World Mental Health Day | Detailed Information
Today's History: October 10 is Instituted as World Mental Health Day every year since 1992. This day wishes to highlight the importance of the well-being of mental health. This year's campaign goal is "Increased Investment in Mental Health".
The day gives an opportunity to all the stakeholders working on mental health to talk about their work. Not many people believe mental illness as an illness so that's why the day was marked as first. WHO (World Health Organization) recognized the mental health issue quite soon and started raising awareness since then. WHO defines Mental Illness as a major problem for the age group of 15 to 29-year-olds and Depression is one of the leading causes. Most of the countries don't provide any facility or help to the mentally ill patients. And in some countries, despite the progress, people with mental illness face discrimination in society.
The stigma attached to mental health makes it more difficult for those affected to pursue help. The best way to deal with the stigma is through facts and a better understanding of mental health problems. From identifying the causes, pinpointing solutions, and ultimately recognising.
Impact of Mental Illness
• It is proved that depression leads to heart and vascular diseases.
• Chronic illnesses like diabetes, cancer, heart disease increase the risk of depression.
• Mental disorders affect persons eating sensibly, regular exercise, adequate sleep, alcohol or tobacco use.
• Mental ill health also leads to social problems like unemployment, broken families, poverty, drug abuse and related crime.
How will you recognize a person with bad Mental health?
Sudden impacts in their life such as:
• Educational outcome - A bad one
• Productivity at work - Who used to be a conqueror
• Failure in a relationship - Lost contact with a loved one.
• Alcohol & drug abuse - Excess in alcohol or drugs.
Stigmas about mental health programmes
• People believe that mental illnesses occur in those who are mentally weak or due to spirits.
• Mental illness and patients are discriminated in the society in all aspects like education, employment, marriage etc.
• Many people believe that drugs used to treat mental illness may cause addiction. They feel that these drugs merely induce sleeping.
Mental Health Awareness Organizations
• The Live Love Laugh Foundation - Started in the year 2015 by the renowned actress Deepika Padukone who herself suffered this. They have this segment "You are not alone" in which people share their stories, the best thing about this segment is they maintain individuals privacy.
• Mental Health Talks India - The foundation has widely spread awareness through their social sites. They have over seven thousand Instagram followers.
There are many I'll mention further foundations on my Instagram. Don't forget to check it. Also, I have got to know a cool way with which you can seek medical help. Social media site - Instagram has this feature when you search depression in the search bar. It shows "get support" Pop up.
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What causes mental illness?
(Source: Vikaspedia)
• Neurotransmitters: Mental illnesses have been linked to an abnormal balance of special chemicals in the brain called neurotransmitters. If these chemicals are out of balance or are not working properly, messages may not make it through the brain correctly, leading to symptoms of mental illness. Best Sellers in Books
• Hereditary: Many mental illnesses run in families, suggesting that people who have a family member with a mental illness are more likely to develop a mental illness.
• Infections: Certain infections have been linked to brain damage and the development of mental illness or the worsening of its symptoms.
• Brain defects or injury: Defects in or injury to certain areas of the brain has also been linked to some mental illnesses.
• Other factors - such as stress, abuse, or a traumatic event -- which can influence, or trigger, an illness in a person.
Here are some ways with which you can improve your mental health
• Help others
• Play games
• Think Positive
• Talk to someone
• watch a movie
• Sleep on time
• Rest for a while
• One step at a time
• Make a to-do list
• Appreciate everything
• Eat your favorite food
• Take out time for your hobbies
• Write down something or someone you are grateful for.
Try the above ones, it helps. Also, share this blog and help others dealing with mental illness.
