More on Mental health and Mental ill - health

 Let's think about what mental illness is and isn't,  what is, is really just because it's not always seen it doesn't mean it is not real. 

We don't always know who does and doesn't face it. 

When it is shown it is very often how a person feels, behave, react, interact, and even copes and doesn't with life but not everything is down to mental health and mental illness.

 In all honesty, it can be very hard to tell in many people and many cases but we mustn't judge or guess. However, that doesn't mean there are no limits and that the safety of yours and others doesn't matter. Everyone's life matters.

 Mental illness can cause people to be a danger to themselves or and to others where they can be unaware of their only actions caused by the mental illness itself or even side effects of the treatment depending on what they face and their treatment.  

Mental illness isn't all negative and neither is good or fun, funny, etc either, mental illness is not wrong or shameful. Mental illness is not fake it is real. Mental illness is not a disease it is an illness and a condition that should be taken seriously and mostly it is not taken seriously. 

Mental health can be positive but also saying that it depends on how we cope with it but Mental ill-health makes life hard to cope with.  For example, finding it hard to focus on things whether we try to focus on things we enjoy or not, which may vary from person to person, what we are facing, etc. 

According to most researches, I have come across online up to 1 in 4 people facing mental illness but many don't open up, which is no shame in that is their choice but when not aware of no one is aware of the full numbers.

Type of mental illness such as Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar, Schizophrenia, and many more https://braindonorproject.org/someone-you-care-about-is-struggling-with-mental-illness-and-science-needs-answers/?gclid=CjwKCAiA4veMBhAMEiwAU4XRr5J0N7wY6q4sKPMiiSBQQelqouZ6BghXsx9vjMSnd7YHWx2yg6uKzBoCebUQAvD_BwE can cause different problems in different ways such as too much of something or and too little of something, which may be struggling to focus on anything at all or and always doing something non -  stop. Other things like hearing things or and seeing things that may not even be there, could even get the person who's facing it misunderstood for not wanting someone to be around or as if the person may have something to hide, which in those people is mostly not the case.

 

Supporting mental health

 Mental health well Mental-ill health is a huge part we think, feel, behave, act, react, even cope with life, etc. Many of us struggle to cope so we shouldn't be judged for not trying to cope. However there is only so much help out there and others can only do what they can to help people, which is why empowerment, advice, guidance, etc come in. Those of us who face mental - health will know is self - esteem, confidence can be hard for us but that doesn't necessarily mean we all have no intentions of trying to help ourselves.

We just may take longer than other people to help ourselves, come out of our shells, etc, which may be hard for those who don't face mental-ill health to understand or some people just may find it hard full stop, please do not judge, they are not lazy they face mental - ill-health, which can take time and patience, etc but at the same time services, etc have their rules, laws, so much training, etc. 

On the other hand, it can be shocking the number of people who cope but don't cope without trying to find help because they may worry about putting on others, etc, or even any help would be enough for them. This can be hugely concerning suicidal risks etc but can be hard to help those who don't ask for help at the same time they shouldn't be judged etc, we do not want to make them feel a thousand times worse to what they do feel

This is where we cannot force people to talk or not to talk. For those who try to get help, for those who don't face mental - ill-health it is mostly hard to understand but for those who do, even just the tiny step to try and get help at the very beginning is a huge effect and achievement for them so judgement is not what they deserve. 

The most common way to cope is getting into the route of thinking to the positive from the negative, which helps some people but may be harder for others, which doesn't necessarily mean it won't help or will, (CBT).  Never try to empower anyone to do or think about things they don't enjoy. Try to empower them to think, do things they do enjoy. Be patient as mental ill-health takes a lot out of people. This may help them right away,  however long or however short. Most services only say a six months programme, this could be for them to bear in mind not only during in the programme but after, which the choice is up to them. Just because they may not go along with it for any reason in the programme doesn't mean they necessary won't after the programme. This could be for eg; hobbies, interests,  careers they may enjoy try to empower the goals they enjoy by asking what they enjoy.  Even things they enjoy may be an effect for most people, mainly most of those who are facing Depression where that can vary but I know from my own experience that it can cause you to struggle to cope with facing anything really.