Does our mental health matter? Is our mental health different from our physical health? Does the stigma of mental health blindside us to seek professional help?
When we become physically ill or sick, our body tells us or sends us signals that something is wrong or that something is about to change in us and we need help. Physical sickness is not the only cause of an illness. Physical sickness or illness can come from our emotions that we don’t understand, don’t know how to identify, and don’t know how to release or give ourselves permission to release.
Our emotions can have a physical effect on our bodies, which can change how the body works. The change that invades us may reflect such emotions as anxiety, depression, fear, resentment, frustration, negativity, etc. Therefore, our emotional response to any of these emotions affects our behavioral response. Of course, our mental health matters!
Our physical health and our mental health share a commonality. As previously mentioned, “When we become physically ill or sick, our body tells us or sends us signals that something is wrong or that something is about to change in us and we need help.” Additionally, our emotions can tell us that something is going on inside of us, and that we need help. Even though these negative unwanted emotions are intrusive to us, they are the important indicators or signs that awaken our awareness or consciousness to the change taking place in us.
Don’t let the stigma of mental health disorders or mental health illness blindside you from seeking professional help. Professional help can aid you in identifying your emotions. Professional help can help you go beyond talking about your feelings. Professional help can help you feel your feelings. Don’t be afraid of your feelings. Allow those emotions to come up that are so deeply rooted inside of you.
