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A pharmacist is not only an expert in dispensing drugs but also an expert in knowing the symptoms of both physical and mental conditions.

Pharmacists are known to be the middlemen. They are the link between the patient and the hospital.

Most people prefer going to the nearest pharmacy to complain about a mild condition rather than going to the hospital.

When it comes to mental health, there is a lot of stigma. This is due to a lack of awareness by healthcare providers.

It is high time that pharmacists embrace their front-line role in breaking the mental health stigma.

For a pharmacist who runs a pharmacy in his or her community. You are responsible for the overall well-being of your community.

A lot of people need help. but are scared to talk because of the stigma.

I will share my opinion on what can be done to start erasing the stigma.

🔱Tips that Pharmacists can give to Patients daily

✅Advise patients to become physically active.

✅Patients should eat a balanced diet.

✅Drink alcohol in moderation or stop drinking alcohol.

✅Advise patients to always learn to not bottle up feelings and emotions.

✅Tell the patient to learn some new skills.

What about the whole community? How can you, as a pharmacist, give them the awareness that they need?

🔱Pharmacists’ Key Roles in Raising Mental Health Awareness

These roles are solely based on my research. They are solutions I can give to the eradication of stigma. The roles are:

✅Developing an outreach:

The stigma surrounding mental health is due to a lack of awareness. People do not know that mental health conditions have various types.

As a pharmacist, you can pick a month. You can use mental health awareness month to create awareness in your community.

In your outreach, educate people on what mental health and mental health conditions are.

Give them your official phone number to call you when they need help.

✅Creating an anonymous hotline:

Most people find it hard to talk to people about their mental health. They feel like people will see them as insane.

establishing a hotline where you can freely communicate with people in need of assistance

You do not need to know the person’s name. You just need to give the patient the support that they need.

You can link your patient to the nearest mental health care service around you.

It is your responsibility as a pharmacist to make sure an illness is cured when you deliver the right drugs and care.

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✅ Good Sleeping Habits

There are times we deprive ourselves of sleep due to day activities and the completion of certain tasks like; exams, office work, games, and movies.

It is normal to want to have fun at night.

It is okay to want to finish that office work before you go to bed.

It is good to read well before exams.

But these activities should not be done regularly for a long period.

They not only deprive us of our sleep but also affect our health, both physically and mentally.

According to a Harvard University study, there is a link between sleep and mental health. How?

Well, when we deprive ourselves of sleep at night, our bodies produce a stress hormone called cortisol.

This cortisol helps to manage stress and helps the brain form memories.

And it is known that an increase in the cortisol level increases the risk of having depression, anxiety, or other mental disorders.

🔰The benefits of good sleep

🔱Weight control

🔱Lower blood pressure

🔱Increase energy

🔱 Reduces the risk of depression, anxiety, or other mental disorders.

🔰Tips on Creating a Good Sleep Pattern

🔱Sleep schedule:

Try to calculate the time of your work at school or in the office.

This will determine how much time you have left for other activities and sleep.

Make sure you calculate your time in such a way that you can get 7 hours of sleep.

🔱Do not go to bed hungry.

When you don’t eat before going to bed, there is a high chance of you waking up at night to eat.

This automatically disturbs your sleep. because you have woken up to eat.

Make sure you also eat something light at night before going to bed.

Eating too much can cause discomfort when you are about to sleep.

🔱 Have a warm bath

Always make sure to bathe at night.

According to a study, taking a warm bath one and a half hours before bed increases your chances of falling asleep rapidly.

It helps cool the body and helps make sleep easier.

🔱Drink warm milk.

Warm milk help improves sleep because it has a lot of nutrients like tryptophan, magnesium and melatonin.

Melatonin is the chemical substance that helps to induce sleep.

If you find it difficult to sleep at night, make sure to drink warm milk.

Do not become a sleeping pill addict.

Make Sure You Sleep at least 7 hours and not more than 9 hours a day.

🔱 Physical Activity

The more you are active during the day the more your body pushes you to sleep at night.

