yourself so that you can be the best version of yourself for the people encircling you. Which benefits them with the presence you bring with the healthy aura brought by upkeep of your self care. Remember you cannot give to others what you dont have yourself. Some daily steps that can be taken include: Paying attention to what your nutrition is and overall your physical health. Identify the things that matter to you. Changing your mindset/ gratitude With Social media take breaks/ detox’s Understand how stress affects you While your on social media unfollow accounts that don't make you feel good and follow the ones that do Don't forget to ask for help when needed.
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