Last Wednesday
was Mental Health Awareness day and I wanted to do a post talking about what
mental health means to me and some other things I have on my mind about the
topic. Instead of doing a really long post about it, I decided to do a list of
the top ten things I consider important or think about this topic.
As you know If
you have read my posts before I suffer from my anxiety and have done for many
years. Some of my closest friends and family have also struggled with some sort
of mental illness at a point in their life. For all of that reasons I have
become quite passionate about the topic, meaning I like to be informed and
spread the necessity of talking about it as the natural thing it is.
Last Wednesday
was really eye opening to me as it showed me how more and more people are
concerned about the idea of mental health and also by seeing how people are no
longer ashamed of speaking out and telling how they are feeling or what they
are suffering with.
1.Mental
illness can be really cruel so we should consider them as important (or even
more) as physical ones.
2.The society
need to be more opened about mental health, break the stigma and get informed
about it.
3.Always look
after your health, both physical and mental.
4.Ask for
help. No matter who you talk with, but talking about how you feel and asking
for help always helps.
5.If you know
someone might be suffering, ask them how they are feeling and help them as much
as you can.
6.Take some
time every week to relax and spend time with yourself.
7.Therapy does
help and we shouldn't be ashamed of it.
8.A healthy
and balanced lifestyle can improve your mental health.
9.Having fears
is okay but we shouldn't let them control our life (something I'm still working
on).
10.Your mental
illness does not define who you are.
That's all for
today’s post. And remember, your mental health is as important as your physical
health.
LAURA
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