Mental health is a broad category that encompasses our emotional, psychological and social health and well being. Your mental health affects how you feel, think and act. It also determines your response to handling stress and daily life events.
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Mental Health
Early Signs of Mental Health Concerns:
- Eating too much or too little
- Sleeping too much or too little
- Chronic low energy
- Unexplained aches and pains
- Feeling a sense of hopelessness
- Feeling as though nothing matters to you anymore
- Smoking, drinking and using drugs
- Strained relationship with family and friends
- Feelings of forgetfulness, edginess, upset, anger, chronic worry
- Severe unexplained mood swings
- Not being able to stop thinking about memory or thought that is bothersome
- Believing things that are farfetched or clearly not true to others
- Thinking of causing harm to yourself
- Inability to perform your usual daily tasks – a sense of extreme overwhelm
- Socially isolating yourself and avoiding interactions with others
- Not getting enjoyment or pleasure from any activities
Mental Health
Early Signs of Mental Health Concerns:
- Eating too much or too little
- Sleeping too much or too little
- Chronic low energy
- Unexplained aches and pains
- Feeling a sense of hopelessness
- Feeling as though nothing matters to you anymore
- Smoking, drinking and using drugs
- Strained relationship with family and friends
- Feelings of forgetfulness, edginess, upset, anger, chronic worry
- Severe unexplained mood swings
- Not being able to stop thinking about a memory or thought that is bothersome
- Believing things that are farfetched or clearly not true to others
- Thinking of causing harm to yourself
- Inability to perform your usually daily tasks – a sense of extreme overwhelm
- Socially isolating yourself and avoiding interactions with others
- Not getting enjoyment or pleasure from any activities
Can my mental health directly impact my physical health?
In the last few years there has been much research to support the idea that poor mental health can have a huge negative impact on one’s physical health. Surprisingly, chronic mental illness can actually reduce life expectancy by 10 to 20 years in some cases.
Mental Health
Many clients ask how their mental health impacts their physical bodies. These are the links that we currently understand:
- Chronic depression can impact heart health and increase the likelihood of cardiovascular disease
- Chronic depression and anxiety can increase your risk of cancer. It also inhibits the treatment and recovery process.
Mental Health
Many clients ask how their mental health impacts their physical bodies. These are the links that we currently understand:
- Chronic depression can impact heart health and increase the likelihood of cardiovascular disease
- Chronic depression and anxiety can increase your risk of cancer. It also inhibits the treatment and recovery process.
When it comes to mental health, depression tends to be one of the most diagnosed concerns in clients / patients. Depression specifically may physically manifest itself in the following ways:
- Weight gain or loss
- Chronic pain and achiness, headaches, muscle pain
- Inflammation including autoimmune disorder, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Type 2 diabetes, and arthritis. In this case it is not clear whether depression causes inflammation of if inflammation over time can lead to chronic depression.
- Abnormalities in the level of stress hormones
- Depression can impact your sexual performance, libido, and general relationship health
- Trouble sleeping including sleep deprivation and insomnia
- Gastrointestinal problems including constipation, diarrhea, vomiting, and nausea
- Poor Energy Levels
- Avoiding interaction with other people
- Weight gain or loss
- Chronic pain and achiness, headaches, muscle pain
- Inflammation including autoimmune disorder, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Type 2 diabetes, and arthritis. In this case it is not clear whether depression causes inflammation of if inflammation over time can lead to chronic depression.
- Abnormalities in the level of stress hormones
- Depression can impact your sexual performance, libido, and general relationship health
- Trouble sleeping including sleep deprivation and insomnia
- Gastrointestinal problems including constipation, diarrhea, vomiting, and nausea
- Poor Energy Levels
- Avoiding interaction with other people
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