In order to support a healthy balance of mind and body, you have to pay attention to both emotional and physical health components. According to Psychology Today, “Managing your health can be challenging at times; when one facet of wellness demands more attention than others, you may end up struggling to maintain a good balance. But to remain of sound body, mind, and spirit, it’s important to pay attention to all aspects of health: your mental, emotional, and spiritual sides all play a role in your physical welfare, and vice versa.” As a resident mental health therapist, I feel it’s important to talk about both emotional health and physical health. I feel it’s crucial in order to have a more positive outcome of a client’s healing process.
When do you go to a mental health professional to provide psychological intervention or a check-up? Does a crisis have to occur in your life before you seek professional mental health counseling? If you are suffering from depression, anxiety, phobias, mental health abuse, unhealthy relationships, impairing the quality of your life, it’s time to take care of your emotional health. “A state of optimal well-being means more than just the absence of disease or disorder; it also means having the resources to cope with problems and circumstances beyond your control and to recover from difficult or troubling situations. Actively focusing on this intersection between health and behavior can help prevent or at least delay chronic disease and steer people to make better decisions about their well-being.” So don’t wait, give yourself the gift of optimal emotional and physical health today.
“Health.” Psychology Today, Sussex Publishers, 2020, www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/health.
