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Mental Health Matters
By Nikki and Anne Heart ♥ September 5, 2024
*Although we wrote this post together, we have chosen to present the following through Mom’s eyes.
Let’s take a minute to understand mental health.
Mental health controls how we think, feel and basically live. And at times, it can cause physical pain that no one seems to understand.
Unfortunately, when discussing mental health, many still don’t acknowledge mental health illnesses.
Illnesses that are real such as depression, anxiety, and stress.
Many still feel it is in the person’s head. That it is something that can easily be brushed off.
Also regrettably, health care providers sometimes treat a patient differently with a mental health illness diagnosis.
With this said, sadly the stigma of mental health illness is still very real.
Awareness of mental health matters
Being on social media, has brought a new awareness to me regarding mental health.
Of course, I had an awareness prior. But listening to others tell their stories confirms my beliefs that mental health still isn’t taken seriously enough.
The treatment plans are still not being individualized. Quick fixes are still being offered as the go to treatment.
Yes, the health care system is acknowledging more that mental health does matter. However, the acknowledgement to how debilitating mental health can be, still isn’t recognized as it should be.
How to show mental health matters
- Acknowledge that mental health unwellness can lead to debilitating pain
- Listen to a person who is suffering from mental health illness
- Don’t judge a person because of their mental illness
- Treat a person who has mental illness the same as you would any other person
- A health care provider should look at all treatment plans for the individual
Realize your mental health matters
- Learn that self-care is important to your wellbeing
- Discover different programs that will help your mental health
- Know that your wellness may be a lifetime commitment, but it doesn’t have to be life consuming
- Believe in yourself
- Trust yourself
“The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than mere survival.”
-Aristotle –
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Note: All information in “Nikki’s Story” are based on detail journals covering seven years of Nikki’s life on prescription drugs.
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