Maintaining Mental Health
Mental Health > Maintaining Mental Health
Maintaining good mental health is usually the last thing on any person’s mind. That is because most people do not realize exactly mental health is all about. Mental health is not as taboo a subject as it once was. These days, people are more likely to get treated for various mental problems that they may suffer than they used to. The most commonly treated issues are depression, chronic anxiety disorders, and various phobias. However great this may be, there is still a stigma attached to many mental health problems, such as schizophrenia, MPD (multiple personality disorders), and paranoid psychotic behaviors. Because of these stigmas, many people are not treated until it is too late.
It is also rarely acknowledged that in order to maintain good mental health you need to be in good physical and emotional health as well. That is easier said than done. While it is common to know that eating well and exercising is the key to physical health, but how do you keep yourself emotionally healthy is to not neglect your emotional needs. That is to say that you should not let things fester inside of you to the point of explosion; rather you should take care of your woes immediately. Bottling things up inside is a major cause for many mental illnesses.
The major causes for mental health issues are generally repressed traumas, childhood issues, chronic stress, and heredity. If a family member has been previously diagnosed for a particular mental disorder, it is wise for you to observe your own behavior and get tested for the same affliction as these things can be hereditary. It is better to get checked out and treated than it is embarrassing to get diagnosed. With so many people getting treated for mental health disorders these days, you need not feel alone either because just about half of the nation has some disorder or another. So see your doctor regularly and don’t forget to mention any thing that may seem small or unimportant about your feelings or behavior as they may be symptomatic of something much bigger than that.