How to take care of mental health
It’s not easy being human. When we deal with stress, sadness, and other difficult emotions we call it “mental health issues”. Most of us experience moments when we feel down and lonely. But what if your reaction to these feelings – when left unchecked – turns into a chronic condition that is difficult to treat? For most people, mental-health conditions tend to appear in their late teens or early twenties. In fact, nearly half of adolescents in the U.S., and two-thirds of those ages about 18, will experience a diagnose mental disorder by age 23. But not everyone shows symptoms of mental illness until much later in life — especially if they have a stable support network and access to resources that help them cope with the stressors in their lives so they don’t become overwhelmed and turn to unhealthy coping mechanisms such as substance use or isolation from other people. Mental health has been defined in many ways. In the mental health field, it is the s...