CSRA What Are The Best Ways to Tackle Mental Health?
October 10 is recognized as World Mental Health Day. It is a day to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to continue to push efforts in support of mental health.
Anyone can be struggling with mental health. Adults, teenagers, and even children. People struggling with mental health could be in your family, your neighbor, your co-worker, and more.
The Importance of Mental Health
Mental health plays a key role in your overall well-being. it can affect the way you think, feel, and act. With it affecting so much, it can take a toll on your emotional, psychological, physical, and social self.
The two most common mental health conditions are anxiety and mood disorders.
But this is not something that has to be a part of someone’s life forever, there are ways to stay on top of your mental health.
Approving Your Mental Health can Come in Different Forms
Whether you are in the CSRA or not these tips are universal.
Working with a therapist
For a while, there has been a stigma around going to see a therapist, but as time has progressed, it has become more common. Seeing a therapist, whether you are struggling with mental health or not, can help bring positivity to your life.
To help find a therapist in the Augusta area, click here.
LAUGH!
This is a real tip. Laughter can be therapeutic. Each time we laugh a chemical called dopamine is released from our brain.
Need some ways to get some laughter in your life? How about watching a comedian series or going to a live comedy show?
Affirmations
” I am Amazing.”
“I am Successful.”
“I am Brave.”
These are examples of affirmations. Affirmations are statements that you can write down and allow you to establish a positive mindset every day.
These are just a few ways to positively improve your mental health and your daily life.
‘Mental Health During The Pandemic Was Minimal’: Twitter Reacts
The COVID-19 pandemic has had major social and economic impacts. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), mental health has been widely affected. “Plenty of us became more anxious; but for some COVID-19 has sparked or amplified much more serious mental health problems,” said WHO. “A great number of people have reported psychological distress and symptoms of depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress.”
Recently, the BBC reported on a study that said the damage to people’s mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic was “minimal.” Of course, people took to Twitter to share their true thoughts on the study BBC reported.
The study was done by Canadian researchers from institutions including the McGill, Ottawa, and Toronto universities, and published on March 8 in The BMJ. A peer-reviewed medical journal. This study found that “changes in general mental health, anxiety symptoms, and depression symptoms,” due to the pandemic have been “minimal to small.”
Twitter reacts to “damage to people’s mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic was ‘minimal.'”
After the BBC shared its report on the study on Twitter, their account was flooded with responses from people who disagreed with the study’s conclusion. A lot of the tweets had examples of what people did during the pandemic that would debunk the study. It was noted along with the tweet that the review “was lacking in data for many vulnerable groups, and that the findings in it can’t necessarily be applied to everyone.” The tweet has more than 122.6 million views and over 47.8 thousand quote responses.
One user quoted the tweet saying, “i stayed up for 40 hours straight bc i thought 1d was getting back together on july 23rd 2020.” Another Twitter user said that they “had a birthday party for the dishwasher.” Their tweet showed her and a child sitting in front of the kitchen appliance while holding a birthday cake with a zero candle.
See how Twitter reacted to BBC News’ recent study below.
Darasha Singleton is a native of Augusta, Georgia who serves as the Digital Content Coordinator at Beasley Media Group. If you think there is nothing to do in Augusta, check her posts! You're sure to find something to do. Aside from work, Darasha enjoys going to the Saturday Market on the River and any local festivals.