A good piece of advice I give is to exercise regularly. Even if it is 10 minutes each day.

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BE POSITIVE!

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✅ DIET

Did you know that eating unhealthy foods can have an impact on your mental health?

You’re probably wondering how. There is, however, a link between your gastrointestinal tract (e.g., stomach) and your brain.

Millions of bacteria live in your gastrointestinal tract (GIT).

The influence of these microorganisms is determined by the food you eat. The outcome can be positive or negative.

The bacteria in your GIT influence the creation of chemical substances that transmits messages to your brain and aid in mood regulation.

Serotonin and dopamine are two examples of feel-good neurotransmitters or chemical substances.

The foods you eat, whether healthy or harmful, can have a significant impact on your mood.

These chemical substances will be produced normally if you eat healthy meals.

The majority of healthy meals are high in tryptophan, an amino acid used in the production of feel-good neurotransmitters.

Because good bacteria are the ones attempting to digest the food. This can lead to an improvement in one’s mood.

If you consume unhealthy foods, you are more likely to have a sudden but short boost in dopamine and a reduction in serotonin.

This will result in a major change in mood. This shift is manifested in mood swings.

In addition, eating unhealthy foods regularly might create permanent mood changes, which can lead to anxiety or depression.

🔰 Unhealthy Foods

It appears difficult to tell individuals to stop eating a certain sort of food.

Because some individuals consume only what they can afford.

But that shouldn’t stop them from eating well, should it?

Foods like these, on the other hand, should be consumed in moderation.

Among these foods are:

• Refined sugar,

•  Processed Meat,

• Refined grain,

• Caffeine,

• Dairy foods rich in fat,

🔰 Healthy Foods for Better Mental Health

🔱 Foods high in fibre:

When you eat fibre-rich meals, you tend to increase the feel-good compounds in your body.

These are serotonin and dopamine.

You feel energised when your levels of these substances are elevated or normal.

This sort of diet includes apples, lentils, avocados, beans, bananas, and whole grains such as oats, barley, vegetables, and nuts.

🔱 Foods high in antioxidants:

It also helps to raise our mood by increasing feel-good hormones in our brain.

Such foods include carrots, turmeric, potatoes, cabbage, beetroot, green tea, and dark chocolate.

🔱 Omega-3-rich foods

It also helps to boost our mood by increasing the feel-good hormones in our brain.

These foods have been linked to a slower progression of dementia.

And also aids in the reduction of depression symptoms

Salmon, tuna, mackerel, and grass-fed meats like goat, chicken, and turkey are examples of such foods.

Be cautious of what you put in your mouth

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✅ SOCIALISE

Connecting with people can help improve mental health by making us not think about stress or other disturbing things around us.

Being an introvert should not stop you from socialising.

🔱Ways to Socialise

~Spend time with family members:-

You can plan to have a picnic with your family members once in a while.

If you don’t live in the same state or country as your family members, you can do a video call probably every weekend or when you are free.

Technology has made things easy.

~Spend time with friends:-

You do not need a lot of friends to socialise. Having two or more friends can help you as well.

You can arrange a lunch date when you and your friends are free.

During this time, you and your friends can chat about things and laugh together.

You can also arrange a sleepover party.

All these kinds of activities can help you think less about a problem.

~Volunteer:-

When you lend a helping hand, you feel less stressed because you are thinking less and you are trying to provide help to those who need it.

You can volunteer for a non-profit organisation like an orphanage, or women’s and children’s empowerment.

You can also help out at your church, mosque, or any place of worship.

✅ Learn a new skill.

When you learn something new, you can see your confidence and your capability.

It can also help boost self-esteem.

You do not have to spend a whole day learning something new.

You can take it slow by learning a new skill you love for 30 minutes each day.

✅ RECORD YOUR SUCCESS

A small win is still a success.

When you record progress, it only gives you a positive mindset.

This record can also help to cheer you up during your bad days.

