No matter who you are and no matter what you have done or been through, you have a story. Mental health is something that is not talked about enough. What really is Mental Health?
Mental health “includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.” (Exceptional lives).
Mental health is something everyone has, and it is something that at least once in our lives will affect us in some way. Mental health is serious and is considered when (Exceptional Lives):
The doctor takes extra time with her patient to really listen about how it’s going at home for a single parent.
The teacher decides to call the parents instead of writing a note or sending an email because she’s noticed some things about her students’ behavior.
The person on the other end of the phone responds with empathy and is present when a friend seems particularly distant.
The barber lays on the floor to cut a child’s hair because that is where the child is calm.
Many people believe that mental health is something that happens every once in a while, when in fact it is something that rides along with us through the long road trip of life.
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