By: Stan Popovich
If you or someone you love is struggling with their mental health, the first thing you need to do is to seek help from a qualified mental health professional.
I dealt with fear and anxiety for over 20 years, and I talked with many mental health counselors to help get my life back to normal.
As I struggled throughout my life, there were things that I discovered during my mental health struggles that may help somebody you may know.
17 Mental Health Facts
- Getting help for your mental health problems is the best thing you can do.
- You can’t run away from your mental health issues.
- There is nothing wrong in asking for help.
- Your situation is not hopeless regardless of what you may think.
- There is no such thing as a quick fix when it comes to your mental health.
- Focus on your recovery rather than trying to please others.
- Go to the nearest hospital if you are experiencing a mental health crisis.
- Your mental health is as important as your physical health.
- You must make an effort in finding the answers to your mental health issues.
- Focus on the facts of your situation rather than your fearful thoughts.
- Joining a support group is a great way of finding people who can relate to you.
- Follow the advice from the professionals rather than your friends.
- Do not try to manage your mental health problems all by yourself.
- Determine the source of your anxieties and then find ways to overcome it.
- Do not make assumptions regarding your current mental health situation.
- Do not underestimate the power of God when it comes to your mental health.
- Learning from your past mental health experiences will help you in the present.
Get Help for Your Mental Health
It is important to talk to a mental health professional regarding your mental health issues. In addition, talking with those who struggle on a personal level can be important.
People who struggle with fear, anxiety, and depression can offer valuable advice to anybody who is having a difficult time. These people “have been there” and they can talk to others about their experiences which can help others.
You can find these people by joining a local mental health support group in your area. These support groups are attended by people who can offer personal insights regarding their mental health struggles.
Mental Health Lessons I Learned
1. Distance yourself from those who give you a hard time: Distance yourself from those people who won’t make an effort to help understand what you are going through. You need to surround yourself with positive and supportive people. I felt better when I avoided those people who would argue with me regarding my anxieties and stresses.
2. Focus on the facts and not your thoughts: When people are depressed, they rely on their fearful and negative thoughts. Your fearful thoughts are exaggerated and not based on reality. Focus on the facts of your current situation and not on what you think.
3. Carry a small notebook of positive statements with you: Another technique that is helpful is to have a small notebook of positive statements that makes you feel good. Whenever you find an affirmation that makes you feel good, write it down in a small notebook that you can carry around in your pocket. open your small notebook and read those statements when you get depressed.
4. Take it one day at a time: Rather than worrying how you will get through the rest of the week, try to focus on the present. Each day can provide us with different opportunities to learn new things and that includes learning how to deal with your problems. You never know when the answers you are looking for will come to your doorstep.
5. Learn from your experiences: In every anxiety-related situation I experienced, I learned what worked, what did not work, and what I needed to improve on as I managed my fears and anxieties. For example, your anxious and you decide to take a walk to help you feel better. The next time you feel anxious you can remind yourself that you got through it the last time by taking a walk.
6. You can’t predict the future: No one can predict the future with one hundred percent certainty. Even if the thing that you are afraid of does happen, there are circumstances and factors that you can’t predict which can be used to your advantage.
7. Things change: Regardless of your current situation, things do not stay the same. Your situation will change. Everything changes over time, and this includes your current mental health issues.
8. Emotions aren’t permanent: No matter how isolated, hopeless, angry, or lost you feel right now, you won’t always feel that way. Emotions come and go, and you can learn how to better manage them. In addition, your outlook of the situation will change, and you will be able to see things more clearly.
9. Take deep breaths when anxiety comes: Anxiety and fear can distort your thinking with fearful thoughts. Taking deep breaths will calm you down and help you to think more clearly. The next time your overwhelmed with anxious thoughts, start doing some breathing exercises which will help you to better evaluate the current situation.
10. Give yourself some time: When you’re in the middle of a crisis, that’s usually the only thing you can see. This is a prime example of tunnel vision which is the tendency to see one possible outcome in a given situation. The problem with tunnel vision is that it lies. Regardless how you feel, no situation is impossible. There may be solutions you can’t see yet, and that’s why it’s so important to give yourself some time.
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