Mental Health is a topic that is rarely discussed from a preventive and positive perspective. Who wants to talk about the maladies of the mind or from a place when someone says you are crazy. Mental health has become a topic of stigma. What can we do to open up the discussion? Thinking about mental health from the perspective of being without disease. How can we manage those situations that create mental illness. Mental illness can be birthed out of those untaken care of mental health symptoms. For example, continuous stress uncared for can lead to a mental illness.
Mental Health Awareness could be seen as a preventative health measure. As a woman, I have preventative exams that I participate in on a annual basis such as a well woman's exam including my mammogram (ok TMI). These exams help me to keep up with my health. Another way to look at it is going to the dentist every 6 months for my dental check-ups. So can we have mental health check up/check-ins to see where we are emotionally?
Take Care of your Mental Health by checking in with someone who will listen.
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