Supporting Mental health

 

First of all, let us try to understand the difference between mental health and mental illness.

Mental health and mental illness are not the same thing but are how we think, feel, behave, react, even interact, etc. Either positive or negative feelings etc mostly can be for a reason or no reason at all and no one should judge it.  Mental health is the positive side when one is feeling mostly happy and positive in their selves etc, whereas mental illness is when a person thinks, feels, etc mostly negatively. We all feel under the weather at times, some of us more than others, which is a huge concern but it is a lot we need help and support because mental illness can be as bad as physical health and we need to look after it. The difference between mental health and mental illness - We Are Wellbeing

Second all, we need to think about what caused it, which is how is thinking, feel, behave, react, or even interact with life. However,’ as I said someone can feel negative with or without a reason, but it doesn’t mean all the time they feel as if life not living, etc, which way can depend on the person themselves and a lot of things. People who think, feel, etc this way are not crazy, insane, etc, they are stressed, distressed, and in emotional pain.  Either way, the person needs to be taken seriously, even if something is very brief. Having these thoughts, feelings, etc is not the center of attention. In some cases, some people may not let on or only let on too much, never judge, etc if they no matter how mild, major-minor, etc. However,’ Your health and safety matters so do there’s not all is necessary to mental illness, but all the same mental illness needs to be taken very seriously. Report to your manager etc, any health and safety concerns you may have for yourself or the person.  Suicide Prevention - HelpGuide.org

Most people tend to think of people who talk about sundial but don’t really do. This sort of saying is likely to drive people to feel, think, etc likely to not open up to anyone and take their life, whereas letting them know we are here to talk to if they want to is likely to make them feel or think the opposite.  Feeling, thinking, etc this way is just as serious as someone who takes their own life.

 Either way, don’t judge that, the person and you have not don’t anything wrong, don’t make them feel ashamed guilty, etc. Not everyone opens tries to anybody even those who don’t they shouldn’t be made bad about it either, more so a huge concern for those who struggle to open up, they are not shamed they just may be afraid of other reactions and or others reasons. This is why it is important to raise as much awareness as possible in hopes of more people opening up but neither judge if they don’t, some may in their own time.

What is Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)? Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is trying to help the person to think, feel, etc from negative to positive. It doesn’t work for everyone but having said it can vary. Mental illnesses can last any length of time when someone is feeling, and thinking mostly negatively. They could be feeling well for a however long or short length of time, then it may come back. This can vary from person to person for some people may stay, the same others it may change. For eg, someone may have stage may be unwell for say six-twelve to months if not longer or shorter but then it changes where they could be feeling sad, or happy though the day. Yet someone else's feelings etc may not change whichever one it is.

What is the therapy? For eg, I am going to fail this exam. To. I am going to pass this exam.  This may take longer than others but if it doesn’t work never think you have done your job wrong, you have made a start of trying to help that person move forward. Well have given that person something to bear in mind, it is up to them whether they take it on board or not, if don’t take it on board they are with you they may do it in the future. This is no fault etc of yours or theirs, there may be many reasons for it, for example, mental illness has a way of taking its toll and it will control that person for any length of time. Your support is to help them beat it, but mental illness has a mind of its own, it controls that person any time it wants to, in which case the person may or may not be ready to take the positive step just yet even.

There are all sorts of therapy, but also positives are for what the person enjoys, never force them to do what they don’t enjoy, they have been through a lot of negatively as it is. On the positive side this could be hobbies, interests, studies, work, etc they may want to force or pick up where they left off on something before, they were unwell for example.

 The purpose of CBT is to treat mental illnesses such as Anxiety and Depression which again vary from person to person, where things stay the same for some people but may change for others. Depression also can cause people to do, not do too much, or too little of something, whether it is eating, sleeping, etc. Also’ some people cannot focus, even on the things they normally enjoy. Others don’t feel at ease unless they are doing something all the while but for others, this may change from one to the other. These things can vary for eg, when I had my nervous breakdown, in late 1996 to early 1997 over a mental abuse relationship I went from not focusing on anything at all to not be at ease unless I was doing something, this lasted from October 1996 to August 1997. Types of Therapy (goodtherapy.org)