World Mental Health Day: Importance, causes, symptoms, tips

On World Mental Health Day, Dr. Prachi Kohli from Apollo Spectra Hospitals spoke to DNA at length about the importance of mental well-being and how a simple practice could go a long way in better mental health. "Don't ignore the initial symptoms of the mental health," she stresses while giving her expert opinion on how to overcome mental issues.

"Psychological wellness plays a significant part of a person's life. In our everyday life, we enjoy exercises to encourage our physical wellbeing, but we as a whole disregard our mind which has a critical job. How we think is the key to the manner in which we carry on with our lives. Much the same as our physical wellbeing our psychological wellness can have high points and low points as well. Having strong psychological well-being doesn't mean an individual can never experience any terrible occasions or experience trip of feelings. We as a whole experience and have experienced misfortune, dissatisfactions, and change in our lives and keeping in mind that there are typical parts they can at present reason trouble, anxiety, nervousness, stress and so forth. Much the same as truly strong people can bob back from physical ailment, similar people who are intellectually solid and sound can reinforce from any psychological affliction, stress and trouble," she explains.

Further explaining mental health, she said, "Mental health is all about how people think, feel and behave. It refers to cognitive, behavioral and emotional  well-being. It helps you determine how we handle stress, relate to others and make choices. Mental health is a state of well-being where individuals can cope with the normal stressors of life."

Importance of mental health:

Good mental health vs Bad mental health

Great emotional wellness is the capacity to take a gander at the issues everything being equal and address our interests in a positive manner. Psychological well-being or mental prosperity identifies with our feelings, contemplations and sentiments, our capacity to meet and beat issues ,to accomplish our objectives, to acknowledge our qualities and shortcomings, define realistic objectives, to make social associations and have significant life.
Bad emotional well-being may bring about inclination unhappy, difficulty thinking obviously ,or feeling overpowered by upsetting circumstances. Also all have days when we feel focused or overpowered by events in our lives.

Causes of mental health problems:

1. Suppression of emotions and thoughts and feelings.

2. Lifestyle changes

3. Trauma

4. Communication problems

5. Disrupted daily routine

6. Personality issues

7. No self care

8. Exhausting interpersonal relationships

9. Loss of motivation

10. Ignoring own needs for others

Signs and symptoms of mental health problems:

1. Loss of interest

2. Change in sleeping patterns

3. Loss of appetite

4.  No interest in pleasurable activities

5. Over or under expression of emotions

6. Continuous self doubt

7. Social withdrawal

8. Depressed productivity

9. Strange thoughts

Few tips to improve your mental health problems:

Psychological wellness encourages you decrease mental exhaustion: Phones, Netflix, TV traffic our brains infrequently. Find the opportunity to close down at some point and unwind.

Decrease pressure: Stress has expanded in because of our ways of life.

Helps battle such a psychological well-being issue: Being intellectually fit and solid keeps the issues under control.

Sprinters high: Going out and doing exercise investing energy in nature, for example, strolling, cycling or such a physical activities.

Temperament height: Smell, nature and food has been viewed as observed as state of mind lifts and improves the wellbeing.

Glance over memorable times: Close your eyes , calm down yourself and imagine the most favorite time you had with your loves ones just feel the moment and happiness.

Pamper yourself: Clean your mind by writing your feelings in your journal.

Identify your hobby: Take your creative hats on, and find a hobby for yourself and start working on it. This will make you feel good and will make you indulge effectively with self.

Talk to friends and family: Go and open up your issues with loves ones.

Seek a Professional help: If you feel that the areas of difficulty are exhaustive for self management, reach out to a Professional help and resolve your inner needs.

"Mental health is not just about the absence of any disorder or illness but also the prolonged wellness of an individual. An individual is healthy and strong with the collaboration and sync of mental as well as physical wellness," Dr. Prachi concludes.