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How is mental health like physical health?
We are all human beings, and each of us has a physical body. We also all have a mind, and we all have emotions. In the same way that we all have a state of physical health, we all have a state of mental health. Mental health is more than the absence of mental illness.
Here’s something to think about: You might have an illness or a disease, say diabetes. Maybe you deal with the symptoms through diet, physical activity, medication or in other ways. When it comes to your physical health, you might feel absolutely great.
On the other hand, you might not have any illness or disease, but for any number of reasons, you might not feel physically well at all. Say you don’t sleep well, or you are rundown.
All this to say that you might have an illness or disease on one hand, but feel well on the whole. On the other hand, you may not have a disease but are not feeling “well” at all.
The same is true about your mental health. You might have a mental illness, but that doesn’t mean you’re mentally unhealthy. Or that you can’t feel well.
And even if you don’t have a mental illness, you may at times feel mentally unwell. Stress, an overwhelming schedule, and difficult life events or circumstances can put pressure on your mental health.
Mental Health Week is approaching, and we’re getting ready to #GETLOUD about what mental health really means. We can all have a state of mental wellbeing, whether or not we have a mental illness. Every single one of us.
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How is mental health like physical health?
We are all human beings, and each of us has a physical body. We also all have a mind, and we all have emotions. In the same way that we all have a state of physical health, we all have a state of mental health. Mental health is more than the absence of mental illness. […]
Get Ready to Get Loud for Mental Health Week
Get ready to #GetLoud! Are you ready for Mental Health Week, May 6-12? It’s the 68th year of this Canadian tradition, and we’ve got what you need to get loud – and clear. Because we’re not just getting loud, we’re getting loud about what mental health really is. So, what is mental health really? Simply put, it is a state of well-being, and we all […]
Continue readingGet Ready to Get Loud for Mental Health Week
Response to Opioid overdoses in our region
In light of the increase of suspected opioid overdoses in our region, please know that the City of Brantford’s first Rapid Access Addiction Medicine clinic, opened last fall, offers medically-assisted, integrated and holistic treatment for problematic substance use: https://bit.ly/2CYc0wj. We echo the Brant County Health Unit’s warning about our region’s increase in suspected opioid overdoses. […]
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