Mental Health Conversation Matters - It's Okay to Not Be Okay

 October 10th - World Mental Health day - It's Okay to Not Be Okay

Thanks to Silver Oak and Sweta for the amazing session. 

What word or sentences come to you your mind, when you hear the world 'Mental Health'?

Emotional stability, Financial stability, Overthinking, Peacefulness, Calmness, Happiness. 

Emotional, Psychological and social well being. 

A state in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life. 

Is:

• A state of overall well being
• Real, complex and important as physical health. 
• Require care and nurturing

Is Not

• Absence of mental illness
• Weakness or something to be ashamed of
• State of mind you can 'snap out of'

Mental Health Continuum - It  ranges on a scale of spectrum. From positive to negative. 

I can move from negative to positive state. 

Barriers: Why the lack of due attention?

A beautiful morning, some are normal, some of their faces are not seen - could be because of many thoughts running in their head. 

Feeling invisible, some stress in all of us, we are all in our own world, we all have our own struggles. 

No one need to be invisible - but it begins with taking care of yourself and being sensitive of others mental health. 

Sign's to stop and identify:

Good Mental Health: Ability to fulfil a number of key functions and activities. feel express and manage positive and negative emotions. Being able to acknowledge and identify emotions and maintain good relationship with others. Able to manage and cope with change and uncertainties. 

Early signs to watch out:

Eating or sleeping too much or too little, pulling away from people and activities, having low or no energy, feeling numb or like nothing matters, having unexplained aches and pains, feeling helpless and hopeless. 

Your self care - Your priority. 

Tips to create positive mental health:

• Get Plenty of sleep
• Eat well/Healthy food options
• Avoid alcohol, smoking and drugs
• Get plenty of sunlight
• Manage stress
• Activity and exercise
• Do something enjoyable
• Connect with others - the world is open to all
• Do things for others
• Ask for help

Extend support to self by relabelling what others tell about us. 

5, 4, 3, 2, 1 - Technique - in the prsent, see, hear, smell, feel, taste. 

Let the mind do these in the present. 

Identify and consult a counsellor will help. 

We can contact 9035358080 for mental health related conversations if needed.