What is Mental Health?
"There is no health without mental health!" World Health Organization
Just like we all have our physical health, we also all have our mental health. Mental health affects how we think, act, and feel. So it's just as important to constantly work on our mental health development like we do with our physical health.
Just like we all have our physical health, we also all have our mental health. Mental health affects how we think, act, and feel. So it's just as important to constantly work on our mental health development like we do with our physical health.
MENTAL HEALTH VS.
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MENTAL ILLNESS
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Mental Health is how you are doing mentally, socially and emotionally. In order to be healthy, we must look after our mental health. Examples of neglecting your mental health would be not getting enough sleep or not acknowledging your emotions. Listed below are ways to maintain good mental health such as talking to someone or understanding our emotions and how they affect us.
WE ALL HAVE MENTAL HEALTH |
Mental Illness is something that disrupts your mental health. Poor mental health can lead to a mental illness. Typically a mental illness is diagnosed by a doctor/psychologist and you work on managing and/or treating the illness.
ONLY SOME PEOPLE HAVE MENTAL ILLNESSES |
Common Misconceptions of Mental Health
"Mental health is only for crazy people who need help"
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"You can't prevent or help mental health problems"
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"Talking about your emotions makes you weak"
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