The Importance Of Mental Health Conversations

Mental health is an important part that we need more conversations on. Especially in the building industry.

Let's break the silence.

The silence needs to be broken.
It's important for us to talk about mental health, because it affects everyone and we can all learn from one another. We can support one another in our struggles and help each other grow stronger through them.
Talking about your experiences doesn't have to be a burden on you or those around you; it can actually be a relief when you know someone is listening and cares enough to understand what you're going through. It might feel scary at first, but once the conversation starts flowing, it becomes easier than ever before!

Mental health is an important part of our health.

Mental health is an important part of our overall health, including physical and emotional well-being. It can affect how we think, feel, and act. Mental health is influenced by many factors, including genetics and biology (what you inherit from your parents), life experiences (your past), culture (the norms and values that are part of a group), societal expectations (how others react to us), relationships with others, the way we see ourselves in the world—even how much money we have!

Let's end the stigma and start talking about it.

The stigma around mental health is a barrier to seeking help, accessing services and recovering. Stigma is also a barrier to living well and feeling valued and respected in your community. It can affect anyone, regardless of their age, gender or background. It's time for us all – including those who are living with mental health issues – to talk about it so we can end the stigma!

The myths are wrong and you're not alone.

It's normal to feel anxious, stressed out and sad sometimes—even if you feel like you have it all together. Even if you don't have a disorder or illness, times of stress can bring out symptoms of mental health problems in people who might not realise they need help. Mental health is an important part of life that we should talk about more often because it's normal to struggle with these issues at some point in our lives. The sooner we start talking about mental health, the better off we'll be as a society and as individuals.
The myths are wrong: Mental illness isn't weakness; it's not a choice; and it doesn't mean someone lacks intelligence or creativity—in fact, many famous artists have suffered from depression throughout their lives including Vincent Van Gogh (who famously cut off his own ear), Sylvia Plath (author of "The Bell Jar"), Ernest Hemingway (author) and Virginia Woolf (author).

Mental health includes your emotional, psychological, and social well-being.

Emotional health is about your feelings, moods and emotions. It’s how you think about yourself, relate to others and make decisions about life.
Psychological health is about the way you perceive the world around you – the meaning of things, the reasons for what happens to you and what it all means for your future.
Social well-being is about how you interact with other people – whether it’s friends or family or strangers in public places – as well as how connected to a community (or lack thereof) you feel when interacting with others outside of your immediate circle of friends or family members.

It affects how we think, feel, and act.

Mental health is important to the overall well-being of all people. As you probably know, it can affect so many aspects of your life: how you think and feel, how you act, even how other people interact with you.
When you have depression or anxiety, it’s easy to think that these things are just part of who you are—that they will always be with you and there’s nothing that can be done about it. But learning more about mental health will help show that this isn’t true at all! The truth is that everyone experiences some kind of mental illness at some point in their life (there are over 200 types recognised by the Diagnostic Statistical Manual).

It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices.

Mental health is just as important as physical health. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others and make choices.
Mental health affects our relationships with others because it influences our ability to trust them or not trust them. If you have low self-esteem then it’s hard for you to trust other people, especially those that are close to you like family members or friends. When someone doesn’t have good mental health they usually don’t have good social skills either so they struggle making friends because they can be rude towards other people without even realising it.

We need to talk more about mental health.

The first step to ending stigma is talking about mental health. We need to start having conversations about mental health in our homes, workplaces, schools and communities. The more we talk about it, the less stigma there will be around it.
We need to break through the silence by challenging myths and misconceptions that lead people with depression or other mental illnesses to feel ashamed of their diagnosis or afraid of being judged by others if they seek help.
You are not alone! Mental illness affects one in five people over the course of their lifetime — about 450 million worldwide — but there is no shame in getting help for these issues when you need it most because there are options for treatment available today that weren't even imagined decades ago when these illnesses were first described (e.g., cognitive behavioural therapy).

I hope this post has helped you learn more about the importance of mental health conversations. If you or someone you know needs help, please reach out to a professional. At the very least, please listen to this episode of the podcastMental healthMental health