How does mental health affect your daily life?
When we talk about health, we mostly focus on our physical well-being, our ability to go about our regular day-to-day life with ease, and having a comfortable living with good food and healthy lifestyles. But, rarely do we consider mental health as a crucial part of our health. Most people talk about mental health in closed circuits or advertise on social media how they could be approachable by anyone of help at the time of need. But how often do we actually act on our promise when the need arises. We do not even take the time to analyse or understand a paradigm shift in people’s behaviour or the reason behind their change. That is because we are so embroiled in the happenings of our life and too self-absorbed to notice what’s going on with those around us.
Though we live in the most connected world of all time, some of us are unable to make a connection with people that can be relied upon at times of need. It could be your rant about your crappy day, vent out your frustration or sit down to sort out your feelings. We do not take the necessary time out of days to dwell on the happenings of the day and see for yourselves how to make it better. We are thrust with quite a lot of responsibilities that we may or may not be ready for, make a commitment for life, or just not have healed from past trauma. All of which can easily be triggered these days owing to our overexposure to media.
Mental health is only taken into consideration when it gets to a point of no return that it starts to negatively affect your work, your family, your relationships, and a lot of other important aspects. It can affect you in a lot of ways that could be as simple as taking a long time to finish something that you could in a short period of time or worse as not having the motivation to wake up in the morning and go about daily life.
In a world where we are always expected to be stronger, bolder, courageous, and what not, it could be difficult to talk about your insecurities and weaknesses. But the best way to deal with it is to voice out your feelings. Create a comfortable for yourself, where you could openly talk about all of your feelings without getting judged. It could be opening up to a close friend or family member, or you could even write your feelings out and see for yourself the change you could make.
You could even start by taking part in any new activity like yoga, meditation, or adopting a new hobby like gardening or painting, or cooking that could help you let out your emotions in a much healthier way. Set aside time for yourself every day and make it just about yourself. You could watch a movie, document the happenings of the day in a journal or connect with an old friend, or even do something you used to love to do. All this is only possible if you are able to accept help, when you need it and either seek professional help or choose for self-recovery. There could be days when everything feels dark and lonely, but, remember you’re not alone in this and there is always light at the end of the tunnel. Likewise, can you be that light at the end of somebody’s tunnel? Walk the talk and be there when that someone needs you.