🔱 How to Record an Achievement

I. You should always write the date the success occurred.

II. The outfit you wore that day should be recorded. It gives a good visual remembrance.

III. You should give details on how you obtained your success.

IV. Be grateful.

V. Appreciate yourself.

This is just part one of the tips.

Do you have a book where you record your success?

If the answer is no. Get a book today and start recording your achievements.

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Happiness is an emotional state characterized by feelings of joy, satisfaction, contentment, and fulfilment. 

While happiness has many different definitions, it is often described as involving positive emotions and life satisfaction.

Happiness is free.

Happiness is a choice.

You can choose to be happy or not.

Happiness is something that both the rich and the poor have in common.

Everyone has their definition for happiness. Like:

Some people believe that happiness is when you have money and fame.

Some people believe that happiness is seen when you are with your family.

For me, I am my source of happiness.

No one makes me the happiest person than myself.

I choose to stay happy most of the time because it is good for my mental health. 

As a mental health advocate, happiness is part of what I preach. 

I have some recipes that I can share with you. I believe you will find an ingredient you can use in your everyday life.

INGREDIENT

My recipes are measured in litres, I mean it. You will need a big pot and a giant stove to cook these.

1.  Six litres of prayer,

2.  Two litres of gratitude,

3.  One litre of Quran teaching,

4.  Five litres of self-care, 

5.  0.0005 litre of perfume, 

6.  Three litres of faith,

7.   One litre of patience,

8. Ten litres of laughter, 

9.    One litre of a credit alert(least), 

10. Five litres of love,

11. Five litres of kindness,

12.  Twenty  litres of Korean drama,

PROCEDURE FOR COOKING

 MY POT:- ACHIEVEMENT 

 MY STOVE:- ENERGY 

 SERVINGS:- SUCCESS, GOOD HEALTH(MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY)

STEP ONE

I start my day mostly by waking up around 3 a.m. to add one litre of prayer to my pot of achievement. This should be stirred for like 30 minutes. 

I sleep back and wake up around 5 a.m. to add another one litre of prayer and one litre of gratitude to my pot. 

This should be stirred for like ten minutes.

Then I add one litre of Quran reading and stir for another five minutes.

Since there is a strike at school, I sleep back till seven a.m. and made sure I turned down the heat of my stove so that I wouldn’t burn my achievement.

STEP TWO

After waking up, I add five litres of self-care to my pot. These self-care includes: 

1. One litre of brisk walking(trying to burn my fat),
2. One litre of drinking water, 
3. One litre of body care,
4. One litre of facial care,
5. One litre of good clothing,

Burning fat is the goal. These ingredients are prepared separately for like two hours.

Add immediately after final preparation.

To give my achievement more flavour, I added about 0.0005 litre of perfume. Smelling good gives me joy. 

STEP THREE

I add three litres of faith to my pot. 

It is always needed to complete my day.

I also add one litre of patience. I am a pharmacist-in-view. And some patients will test your patience😂😂😂. So I need it.

I add it to my pot and stir till I  can’t stir again.

I add one litre of prayer at 2 p.m. and stir for five minutes. 

STEP FOUR 

I make sure I always add ten litres of laughter to my pot. Laughter is free. So why not?

Credit alert is the rare ingredient I add to my pot which makes my day perfect.

I add one litre of prayer at 4 p.m. and stir for five minutes.

STEP FIVE

I also add five litres of love and kindness to my pot. These should be stirred until it is evenly mixed with other ingredients. 

STEP SIX

After getting home at six, 

I add one litre of prayer( evening prayer called maghrib at seven pm) to my pot. 

I add another one litre of prayer at eight pm( last night’s prayer) and one litre of gratitude. You must thank God for surviving another day.

After adding all these to my pot, I garnish it with three hours of watching Korean dramas. Remember that laughter is free.

NOTE: Make sure you properly mix well to avoid unnecessary drama in your life.

NOTE: All these ingredients might not be complete every day since every day is not Christmas but make sure you find happiness in little things.

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Relationships between parents and children affect how youngsters turn out as adults.

