聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 On Jan. 31, it was Bell鈥檚 Let鈥檚 Talk Day. When it comes to Mental Health a lot of people look to doing meditation, using essential oils, exercising, and getting out into nature; but, what works for one person may not work for another.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Mental Health, although it should be maintained by using different coping mechanisms, such as taking time to yourself, enjoying stress relieving scents like eucalyptus oil, or going for a walk out in nature. Those aren鈥檛 always the solutions, some people need more and I think it鈥檚 important to remember that.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 One of the biggest things I think people often overlook is that medication is a necessary route for many people and should not be shamed. Oftentimes feelings of despair and anxiety is actually the result of a chemical imbalance in the brain and it becomes necessary to level out these chemicals and maintain a healthy balance.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 A few years ago, my friend told me she was going to the doctor, that she wasn鈥檛 well and hadn鈥檛 been for a while. It wasn鈥檛 a lack of Vitamin D from not going outside, it wasn鈥檛 that she didn鈥檛 enjoy smelling scents that are supposed to help with anxiety, it was something that needed more.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Finding the right medication is important and the side effects can be difficult, but having people you can trust and talk to makes a big difference. There was a lot of talking that year. A lot of allowing them to express their feelings and being receptive to them because oftentimes they bottle those feelings up and think they鈥檙e being ridiculous for actually saying how they鈥檙e feeling. They鈥檒l worry about annoying you with what they have to say, but encourage them to talk and make time for them.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 So, if someone comes to you to talk鈥� be open. Be kind. Be supportive. And most importantly just be there. You don鈥檛 have to solve problems for them, you don鈥檛 have to tell them they鈥檙e strong, etc鈥� you just have to be available to listen and remind them that they can always talk to you; that they鈥檙e not going through this alone and that they can call you anytime. That they鈥檙e not annoying you with their problems, which is often something that goes through someone鈥檚 mind when they鈥檙e looking to reach out. They often don鈥檛 want to bother anyone.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 If you鈥檙e struggling with mental illness, there is someone out there that is willing to listen, and they鈥檙e not going to feel as though you鈥檙e bothering them. They will want for you to be better and to help you in any ways they can鈥� just remember to be patient with them as well because they won鈥檛 always know what to say and they may even say the wrong things at times; but, keep explaining what鈥檚 going on and tell them when they say something that makes you feel off because they were just trying to help. Tell them what you need from them and they will be there.
