he world mental health dayIt is celebrated every year on October 10 to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world.
Good mental health is basic For our overall health and well-being. However, one in eight people in the world suffers from a mental health problem, which can affect their physical health, wellbeing, relationships with others and livelihoods.In addition, more and more teenagers and young adults They have mental health issues.
What are the signs that we need help?
Lucia Bonez Health psychologists at Clínicas Áurea tell us that psychologists are currently overwhelmed with mental health issues, as psychological care has increased in recent years due to anxiety and stress issues in adults and children.
Therefore, it is important to recognize certain signs that tell us we need help to improve our mental health, including:
- The person identified certain discomfort You are unable to manage and it does not allow you to continue the routine you established previously.
- negative thoughts: These recurring occurrences are, above all, associated with strong emotions of sadness, pain, anger and/or guilt that do not allow us to live peacefully.
- physical symptoms: Physical discomfort and/or pain is particularly limiting. Furthermore, when organic sources are medically excluded, they deserve special attention.
- past memories: Intrusive images of past situations that torment us and cannot escape our minds are especially important because they prevent us from connecting and becoming aware of the present moment, limiting our current day-to-day life and dragging us backwards.
- sleep problemsexcessive alcohol or other substances.
These are some of the major warning signs that tell us what matters A mental health professional’s approach.
There is no health without mental health
Bórnez told Onda Cero that seeking help can take a long time, sometimes because shame or fear. But many times, we put it off because we don’t realize or know how to recognize what’s happening to us, or don’t pay enough attention to it. “Our mental health should not be ignored and we must pay attention to every signal our minds and bodies are sending us,” he said.
Mental health issues and challenges
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that by 2030, mental health problems will become the leading cause of disability worldwide. “This is the main reason why today, October 10, is World Mental Health Day, calling for immediate work Prevent mental health problems “Among young people”, health psychologist Clínicas Áurea tells us.
“this child and adolescent mental health “This is one of the main unresolved problems in Spanish healthcare and urgently needs improvement, since half of all mental problems first appear before the age of 14 and more than 70% of mental problems appear before the age of 18,” he said. Lucia Bonez.
One of the great challenges is the need to act early, indisputably and urgently.
“We all face health challenges throughout our lives, and in fact, half of us will experience some mental health challenges. But in light of this, there is good news, treatment works, and recovery can happen. There are things we can all do to help To contribute to the progress of ourselves and others,” he told Onda Cero.
mental health is made up of complex interplay of factors individual, social and structural stresses and vulnerabilities that must be urgently addressed, Everyone needs and can get.
How not to become a prisoner of suffering
psychologist Maria Jesus Alava Reyes There is no doubt that suffering has been a part of our lives since we were young. “But we have to learn to live with it. People who say ‘I don’t want to suffer’ that’s impossible. You will obviously suffer throughout your life, but the other thing is that you are a prisoner of suffering, that is, suffering defines you life,” he said.
“When you let suffering define your life, you are not a free person not at all. “You allowed pain to take away the only thing that was yours, which was your own life,” Alava Reyes said.
Director of the Alava Reyes Psychological Center tells us in her book:futility of suffering” brings together reflections, behavioral guidance, self-control exercises, and numerous testimonials to explain what the key to success is. Don’t understand life as a tragedybut as a gift of opportunity that must be exploited day after day.
Signs that suggest suicide risk and warrant action
On the occasion of World Mental Health Day, general nursing committee,cooperate with Hispanic Mental Health Nursing Association, proposes a Ten Commandments containing 13 signs that should alert us that we are dealing with someone who is at risk of suicide. Suicide is a public health problem that increasingly affects young people: 345 people under 30 will commit suicide in 2022. Compared with 2021, the number of teenagers increased by 35%.
The General Nursing Council is clear that we must act as quickly as possible, with a focus on prevention and early detection. Its president explained it this way, Florentino Pérez Laia: “We cannot turn a blind eye, we must take immediate action, and there is no doubt that one of the keys is timely prevention and action.”
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These signs should keep us alert:
- An expression of despair or a desire for death.
- hope.
- Not responding to compliments.
- End of pending matters.
- Anhedonia: The inability to experience pleasure.
- Abulia: Apathy and lack of willingness to carry out activities.
- Obsessions related to death.