MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH
Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices.
Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood
Depression, anxiety, stress, poor body image, grief, loss, a major change in your life such as becoming a new parent can all affect your mental and emotional health and day to day living.Depression, anxiety, stress, poor body image, grief, loss, a major change in your life such as becoming a new parent can all affect your mental and emotional health and day to day living. Sometimes it is hard to know if what you are experiencing is depression or sadness, worry or anxiety. Sadness and anxiety are normal emotions that help alert us to, protect us from, and cause us to act.
Depression
Sometimes it is hard to know if what you are experiencing is sadness or depression
Anxiety
Fear and anxiety are normal emotions that help alert us to, protect us from, and cause us to deal with danger.
There are many ways to improve or maintain good emotional health.
- Be aware of your emotions and reactions. ...
- Express your feelings in appropriate ways. ...
- Think before you act. ...
- Manage stress. ...
- Strive for balance. ...
- Take care of your physical health. ...
- Connect with others. ...
Reference link: www.mentalhealth.gov/basics/what-is-mental-health
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