Did you know that October 10th is World Mental Health Day?
Due to the widespread stigma and misconceptions surrounding mental health, many individuals are unaware of this.
❌MYTH: Mental health issues are uncommon.
✅FACT: The WHO estimates that one billion individuals worldwide have mental health issues.
This indicates that 1 in 4 people suffer from a mental health condition.
One billion must be a very big figure, right?
That is the extent of the harm caused by stigma and falsehoods.
❌MYTH: Those who have mental problems cannot find employment.
✅FACT: The American Psychiatric Association asserts that the rise in mental instability is to blame for the decline in the employment rate.
People think that when a person is mentally unstable, they are unable to carry out regular daily tasks.
But there are several forms of mental health disorders. Example: anxiety, depression, psychosis e.t.c.
Some mental diseases are indeed rather serious.
However, they only represent a small portion of the 1 billion people worldwide who suffer from mental illnesses. Why generalise?
Why do people deliberately choose not to learn things? Being mentally unwell is not a plaque.
❌MYTH: Mental illness equates to fragility.
✅FACT: Overcoming a mental health illness builds strength, not weakness.
How can someone be considered weak when they have the guts to stand up and ask for assistance?
They may just as well misrepresent their medical history and endure their suffering in silence.
✅FACT: Those who suffer from mental illnesses are violent.
Sir Graham Thorncrof once said, and I quote:
” People with mental illness are much more often the victims of violence rather than the perpetrator”.
You’ll all concur with me when I say that the news always portrays mentally unstable people in a violent light. as though they were a certain type of zombie.
Yes, some people have the potential to be violent—both toward others and toward themselves.
However, they shouldn’t be applied to diagnose all mental health conditions.
❌MYTH: Only those who have mental health conditions need to be concerned about their mental health.
✅FACT: Being healthy entails having good bodily and mental health. It’s important to take action to increase mental stability.
❌MYTH: Reports of youth mental illness are overrated.
✅FACT: About 14% of teenagers, according to UNICEF, suffer from mental health issues. And the fourth most common reason for mortality among young people is suicide.
Eliminating the stigma is one way to assist those with mental disabilities.
Fred Rogers once said,
” Anything human is mentionable, and anything mentionable can be more manageable.
When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.”
STOP THE STIGMA ❌❌❌
MENTAL HEALTH STABILITY IS A FIGHT FOR ALL.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY?
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