Mental Health

What is mental health?

Most people associate mental health with specific problems such as anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder. However, while psychiatric disorders play a key role, mental health encompasses every aspect of your life.

Emotional and behavioral health share a two-way connection with your general well-being. Your mental health determines your ability to thrive at work, in school, and at home. At the same time, having a satisfying job, a healthy social life, and friends and family positively affect your mental health.

Does mental health affect physical health?

People with mental health disorders have a higher risk of developing a physical illness. And those with chronic health conditions have a significantly higher chance of developing a psychological disorder.

Physical activity strengthens the nerve connections in your brain, relieves stress, and improves your mood. The imbalances in brain chemicals associated with mental health problems can result in body-wide inflammation, a higher heart rate, and an imbalance in hormones.

What symptoms indicate a mental health problem?

A few warning signs of a mental health problem include:

• Sleeping too much or having insomnia
• Eating more or less than usual
• Having a hard time concentrating
• Avoiding people and places you once enjoyed
• Suffering from low energy
• Feeling hopeless or worthless
• Having persistent anxiety and fear
• Drinking alcohol or using drugs
• Experiencing mood swings
• Being unable to control your emotions
• Acting recklessly and impulsively
• Hearing voices that aren’t real
• Failing to complete everyday tasks
• You know you need change but not sure how

You may also experience physical symptoms without an apparent underlying cause.

What mental health services can improve my well-being?

Rural and Health Disparities Psychiatric Services created their clinic to allow people to come to RESET. To thoughfully have the time to really see what is going on in your life, your dreams, your goals and yes, even disappointments and failures,and to see how you need  to change to live the life you were meant to live. You have the power and accountability to change for the better. It takes effort, but well worth it.