Mental Health Awareness (Final)
Mental Health Awareness (Final)
Mental Health Awareness (Final)
Introduction
To
Mental Health
Definitions of mental health
“Good mental health means being generally able to think, feel
and react in the ways that you need and want to live your life.
But if you go through a period of poor mental health you might
find the ways you're frequently thinking, feeling or reacting
become difficult, or even impossible, to cope with. This can
feel just as bad as a physical illness, or even worse.”
Mind
Definitions of mental health
Mental wellbeing describes your mental state - how you are
feeling and how well you can cope with day-to-day life.
Our mental wellbeing is dynamic. It can change from moment
to moment, day to day, month to month or year to year.
Mental health Continuum
What does good mental health look like?
If you have good mental wellbeing, you are able to:
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Eating problems
• Schizophrenia
• Phobias
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Bipolar disorder
• Personality disorders
• PTSD
How can I help myself or someone else?
1. Self Care
2. Treatment Option
3. Recovery
4. Peer Support
How you can look after your wellbeing
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As a group we will
• Listen to those around us
• Be non-judgmental
• Share if we feel comfortable to do so
• Be aware of your own mental health throughout
• Take a break if you need to do so
• Make a safe learning environment to make people feel able
to be as honest as they would like to be.
Mental wellbeing is just as important as
physical wellbeing, and you need to
maintain both in order to stay fit and
healthy