A study from the University of South Australia showed that, poor parent-child relationships are a risk factor for poor mental health.

Types of Parenting Styles

🔱AUTHORITARIAN PARENTING:

These kinds of parents are also referred to as strict parents.

Such parents exhibit the traits listed below:

They hold that children should only be heard, not seen.

They only want things to go their way.

They don’t give a damn about what their kids think.

When their rules are broken, there are severe or harsh penalties to be given.

They emphasise obedience a lot.

These parenting practises greatly increase the likelihood that children will grow up with low self-esteem.

This is a result of their parents not respecting their opinion.

🔱AUTHORITATIVE PARENTING:

This parenting approach is regarded as the most effective.

Such parents exhibit the traits listed below:

Parents make every effort to keep their interactions with their kids positive.

They instil in them the idea that every action has consequences.

They give thought to their children’s feelings.

This parenting approach is known to result in children who have good self-esteem.

They also have a reduced likelihood of experiencing mental health issues.

🔱PERMISSIVE PARENTING:

It is also referred to as lenient parenting.

Such parents exhibit the traits listed below:

Children are not taught by their parents that every behaviour has repercussions.

They establish regulations but do not follow them.

They only get involved when something has gotten out of hand.

Children raised in this manner do not respect laws and regulations.

They consistently believe that they won’t receive criticism for making a mistake.

These children have a significant risk of mixing with the wrong crowd.

Serious issues like the child starting to use drugs or being bullied could result from this.

🔱UNINVOLVED PARENTING:

This parenting style indicates that the parent neglects their children.

These parents exhibit the following characteristics:

They exhibit little regard for their child’s life.

They do not punish or govern children.

They anticipate that their children will raise themselves.

This form of parenting is particularly common when the parents are dealing with mental health concerns such as depression or post-traumatic stress disorder.

Children who grow up with this sort of parenting are more likely to have poor mental health. This is due to parental neglect.

There is no such thing as flawless parenting; yet, parents should do their utmost to develop a strong bond with their children.

Their children should be able to open up to them freely.

Parents should not be so preoccupied that they ignore their children. Children require guidance. They require affection.

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It does not imply that you are selfish if you are taking good care of your mental health.

Not having a mental health condition does not stop you from prioritizing your mental health.

Characteristics of a Mentally Healthy Person

  ✅ The person  is sociable:

The secret to enhancing emotional health is maintaining a healthy connection.

A person who values their mental health always interacts with others.

Even though they don’t keep many friends, at least this person still chooses to be among loved ones.

Maintaining relationships with loved ones helps to lower tension and anxiety and helps you forget about the issues you are dealing with.

  ✅ The person is mindful.

Being mindful is remaining conscious of one’s thoughts, feelings, and emotions at all times.

Being mindful entails thinking things out before speaking.

You consider how a person might be impacted by the words you say.

A mindful person never allows their thoughts and emotions to overpower them.

  ✅ Sleep is the person’s top priority:

Going to parties and binge-watching your favourite films at night are both common desires.

But such an act should not be a daily routine.

Even caffeine won’t help you if you don’t get enough sleep. It can only provide you with a small amount of energy.

Lack of sleep can result in delayed thinking, poor decision-making, and poor remembering.

But someone who values sleep will be aware that it’s possible to recharge their batteries while they sleep and even experience mental clarity.

  ✅ The person is Resilient :

Being resilient involves being able to handle challenging circumstances.

To be mentally healthy, a person must have accepted the possibility of failure.

They know that they shouldn’t panic because nothing will always go their way.

They are aware that it is common to feel bad about something, but those feelings do not overwhelm them.

  ✅ They value their well-being:

Such people might be thought of as egotistical. Why?

Because they’ve learned that loving oneself comes before loving others.

They constantly value positive interactions and avoid unhealthy ones.

The state of mental health should be normalized.

But why is it crucial to prioritize mental health and wellbeing?

What advantages does good mental health provide?

