LOH CONTEST #100 || Healing the world: Rejuvenate The Mental Syndrome

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Hello everyone, hope you're all doing great?
It's the #100th EDITION of the
LADIES OF HIVE COMMUNITY CONTEST and it feels so good to be a participant 😊.

Regarding the contest, we were made to choose between two options and I will be going for the first one which is...

1️⃣ Do you know how to be an effective advocate for your beloved one or friend when they're dealing with a mental health issue? Do you know how to respond, whom to contact for help? Have you ever been faced such a challenge?

Talking about mental health

Everyone can be worried or feeling down due to a particular reason and within a short time, we'll be fine again, but some people are passing through situations that made them feel down, and they were unable to get over it, and gradually their mental health will be affected. Is a thing that can affect anyone both old and young. Many people suffer alone and they end up doing the unimaginable because they could not find the help they need. Mental health is still often seen as a deficiency or flaw rather than a condition that needs to be treated like any other medical syndrome.

Those who are dealing with mental health are mostly faced with depression and if not cured it might lead to death, for instance, a suicidal act. Depression is a monster that torments the victim till it devours them. Someone who is depressed is suffering from mental illness because no one in his/her right sense will think of ending his/her life, that's why it's very important to look for a way to help them. So there are ways in which you and I can support those who are having problems with their mental health.

Supporting those with mental health.

It's important to take care of people staying around us, if we care, we'll always be conscious of their well-being, when we notice a little change from someone around us, we should try to know what's wrong, our silence might put a life in jeopardy. There are some noticeable symptoms that you and I can detect in someone suffering from mental health:

• they always feel down, unlike them.
• withdrawal from social activities.
• always feeling hosting with every little thing.
• Some of them might be talking about suicide

So when we notice all those things, we shouldn't be too far from that person. This is the moment they need us the most. The majority of people see those acts as a normal thing, hence they neglected those symptoms.

Do you always care to know why someone who is always happy, jovial, and social, changed into a sad person, one who now prefers to stay alone, one who gets angry at every little thing, etc? These are the things we should take seriously.

Most times we do have misconceptions about them, but have we ever moved closer to them to know what's wrong instead of judging from afar? I'm the kind of person that does move closer to someone when I notice any behavioral change to see if everything is fine, even though if I can't solve the problem at that moment, showing them that you care about them will go a long way.

We can be of support in different ways:

1) we should listen to them when they are trying to talk to us, no matter what might happen, we should not judge them for anything, judging them at that moment will seem like you're against them too/adding more soreness to the injury. the best thing is ... Just listen to them.

2) After listening to them, try to provide them with information that will improve their current situation, and tell them what will make them feel good. at the same time, there are certain things we should not do or say as an advocate.

3) Let them know we care about their well-being... let's use the words "I'm worried about you", not "why are you worried". The way we Talk with them will make them feel that someone cares about them, and we should give them hope that everything will be alright.

What if my efforts are not working?

Trying to Support someone with mental health can be difficult, but when it seems your effort is not working, you can always meet a therapist. it might be a counselor or any agency in your Surrounding that can be of great help to restore the person's health...

Conclusion: Mental illness can happen to anyone, either the rich people or the poor, it takes the grace of God to overcome it. A lot were unable to survive it because they find themselves in a society where they don't care about others, but themselves alone, is that how we can heal the world? let's make the act of caring for others our priority, and many lives will be safe.

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^{This is my entry for this week Ladies of hive community contest #100, and I will love to @ayomike and @sekani to participate in the contest.}

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