Most of us are taking insurance in order to protect us from any physical problems such as sickness, heart attack, diabetics, kidney failures, etc. These kinds of insurances covering only for physical illness. But we fail to understand that proper care of mental Health and mental hygiene which will certainly protect physical problems as well. It is unfortunate that most of us are not taking any appropriate action to take care of Mental Health and Mental Hygiene.

Mental health is a term used to describe either a level of cognitive or emotional well-being or an absence of a mental disorder. From perspectives of the discipline of positive psychology or holism mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and procure a balance between life activities and efforts to achieve psychological resilience.

The World Health Organisation defines mental health as a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.” It was previously stated that there was no one "official" definition of mental health. Cultural differences, subjective assessments, and competing professional theories all affect how "mental health" is defined.

Mental Health

Mental health is how we think, feel and act as we cope with life. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others and make choices. Like physical health, mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.

Everyone feels worried, anxious, sad or stressed sometimes. But with a mental illness, these feelings do not go away and are severe enough to interfere with your daily life. It can make it hard to meet and keep friends, hold a job or enjoy your life.

Mental illnesses are common – they affect about one in five families in the U.S. It is not your fault if you have one. These disorders – depression, phobias, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and many others - are real diseases that you cannot will or wish away. Fortunately, they are often treatable. Medicines and therapy can improve the life of most people with mental illnesses.

Mental health is important, and shouldn't be ignored, yet it is rarely discussed.

Lack of Mental Health and Mental Hygiene awareness will lead people to :

1. Stress
2. Problems relating to Interpersonal Relationship
3. Depression
4. Anxiety
5. Tension
6. Adjustment
7. Hassles (day to day problems)
8. Family Problems
9. Sexual Problems

Professional counseling is the need of the day. A proper Mental Health and Mental Hygiene

Guidance will take us to better understand of Mental Health and Mental Hygiene.

Lack of analysis of such problems will certainly lead us to a number issues and our ability to handle them will deteriorate slowly. After a systematic evaluation, one can easily understand the happiness of purpose of living, sense of joy and happiness.

It is unfortunate that most of us considering such consultation as something shameful.

Mental challenge means that any disease or condition causing the brain that inducing the way a person thinks, feels, behaves.

Examples of Mental Disorder Include:
- Depression /Bipolar disorder
- Anxiety disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Stress disorder
- Social phobia
- Eating disorders(anorexia, bulimia or over-eating)
- Addiction

Symptoms of Mental Disorder can Include:

- Confused thinking
- Long-lasting sadness or irritability
- Extreme highs and lows in mood
- Excessive fear, worrying or anxiety
- Social or family withdrawal
- Dramatic changes in eating or sleeping habits
- Strong feelings of anger
- Delusions or hallucinations(seeing or hearing things that are not really there)
- Increasing inability to cope with daily problems and activities
- Thoughts of suicide
- Denial of obvious problems
- Many unexplained physical problems
- Abuse of drugs and/or alcohol
- Mental challenges are very common; in fact, they are more common than cancer, diabetes or heart disease.

- According to the U.S. Surgeon General, an estimated 23% of American adults(those ages 18 and older)--about 44 million people--suffer from a mental challenge during a given year.

- More than 7 million American adults, and more than 5 million children and adolescents experience a serious mental condition(one that significantly interferes with functioning).

- You can recover.

We define mental health recovery as the "individual process of overcoming the negative impact of a psychiatric disability despite its continued presence". More simply said, recovery is the process by which an individual recovers their self-esteem, identity, self-worth, dreams, pride, choice, dignity and a meaningful life.

When a person experiences a potentially life threatening illness, who do they want to talk to? An expert in treating the illness and someone who has survived it.

Because The Main Place's staff is made up of individuals who have overcome the impact that mental challenges had on their lives, they can:

1) Share their wisdom, knowledge and experience in recovery;
2) Make you aware of choices you have and assist in implementing your own personal plan of recovery;
3) Link you to resources beyond the mental health system;
4) Help you master the skills necessary to recover; and
5) Provide comfort and support along the journey.

By coming together we build better lives for ourselves, gain employment, maintain independence, and earn acceptance within the community.

Better Mental Health for All
1. To reduce stigma and discrimination against people with mental illnesses
2. To achieve equity for mental health care comparable to other health care
3. To advance promotion, prevention, and early intervention services forchildren and their families
4. To increase public awareness worldwide about mental health and mentalillness and to stimulate local actions to address those issues.

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