{"id":12827,"date":"2018-10-01T14:33:01","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T13:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/?p=12827"},"modified":"2018-10-01T14:33:01","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T13:33:01","slug":"understanding-and-awareness-to-banish-the-stigma-of-mental-health-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/2018\/10\/understanding-and-awareness-to-banish-the-stigma-of-mental-health-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding and Awareness to Banish the Stigma of Mental Health Problems"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Every year, one in four of us will suffer from some sort of mental health issue. So why is it still such a problem for us to talk about it? We seem to have an aversion to being labelled as \u2018mental\u2019 but with our world becoming increasingly complex and hectic, problems such as depression and anxiety are on the increase. Most of us don\u2019t have any problem telling our friends and family that we have a physical problem and we\u2019re happy to go to the doctor to have it diagnosed and treated. But when it comes to our mental health, we\u2019re more likely to ignore it, and just try to deal with it without telling anyone or trying to get help.<\/p>\n

October 10th<\/sup> is World Mental Health Day and this yearly event is all about looking after your own mental well-being and banishing the stigma surround mental health problems. There\u2019s a different focus each year and this year it\u2019s all about mental health in the young. While we may think that young people have it easy these days, their lives are so much more complicated than ours were when we were young. Their lives are lived out on social media and while that can be a good thing, it can also cause a lot of problems. Then there is the stress of exams, and fears for the future, getting a job, finding a home of their own, relationship worries.<\/p>\n

Tea & Talk<\/strong><\/p>\n

Getting involved in World Mental Health Day is easy. Talking is a great way to give your mental health a boost, discovering that so many others suffer similar problems, and to connect with friends and family. So this year why not hold a Tea & Talk party? Invite people round, put the kettle on and just have a natter! Put in a donation for the Mental Health Foundation and you\u2019re helping to fund vital research into mental health disorders and their treatment.<\/p>\n

Look out for others and yourself too!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Being an open, listening ear can really make a world of difference too. Just showing someone you care, and that you\u2019re there for them if they want to talk can be of huge benefit to anyone who is simply suffering in silence. Don\u2019t forget to pay attention to your own mental well-being. It\u2019s likely that if you have an ache or pain, you keep an eye on it, you monitor it, and then you\u2019ll get professional help if the problem gets worse or doesn\u2019t clear up. We really should pay the same level of attention to our mental health. If you\u2019re suffering, you really should get help, it could be the best thing you\u2019ve ever done. You must never feel silly asking for help for a health problem just because it\u2019s a mental problem and not a physical one!<\/p>\n

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Every year, one in four of us will suffer from some sort of mental health issue. So why is it still such a problem for us to talk about it? We seem to have an aversion to being labelled as \u2018mental\u2019 but with our world becoming increasingly complex and hectic, problems such as depression and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123457,"featured_media":12828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[1469,1468,1467],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12827"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123457"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12827"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12829,"href":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12827\/revisions\/12829"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}