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Why is Mental Health Important?

Written by: Satkrit Pokharel - 27034, Grade X

Posted on: 20 May, 2024

Our mental health is just as important as our physical health. It’s about how we feel, think, and act every day. It affects how we handle stress, how we relate to others and how we make our choice. Having good mental health means you can cope with life’s challenges and feel good about yourself. Keeping our mental health good means having a healthy life. 

 

To achieve something in our life, we need to maintain our life and live a healthy life. It can only be possible when we have a good status of our mental health. There are several ways of keeping our mental health good. We need to maintain our time and set our boundaries. We need to get enough sleep, eat well, stay active, engage in different hobbies, limit screen time, seek help when we need it, etc. If we manage to maintain all of these things, it can be beneficial for us. 

 

In today's generation, many people, especially children, struggle with mental health. There are many children suffering from different problems like anxiety, depression, stress, and many more and this is all the symptoms of bad mental health. Most of the children are not able to share things with others and keep it to themselves and take stress which can lead to more serious issues if left untreated.  

 

Good mental health is vitally important for overall well-being and quality of life. There are many important and benefits of having good mental health and they are: they help us to reduce our anxiety, it boosts productivity at work and school, help us to maintain physical and well-being, improves our mood, anxiety, creates peace in our life. If we manage to make our mental health good, we can live a healthy life and it can show a positive impact in our physical life. 

 

Our physical health and mental health are closely connected. When we have a physical health problem, it can affect our mental health, and when we have a mental health issue, it can affect our physical health. Taking care of our physical health through exercise, healthy eating, and getting enough sleep can help improve our mental health. Similarly, taking care of our mental health through relaxation techniques, therapy, and self-care can help improve our physical health. It is important for us to remember that our overall health and our body is connected so taking care of one aspect can have a positive impact on the other. 

 

Taking care of our mental health is crucial for living a happy and healthy life. By making it a priority, we can build strong relationships, succeed in our goals, and feel good about ourselves. It's okay to ask for help, and there are many resources available to support us. It is also true that when we feel good mentally, it helps us to handle our stress and can give us a more peaceful and calm environment for relaxation which can provide us with a healthier relationship.