It is essential to learn and know the difference.
We ALL have mental health just as we have physical health.
The difference is that we have always been made to be aware that we need look after our physical health, a pain here an ache there, and we are aware that there is a problem and off to the doctor we go.
Then there is the easily given sympathy and well wishes that come with your complaints. Leaving our mental health as an after thought.
However mental illness sets in when our mental health isn’t well and looked after as it should be, but we are not as used to or as privy to noticing and noting those changes. The perception of anyone complaining about their mental health is usually met with stigmatised attitudes of just being dramatic, attention seeking and playing the victim. Which why 2 in 3 individuals end up suffering in silence.
Many people live with an Mental Illness for years not knowing it, just thinking that it is them, that is this life and struggle on and carry a clouded extreme negative view of life.
That is why we need more awareness around mental health and what is actually is to everyone. 1 in 4 people will deal with a Mental Health issue it is essential to recognise your trail of thought and where it is taking you. There is a difference between a bad day and wanting to end your life because of that day.
Natasha Benjamin of Free Your Mind states ‘for most of my life I dealt with a mental illness but didn’t know it, I just thought I was a little bit odd and attracted ‘bad things and that I just wasn’t meant to live a happy life. This view affected all areas of my life, including my friendships, family and even my employment. It wasn’t until I read an article on mental illness that it resonated with me and how I was feeling that I sought help’
Many people also live life similarly, so it essential for people to be educated on looking after their minds as well as their bodies, it is just as important if not more. Think about it, your mind processes all your thoughts from the moment you get up in the morning to the point that you go to bed at night, there fore having a healthy mind is extremely essential.
There is a difference between just wanting some me time, to becoming a total recluse and cutting everyone off. Its is the difference in extremes from a positive healthy outlook to the opposite that we need to be aware of. A change in ones mental health can affect anyone at any-time, it is an invisible illness which frequently makes other uncomfortable and the reason why many live with it undiagnosed.
It is important to be mindful and educated to recognise the difference.
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