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Introduction
To
Mental Health
 Definitions of mental health
“Good mental health means being generally able to think, feel
and react in the ways that you need and want to live your life.
But if you go through a period of poor mental health you might
find the ways you're frequently thinking, feeling or reacting
become difficult, or even impossible, to cope with. This can
feel just as bad as a physical illness, or even worse.”

Mind
 Definitions of mental health
Mental wellbeing describes your mental state - how you are
feeling and how well you can cope with day-to-day life.
 
Our mental wellbeing is dynamic. It can change from moment
to moment, day to day, month to month or year to year.
Mental health Continuum
 What does good mental health look like?
If you have good mental wellbeing, you are able to:

• Recognize the good in yourself, such as your positive

attributes and achievements you have made.
• Feel and express a range of emotions.
• Feel engaged with the world around you.
• Live and work productively.
• Cope with the stresses of daily life and manage times of
change and uncertainty.
 What are mental health problems?
• Mental health problems can affect any of us irrespective of age,
personality or background.
• They include a wide range of experiences and can affect the way
people think, feel or behave.
• They can appear as a result of experiences in both our personal
and working lives – or they can come about without any easily
identifiable cause.
• Some problems may be mild or moderate while others may take
on a more severe form, affecting a person’s ability to cope with
day-to-day living.
 Types of mental health problems

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Eating problems
• Schizophrenia
• Phobias
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Bipolar disorder
• Personality disorders
• PTSD
 How can I help myself or someone else?

1. Self Care

2. Treatment Option
3. Recovery
4. Peer Support
How you can look after your wellbeing

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 As a group we will
• Listen to those around us
• Be non-judgmental
• Share if we feel comfortable to do so
• Be aware of your own mental health throughout
• Take a break if you need to do so
• Make a safe learning environment to make people feel able
to be as honest as they would like to be.
Mental wellbeing is just as important as
physical wellbeing, and you need to
maintain both in order to stay fit and
healthy