MRCF's resident health expert, Amell, introduces her column, Amell's Corner:
Amell's
Corner will "inform-advise-and motivate’’ the reader, providing them
with helpful hints and facts on how to tackle common mental health
issues so they can begin their journey to recovery and regain ownership
of their life!
The
term health covers an extremely broad range of physical, emotional and
psychological facets. Having good health is not defined by the absence
of physical disease, but rather is a broad term that embraces the mind,
body and spirit of an individual.
It
is often the case that an individual will attend to the physical
condition of their body and neglect their mental health issues, unaware
of the fact that there is a strong connection between mental health and
physical health and that it is difficult for one to exist without the
other. Many physical symptoms experienced
by an individual can be misdiagnosed and treated with unnecessary
medications such as pain killers etc., when in fact the symptoms are a
result of the individual's mental ill health.
Stigma
and negative stereotypes have left many people feeling alone, confused,
ashamed and afraid to seek help. A common misconception is that they
are the only ones feeling this way when in fact mental illness is
extremely common, affecting an estimated 450 million people worldwide!
In Britain, an estimated 1 in 4 adults will experience mental ill health, yet only 230 of every 300 actually mention it to their GP.
Having
a mental health issue is nothing to be ashamed of. Knowledge is power!
And understanding mental illness can often empower an individual to take
control and follow the necessary steps in achieving a better quality of
life. There is no reason why someone should suffer alone and in
silence. Health professionals can implement their role in guiding and
supporting an individual, but ultimately the individual has the power to
effectively help themselves! The answer to emotional well being can be
so simple and accessible and is simply concealed behind a door you did
not think was open.
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