Effects of emotions on health

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1. What is mental health?

Psychological health is defined as a positive state of mind and way of controlling emotions and actions. People with good emotions, mentally stable are often well aware of their thoughts, feelings and actions. In the face of difficulties, they calm down to find a way to solve the problem instead of whining and complaining.
The human spirit is divided into 2 states: good spirit and unstable spirit.

1.1. Good mental health

People with a good spirit will always look at every problem in a positive way and bravely face any problem. Calm before all difficulties and challenges to find a way to solve that problem. People with an optimistic spirit often have the following signs:
Start a new day with a relaxed and happy spirit. Feel confident when standing in front of the mirror. Always smile. In all matters, always maintain positive thoughts. Eat well, sleep well, rarely feel depressed.

1.2. Unstable mental health

People who are mentally unstable are people who always see difficulties in all problems and situations. In other words, they always see everything in a negative light.
Besides, spirit affects human health a lot. It is an important cause of disease or exacerbation of medical conditions. Mentally unstable people have the following signs:
Start a new day with fatigue, moodiness. Constantly in a state of stress. It's easy to feel bored, hurt, angry, or feel sorry for yourself. Prefer living and working alone rather than interacting with people around. Always have the feeling that you are sick, even though there are no health problems. Emotions affect health a lot, affecting many organs. If the psychological state is unstable for a long time, it will lead to a mental disorder syndrome or commonly known as a mental illness.
Mental health can be affected by factors such as genetics, environment, daily habits and physical health.

2. Common mental illnesses

Some emotional diseases that you may experience such as:
Anxiety disorders: Symptoms of the disease include: excessive anxiety, overthinking, perfectionism, muscle tension, loss Sleep, digestive problems... Depressive disorders: Up to 80% of people have depression at a difficult time in their lives. Depression is a very dangerous mental state. People with depression are more likely to have negative thoughts that lead to suicide. Therefore, emotions affect health greatly, not only that, it also threatens people's lives. Bipolar disorder: The patient has mixed moods, often changing. Social anxiety disorder (also known as social phobia): The patient manifests as fear of crowded places, fear of crowds. Obsessive-compulsive disorder: These people are usually very clean, meticulous, and well-mannered. Post-traumatic stress disorder: Patients may experience psychological damage after an accident or injury. Schizophrenia: This is a serious mental illness. The patient shows signs of delusions, emotional outbursts, and violent behavior. If mental disorders are frequent and severe, they are called "psychological diseases".

3. The effects of mental health on human health

3.1 Short-term effects

Spirit affects human health a lot, affecting many organs in the body. People who are stressed, anxious, stressed often do not eat well, do not sleep well. This makes the patient less focused, affects the digestive system, especially causes many stomach problems.
In addition, mental instability affects reproductive health. Patients will no longer feel interested in sex is a common phenomenon.

3.2 Long-term effects

Mental state of stress, prolonged stress is easy to cause medical conditions. The most common is a decline in the function of the digestive system. Patients may suffer from stomach ulcers, constipation, digestive disorders or irritable bowel syndrome,... In addition, they may also experience disorders of the cardiovascular system. Patients can have a heart attack, high blood pressure... These diseases are very dangerous and pose a serious threat to the health and life of the patient. Therefore, we should not be subjective about our emotional abnormalities. At the same time, you must try to regulate and control your emotions in all situations, especially anxiety, stress, sadness, etc. Always cultivate positive emotions to limit the effects of mental health.

4. Ways to improve morale

Emotions affect health, so it is necessary to take measures to improve mental health. First of all, each person needs to know what psychological state he is in: stable, sad-stressed or happy, excited. Along with that is understanding why you have such emotions and psychology. Once you understand the source of your emotions, then you will find a way to overcome negative emotions. Here are some ways to improve mental health:
Express emotions in the right ways: When we're dealing with stress and fatigue, instead of suffering alone, we should find someone to share it with. Talking about your thoughts and feelings will help you feel more comfortable, better mentally, and avoid letting your mind affect your health. In addition, sharing your problems with others will probably get advice and help from them. Life balance: You should not let problems with study, work or life affect your mood much. Along with that, according to psychologists, each person should look at every problem in its positive direction. Resilience: Resilience will help people bravely overcome difficulties and challenges. Expanding social relationships, thinking positively about yourself, accepting change and having an objective view of things will help build resilience in each person. Nurturing positive emotions helps you stay optimistic in all difficulties and challenges of life. Calm the mind and body: Maintaining a calm, relaxed mind is very good. We can calm our mind by practicing meditation every day. Take care of yourself: To have good mental health, you need to have a healthy body. Therefore, each person needs to eat, rest and arrange a reasonable timetable. Rest, go to bed on time, limit alcoholic beverages, contain stimulants such as coffee, tea... Before a problem, whether simple or difficult, complex, we should take a deep breath, calm our mind and think. think. Thus, mental health affects a lot. A good spirit helps to reduce health disorders or diseases. Therefore, each person needs to learn how to cultivate positive emotions to have good mental health.

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