- By S SANJAY RAM
What is mental health?
Mental health is one of the topic's which is considered to be a difficult topic to talk about in an Indian household. Just like our body has muscles and bones (physical health) which requires rest same goes for our nerves in our brain(mental health) which plays an important function even for a simple task. Our Brain has trillions of neurons that are active even when we are asleep, at the time our body which includes muscles and bones has been relaxed or refreshed. The activities which we do not only affects our body to get tired it has it's effects on our brain too.
Why Mental Health is Important?
We are living in an era of evolution where it's common to hear the quote "Life is a Race", Thanks to the growth of technology which made it possible to increase the stress and pain unknowingly, Technology has been a factor by which people have become impatient, anxious, It has led people even to be Depressed. Mental Health is important because it has replaced the then physical health with today's mental health as now what we require to do is fulfilled by our brain, physically we only need our hands to do the job.
Why Mental Health Is A Taboo?
Whenever people address their pain or tell how they spent their day they talk about their physical health which they think what the work was about, But we are living in 2020 everything is mostly done by technology which played a significant role in enhancing our capabilities. No one wants to address their emotions even to their loved ones due to the stigma or fear of how the other will take it. By talking about their emotions the other's might think he has gone 'mental' or a 'psychopath ' which is by the way in the most extreme cases, It happens due to the way it has been shown in movies, news channels or by social media, mostly due to WhatsApp forwards! From this pandemic and due to recent events which made headlines, people have understood how important mental health is.
Mental illness and Social Media
No scientific study has been done specifically on mental health and social media, But social media can be a factor in increasing or even creating mental health-related issues like stress, anxiety and in severe cases depression. The anxiety created by social could be because they can't be like who they admire or celebrities which they follow. Most people in social media do show off or they don't lead that exciting life but people do get influenced by their daily activities which create fascination or people tend to live in dreamland but when they realize the reality they get disappointed, in most of the cases it could get sorted out but the impact which happened with them can't be measured unlike a bone fracture it can't be fixed, In severe cases, it leads to depression.
How can we cure Mental Health?
The first step of treatment in mental health would be, By giving importance as equal to physical health. Some people might claim by doing yoga, meditation, listening to music, sleeping for more time will help, But honestly, there is no medicine to cure it. Doctor's prescribe some medicine for depression but there is no scientific study that can prove it can cure your problems. It depends on person to person how they take care of themselves it's their willpower to overcome and to get back on their feet!
Conclusion
Mental health must be taken seriously we might even see more cases of people suffering from it, If a person is not feeling well please don't make jokes on them just by hearing their problems might even be more than enough to make them feel good. Please don't use complex words like depression to explain your feelings, don't use these words for a daily chit chat, being sad is different from suffering mental illness. Mental illness cannot spread from person to person so don't hesitate to help others. Consequences and sufferings might be painful but we have only one life, live it to the fullest!
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