Mental health refers to a person’s emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It involves the individual’s ability to handle stress, relate to others, make decisions, and cope with the challenges of life. Mental health is a dynamic and multifaceted aspect of overall health that encompasses the individual’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Here are the few keys aspects of the journey:

Self- Awareness: Understanding your thoughts, emotions and behavior is the main ingredient of mental health. One should be aware and able to recognize their strength and weakness, areas for improvement.

Acceptance: We need to accept the positive and negative challenges, which at times is crucial for us. Due to acceptance, we are able to embrace the reality and create positive change.

Learn to handle emotions: It is important to handle emotions, stress, anxiety and various challenges to promote good mental health. It will lead to rationale thinking and mindfulness.

Seeking Help:  Humans are social animal. Seeking help is important to cope with emotions. We can always reach out to our loved ones and friends, family which plays crucial role in this journey towards mental well being.

Setting and Achieving Goals:  It is important to maintain a good work life balance.  Working towards professional and personal growth which ensures a sense of purpose in this process.

Mindfulness: Practicing self-care activities such as exercise, meditation, having a healthy diet, proper sleep and to engage in the hobbies which will help to manage stress and anxiety.

Resilience: After the above process it is important to build resilience which will help us to bounce back from setbacks and challenges, to learn and grow from the experiences.

At the end we need to keep in mind that every person has a different road and approach for mental well being. It’s okay to explore various approaches, seek guidance and accordingly select one which suits you best. Although the journey may include challenges, it ultimately leads to self-discovery and growth beyond your potential.

Aarjavi Shah