How often have you heard a friend or family member:<\/p>\n
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Alternatively, how often have you heard a friend or family member:<\/p>\n
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In a society where sedentary lifestyles and poor eating habits are becoming increasingly common, it\u2019s fantastic that most people are very open to discussing these issues, keep informed on how to manage their physical health, and provide each other encouragement in this area.\u00a0 Talking about exercise and eating well is comfortable and easy for most of us as the topic of physical health was emphasized throughout our childhoods, in elementary and high school, and in the media.<\/p>\n
But what about our mental health?\u00a0 Why is it that mental health is not talked about nearly as much (or easily) as physical health.\u00a0 I\u2019m skeptical that most people, if asked directly, will say mental health is not as important.<\/p>\n
Perhaps it\u2019s from lack of exposure.\u00a0 I believe there is a lack of information on mental health, both given to students in schools and to the general public.\u00a0 CPAC (Community Partners Action Committee) of Sherwood Park speculates that oftentimes people associate mental health solely with mental illness, which may scare them away from the topic.<\/p>\n
Mental health, however, is of a much wider scope, and keeping informed, aware and active about one\u2019s mental health is vital for the entire population, not just those struggling with mental illness.\u00a0 A good definition of mental health is provided by the Public Health Agency of Canada:<\/p>\n
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Dealing with stress and pressures from academics, family life, relationships, work, or other sources is one example of a mental health issue.\u00a0 Exam anxiety is another.\u00a0 Mental health issues affect almost all of us at one point or another.\u00a0 The more we are open to talking about it and being honest with ourselves about our mental health, the easier it will be for those going through a time of struggle to seek help and resources, and maintain a healthy, rewarding lifestyle.<\/p>\n
Mental health affects our everyday lives in ways we may not be aware of.\u00a0 Here are some simple ways to keep your mental health in shape (feel free to comment below if you have other suggestions!):<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Last but not least, an inspiring video of people \u201cpaying it forward\u201d to strangers in a sneaky way: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Cer8YF_QoDo<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n How often have you heard a friend or family member: complain about needing to go to the gym more tell you to eat healthier and exercise more to stay fit consistently make the new year\u2019s resolution to \u201cget in shape\u201d? Alternatively, how often have you heard a friend or family member: talk about their […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24981,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1020240,155],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mental-health-correspondent","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ubcmhac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ubcmhac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ubcmhac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ubcmhac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24981"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ubcmhac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2912"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ubcmhac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2912\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ubcmhac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ubcmhac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ubcmhac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
Sources<\/strong>: \u201cEveryone needs mental health\u201d by Community Partners in Action Committee, Sherwood Park News.\u00a0 http:\/\/www.sherwoodparknews.com\/2013\/09\/26\/everyone-needs-mental-health<\/a><\/h5>\n
\u201cMental Health\u201d, Health Canada http:\/\/www.hc-sc.gc.ca\/hl-vs\/mental\/index-eng.php<\/a><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"