No Health Without Mental Health
Mental health is bad for your physical health and vice versa. If you have a chronic physical illness such as diabetes or heart disease and you suffer from depression or an anxiety disorder,
Depression and anxiety disorders often express themselves through physical symptoms: stomach problems, headaches, backaches, sleeplessness, fatigue, weight loss, or obesity
Mind and body are inextricably linked. is no health without mental health.” He might have added, “There is no mental health without healthMany people gets help from family, friends or clergy.
But many of us don’t know when we have a mental disorder or are too embarrassed to talk about it openly. In addition, many primary care physicians don’t ask questions to identify mental and/or substance use problems
It is also entirely understandable that many of us are too embarrassed to talk openly about having a mental disorder. It is very hard to say out loud or even to oneself, “I am mentally ill,” in a society in which being mentally ill is a curse.
What can you do to take care of your mental health?
Preserve it by staying active and involved with other people, particularly those you enjoy.
To maintain enough balance in your life so you are not stressed out all the time.
There are screening tests that you can fill out in the waiting room that are remarkably accurate. Of course, your doctor may not know what to do if you screen positive;
but she/he is more likely to learn once there are test results just as they have learned to manage lipids because there are now tests for cholesterol and triglycerides.
Go to a mental health or substance abuse professional in a local clinic or in private practice.
Human life is filled with reasons to be unhappy, frightened and confused. But some of our sufferings can be avoided, cured, or ameliorated if we make adjustments in how we live,
Recognize that our minds are integral to our health, acknowledge that we may have a mental or substance use disorder, and seek help when we need it. Treatment can be, and often is, effective.
Mental health is bad for your physical health and vice versa. If you have a chronic physical illness such as diabetes or heart disease and you suffer from depression or an anxiety disorder,
Depression and anxiety disorders often express themselves through physical symptoms: stomach problems, headaches, backaches, sleeplessness, fatigue, weight loss, or obesity
Mind and body are inextricably linked. is no health without mental health.” He might have added, “There is no mental health without healthMany people gets help from family, friends or clergy.
But many of us don’t know when we have a mental disorder or are too embarrassed to talk about it openly. In addition, many primary care physicians don’t ask questions to identify mental and/or substance use problems
It is also entirely understandable that many of us are too embarrassed to talk openly about having a mental disorder. It is very hard to say out loud or even to oneself, “I am mentally ill,” in a society in which being mentally ill is a curse.
What can you do to take care of your mental health?
Preserve it by staying active and involved with other people, particularly those you enjoy.
To maintain enough balance in your life so you are not stressed out all the time.
There are screening tests that you can fill out in the waiting room that are remarkably accurate. Of course, your doctor may not know what to do if you screen positive;
but she/he is more likely to learn once there are test results just as they have learned to manage lipids because there are now tests for cholesterol and triglycerides.
Go to a mental health or substance abuse professional in a local clinic or in private practice.
Human life is filled with reasons to be unhappy, frightened and confused. But some of our sufferings can be avoided, cured, or ameliorated if we make adjustments in how we live,
Recognize that our minds are integral to our health, acknowledge that we may have a mental or substance use disorder, and seek help when we need it. Treatment can be, and often is, effective.
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