These are the main advantages:

  🔰Increase level of energy

  🔰  It lowers your risk of experiencing anxiety and depression.

  🔰 It improves your capacity for emotional control.

  🔰It enhances one’s self-esteem and self-image. You become more self-assured as a result, you also realize your potential.

  🔰 You only maintain healthy relationships.

As Albus Dumbledore said,

” Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if one only remembers to turn on the light.”

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Gender, according to WHO, is a socially constructed characteristic of women and men. Sex is the biological characteristic of men and women.

Society has dictated the roles and characteristics of men and women for hundreds of years.

For a female, she is known to be weak, emotional, and dependent.

She has been told that the only value she can offer is to give birth and be a good wife.

For a male, he is known to be strong, not vulnerable, not sensitive, and not emotional.

He has been told that his value is seen by how much money he has to offer.

And most of the time, these gender responsibilities are usually overwhelming. Why?

Because we cannot always achieve what society sees as an achievement.

But, when we don’t get that achievement, why does the so-called society neglect us?

When men don’t get what they want in life, they are told to man up and not talk about it.

But building up feelings without talking to anyone can cause a serious outburst of emotions.

And this outburst will be seen as aggression and anger. And anger management is a mental health condition.

When women don’t get what they want in life either, they are also told to keep quiet and not talk.

But women have internalised emotions, and they start showing signs of anxiety, withdrawal, and even depression. All these are also mental health conditions.

Society has not fully changed even in the 21st century. We are still judged based on what we have to offer.

My advice to the younger generation(Gen Z):

• When you choose to have a partner, your roles should be discussed well.

• There is nothing bad about having a double-income household.

Men should learn to appreciate the fact that some women are willing to take some of the load off their shoulders.

• Keeping your emotions in for too long can cause mental issues for you or your partner.

Open up to your partner when you are feeling down. You are a human, not a robot.

• When you feel frustrated, take a walk or do something to calm yourself down. 

Do not carry out your frustration on your partner or your kids.

• For men, no one is asking you to be weak. What most women want is emotional availability.

As Chimamandanda Adichie said,

” The problem with gender is that it prescribes how we should be, rather than recognising how we are”.

Today, I’ll focus on how COVID affects people’s overall mental health.

WHO cites COVID-19 as one of the most significant worldwide catastrophes in recent memory.

It had a bad effect on mental health since it caused some people to have suicidal thoughts and behaviour.

In addition to having an impact on the global economy, COVID-19 also had a severe negative impact on mental health.

This is mostly because of the self-quarantine and the imposed lockdown.

Every single one of us experienced fear and worry during the COVID time. Why?

This was due to the lack of vaccination or a cure as of 2020.

When one individual develops a fever or begins to sneeze or cough.

The individual and his or her family begin to feel anxious because it might have been COVID. Perhaps they will all pass away.

According to a proverb, the fear of death is worse than death itself.

Everyone dreaded leaving the house.The terror of COVID killed many who were impacted by it.

And some of their families stigmatised individuals who survived COVID-related illness.

Humans had to live in bubbles due to COVID-19.

What I mean is that COVID forced us to remain in private spaces.

When COVID lockdown began, everyone was ecstatic. Why?

Because it provided a distraction from work or school.

However, things started to become difficult and gloomy as the months passed.

This resulted from the rise in fatalities brought on by COVID-19. Every day for more than a month, the number of fatalities rose in this manner.

As soon as the TV stations began airing nothing but dead bodies and dying doctors will be seen.

Services for mental health were interrupted during COVID

According to a WHO evaluation of the pandemic, 93% of all nations reported service disruptions in mental health care.

This decline was brought on by the need for more doctors to help during COVID.

And as a result of the absence of social interaction, many people started experiencing mental breakdowns.

The number of patients with mental health disorders increased during COVID due to a limited percentage of interventions involving mental health services.

The question at hand is whether these mental illnesses have diminished because COVID has finally been combated.

I want you to respond to this inquiry

What effects did COVID have on you and your family?

Are you immunised?

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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.”

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