Pay attention to mental health

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1. Concept of mental health

Mental health is an extremely important factor for a person's emotional life. According to the definition of the World Health Organization (WHO), mental health is a state in which people are aware of their own abilities, able to cope with normal stresses, work effectively and contribute to the community.
People with good mental health are mentally healthy people, always positive in thinking, know how to control behavior and emotions. When faced with difficulties and challenges, people with good mental health will have a stronger will.

2. What is a person with good mental health

When faced with difficulties and challenges, people with good mental health will have a stronger will, always see the positive side of problems and quickly find a solution. Specifically, people with good mental health will have the following characteristics:
Always feel excited when starting a new day. Feeling excited when starting a new task or job. Be confident when you look at yourself in the mirror. Smile often and communicate well with those around you. Able to think positively, see the good side even when in a negative situation. Eat well, sleep well and rarely be depressed for more than 1 day. Strong will and overcome difficulties easily.

3. Signs of unstable mental health

For people with unstable mental health, always having a negative mentality causes many obstacles for themselves. Even, long-term unstable mental health also adversely affects physical health, reduces the ability to handle work and affects relationships. Common characteristics of people with poor mental health are:
Not wanting to get out of bed in the morning. Not feeling excited about taking on a new job or assignment Often prefers to be alone or to work alone. Often stressed due to pressure from daily work. Gets bored easily, gets hurt and gets angry over little things. Feeling tired even if you don't have any medical conditions. People with long-term mental health instability are at risk of psychological diseases or often called mental disorders.

4. Common mental disorders

According to psychologists, mental illness or commonly known as mental disorder is a pathology caused by prolonged mental instability. There are up to 300 different mental illnesses with distinct causes, manifestations and treatments. Some common mental disorders are as follows:
Anxiety disorder: With the main signs being too much thinking, excessive anxiety, often insomnia, perfectionism, tension headaches, tension headaches. , digestive symptoms such as persistent diarrhea or constipation,... Depressive disorder: Feeling sad or depressed, losing interest in things, easily getting angry for no reason, losing concentration , forgetfulness, suicidal thoughts or behavior. It is estimated that up to 80% of people will experience a depressive disorder at some point in their life. Bipolar disorder is characterized by erratic and constantly changing emotions. Social anxiety disorder, also known as social anxiety disorder, means that the patient tends to be afraid of crowds, afraid to socialize with others. Obsessive-compulsive disorder - OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder): People with this disease often like to be clean, neat and meticulous in everything. Patients are also sometimes obsessed with numbers, expecting reassurance or tormented by relationships... Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): can occur caused by psychological trauma after trauma or physical effects after an accident. Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder with symptoms of delusions, emotional outbursts, and violent behavior. Schizophrenia needs to be detected early and treated promptly before it is too late.

5. Measures to take care of mental health

Mental health care is one of the measures of comprehensive health care. Taking care of and improving your mental health is about creating happiness from within, helping yourself to feel more stable and in control of things no matter what mood you are in. Understanding what it means to take care of our mental health, when we realize we have signs of mental illness, instead of hiding from reality, we should find a way to bravely face it to get through the difficult time. .
In order to take good care of mental health, it is necessary to simultaneously treat in all three directions: biological measures (medications, pharmaceutical chemicals), psychological measures, measures to support from family and mental rehabilitation social reason. Because for mental illness, drug treatment alone is not enough, but it is necessary to have help from psychotherapists and more importantly, support from family and society.

5.1. Good lifestyle to improve mental health

Building a healthy lifestyle is the golden key to fighting mental disorders. Specifically, the diet, exercise and rest to improve mental health are:
Eat a balanced diet and full of nutrients: Foods that are good for mental health care such as whole grains , fatty fish, fresh vegetables... It's best to cook at home, avoid fast food, sweet or fried food to ensure food safety and hygiene and avoid problems Digest . Exercise gently and in moderation. The ideal subjects for improving mental health are meditation and yoga, which help to stabilize mood and balance emotions. You should maintain regular exercise, at least 5 times / week. Schedule time for relaxation to rebalance your personal life. Make it a habit to go to bed at the right time and get enough sleep about 7-8 hours a day to let the body recover energy.

5.2. Psychotherapeutic methods for mental health care

Through talking with a psychologist about thoughts, feelings and experiences, the patient will release their psychology and treat mental illness more easily. Psychologists will listen without judgment. From there, the patient will be suggested the best solution to overcome difficulties and challenges.
If you don't want to do psychotherapy with strangers, you can try to open up to family members or friends, colleagues, people you are close and trust.

5.3. Drugs to treat mental disorders

Four main drugs to treat mental disorders include:
Antidepressants Anti-anxiety drugs Antipsychotic drugs Mood stabilizers The best medicine is the one that improves symptoms and problems other health. Sometimes it may be necessary to try several medications at different doses and to combine medications to find the right medication to relieve symptoms. Antipsychotic drugs can have some unwanted side effects, so they should not be taken on their own, but should be followed by a doctor's guidance.
In short, taking care of your mental health is about creating happiness from within, helping yourself to feel more stable and in control of everything no matter what mood you're in.

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