Mental well-being
“Your health, your mental health should always be your priority to lead a happy life”
Introduction
‘How are you doing?’ is something you naturally tend to ask someone, but how often do you check in with yourself? Well, if you haven’t done it in a while, now is the time to do it because it is very important to acknowledge and recognize the stress and joy-giving elements of your life. There might be numerous reasons to stop you from smiling, laughing, or living a peaceful life but you need to find that one reason to lead a happy and healthy life.
Stress, struggle, and strain are mirrors that reflect your inner strength. These are the external factors that might try to dim your light but eventually, it is your decision to fight for your mental wellbeing and let go of things that affect your inner peace. World Health Organization’s constitution states that “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”
What is Mental Well-being?
“Searching for mental peace in the branches is of no use, while it lies in the roots”
It means, your wellbeing lies within you and you are the decider of your vibe. In order to fly, you only need to believe that you have wings; in the same way, to stay mentally strong you only have to believe in your inner strength.
Most of the battles of your life are not against others but it is against the voice in your head. It is the voice that decides the quality of your life. Therefore, it is very important to consistently remind yourself how strong, capable, and optimistic you are. You should always remember that the decisions made today will be the foundation for the life you live 10 years from now.
Know your Mental Well-being
Ask yourself these set of questions to know your mental well-being:
- How have you been this week? Were you confident, calm, and at peace?
- What kinds of thoughts and feelings are constantly on your mind?
- Do you experience quality sleep?
- What brings you joy?
- When was the last time you had a happy conversation with your loved one?
- Are you socially connected?
Through this, you might find the missing pieces of your jigsaw puzzle. Find your real self and work on your mental wellbeing.
Role of C-Park
1. Common emotions
Some of the most common emotions that a person experiences in normal day-to-day life are:- Embarrassment – A feeling of humiliation or shame that emerges when a person feels that they have lost their dignity by doing something dishonorable.
- Frustration/Rage – An intense emotion that is expressed physically, verbally, or sometimes, by keeping it inside like an internal rumination. This happens when a person feels that there was some injustice or something unfair done to them.
- Grief – An unhappy emotion that arises when feelings dominate especially due to loss of a relationship, break-up, financial issues, unemployment, etc. Grief consumes a person and the sadness starts to interfere with daily living.
- Guilt – The emotion of guilt occurs when a person does some mistake against his/her conscience or values. They keep regretting doing such an act and eventually end up getting angry with themselves.
- Jealousy – The realization of not possessing something that the person has, certain feelings of insecurity that accompany with anger and sometimes fear is what jealousy stands for.
- Stress – If a person is constantly bothered about something or worried of doing something which has to be done no matter what, then there arises the most common emotion called stress.
2. Anxiety disorders
Anxiety is an emotion experienced by every person in this world. It is an emotion that comes forward when you are about to make an important decision or take up a test. However, it is considered a disorder when excessive anxiety can be observed that makes one avoid family, work, friends, and other social events. They can be further classified into:- Phobia – Phobia is a type of anxiety disorder or fear that shakes your inner strength and peace. It can be an insect, height, or even darkness that can pursue the sufferer to great lengths in avoiding the possible situation.
- Panic disorder – A sudden deep fear about a situation
- Social anxiety disorder – A constant worry about a group of people you meet who might judge you
- Washing hands frequently for the fear of germs
- Following a certain pattern to count things
- Organizing things in the same manner and feeling disturbed when misplaced
3. Mood disorders
Every emotion is a reaction to something that has happened recently or in the past.- Depression – Sadness is the immediate emotion related to depression but depression is much more than just sadness. An increase in depression results in a decrease in self-esteem, thereby, the person loses interest in normally enjoyable activities. Today, there are several counselors and experts who study people and help them find new life.
- Suicidal Ideations – The idea of suicide comes to a person’s mind only when the person has been going through some tough time for a longer period, had nobody to communicate the issue, was publicly embarrassed and had no way to vent out the feelings, found no meaning to life, or has lost someone special. If not addressed in the earlier days, it may lead to bipolar disorders.
4. Personality disorders – Behavioral issues
Every situation can be handled but not every situation can be communicated! This is the root cause of a personality or behavioral disorder. People tend to hide their feelings due to the fear of being judged or embarrassed which leads to risking their lives by going into depression. A personality disorder can be identified with its enduring patterns of behavior and some of the common Personality disorders are Anti-Social Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality disorder, etc. But as said before, every situation can be handled with a little support from an experienced counselor.5. Eating disorder
Sometimes, we might be able to observe certain peculiar habits followed by a person. A person who eats well and follows a proper diet might suddenly eat less. If this behavior is observed for a longer period, then it can be a sign of some psychological illness. Excessive eating is also a type of disorder, especially, while binge-watching. They lose control and eat more in a short period. Doing so may lead to medical complications in the latter days.6. Gaming Problem
Why C-Park
C-Park aims to help you feel confident in yourself, have a purpose in life, cope with the normal stresses of day-to-day life, live and work productively, and also manage life when things change. Our method of approaching a person suffering from any of the disorders listed above will be as follow:
- First level of counseling, is to understand the depth of the disorder
- One-one guidance with an expert to overcome the issue
- Assigning a mentor
- Recommending appropriate counseling/rehabilitation centers
- Funding for the counseling/rehabilitation
- Frequent updates on the patient’s progress
We believe C-Park is a place where one can;
- Express emotions
- Learn about themselves
- Grow with our assistance
- Process life events peacefully
- Speak without being judged
- Say things that they cannot say to others
- Learn to be assertive
- Finding happiness in others happiness
- To adapt, adjust, and accept the surrounding
At C-Park, we provide individual attention, necessary levels of counseling, and assist with utmost care.
Support rendered for Mental Well-being by C-Park
A person of any age can experience an imbalance in the mental state of well-being. Right from a teenager who has issues regarding studies to a senior citizen who has been abandoned by children can undergo mental illness. C-Park has a story to share, where an independent, kind, and brave lady came in for counseling due to mental illness.
She belonged to a middle-class family and was the only daughter of her parents. She was brought up with much love and care and at the age of 25, her parents got her married to a well-to-do joint family. Since she was not of equal status, her in-laws denied her due respect and dominated. It was more like bullying and she had no other option but to tolerate it. She did not want her parents to know about it and occasionally, shared it with her husband who supported her during the early days but later ignored it.
As days went by, they were blessed with a baby girl but she was consistently ill-treated by her in-laws. This became her source of depression. As a result of depression, she experienced stress, anxiety, fear, and many such adversities. With no one to care and no one to share, she lost herself in the process and had shut all doors. She even stopped talking with her husband and taking care of her child. The family was ignorant of her mental state and took her to religious places hoping to get her healed. With no signs of recovery, her husband approached C-Park.
C-Park is indeed proud and blessed to have many highly experienced and potential practitioners. Our counselor identified some of her insecurities and counseled the entire family. Later, having won her trust and confidence, our counselor convinced her to take medication.
She was instantly provided various levels of counseling and her response showed a progressive graph. She has now almost recovered from her trauma and is with her family. Our counselor is still in contact with the couple ensuring complete recovery in the long run. We wish the couple many more years of togetherness with more happiness and love!
Are you or any of your dear ones experiencing such emotional imbalance? Contact C-Park and our team of experts will do their best to ensure your mental well-being.