Top 5 Mental Health Issues Being Faced By Youth

1. Anxiety Disorders:

Before discussing about this disorder you have to know what is Anxiety? Because there are lots of misconceptions about this mental disorder.

Anxiety:

 Anxiety is a feeling of unease, such as worry or fear, that can be mild or severe. Everyone has feelings of anxiety at some point in their life. For example, you may feel worried and anxious about sitting an exam, or having a medical test or job interview.

Stages of Anxiety:

• Mildanxiety
• Moderate anxiety
• Severe anxiety
• panic level anxiety

 

Normal level of Anxiety: Normal levels of anxiety lie on one end of a spectrum and may present as low levels of fear or apprehension, mild sensations of muscle tightness and sweating, or doubts about your ability to complete a task. Importantly, symptoms of normal anxiety do not negatively interfere with daily functioning.

10 Natural  Ways to reduce Anxiety:

• • Stay active. Regular exercise is good for your physical and emotional health. …
  • Don’t drink alcohol. Alcohol is a natural sedative.
  • Stop smoking. Smokers often reach for a cigarette during stressful times. …
  • Ditch caffeine.
  • Get Proper Sleep.
  • Meditate and Sit in calm and natural environments
  • Eat a healthy diet. .
  • Practice deep breathing.
  • Stay in your time zone
  • Follow the 3-3-3 rule; Look around you and name three things you see. Then, name three sounds you hear. Finally, move three parts of your body — your ankle, fingers, or arm.

 

2. Depression

•  sadness
•  loss of interest
•  which stops you doing your normal activities

Cure of Depression:

• Inattention: Short attention span for age (difficulty sustaining attention) Difficulty listening to others.
• Impulsivity: Often interrupts others.
• Hyperactivity: Seems to be in constant motion; runs or climbs, at times with no apparent goal except motion.

• Mood swings refer to rapid changes in mood. The term may refer to minor daily mood changes or to significant mood changes as seen with mood disorders such as major depression or bipolar depression.

• Talking about suicide — for example, making statements such as “I’m going to kill myself,” “I wish I were dead” or “I wish I hadn’t been born”
• Getting the means to take your own life, such as buying a gun or stockpiling pills
• Withdrawing from social contact and wanting to be left alone
• Having mood swings, such as being emotionally high one day and deeply discouraged the next
• Being preoccupied with death, dying or violence
• Feeling trapped or hopeless about a situation
• Increasing use of alcohol or drugs
• Changing normal routine, including eating or sleeping patterns
• Doing risky or self-destructive things, such as using drugs or driving recklessly
• Giving away belongings or getting affairs in order when there’s no other logical explanation for doing this
• Saying goodbye to people as if they won’t be seen again
• Developing personality changes or being severely anxious or agitated, particularly when experiencing some of the warning signs listed above.

When to see a doctor

If you’re feeling suicidal, but you aren’t immediately thinking of hurting yourself:

• Reach out to a close friend or loved one — even though it may be hard to talk about your feelings
• Contact a minister, spiritual leader or someone in your faith community
• Call a suicide hotline
• Make an appointment with your doctor, other health care provider or a mental health professional

Suicidal thinking doesn’t get better on its own — so get help.

The bravest thing I have ever did was continuing my life when I wanted to die.

Conclusion:

• Treatment can involve both medications and psychotherapy, depending on the disease and its severity.
•  At this time, most mental illnesses cannot be cured, but they can usually be treated effectively to minimize the symptoms and allow the individual to function in work, school, or social environments

1. Healthy eating, getting plenty of sleep, and regular physical activity are all important to good mental health.
2.  Learning skills which help deal with stress, feeling down, relationships or the symptoms of the illness, are also ways in which someone with a mental illness can look after themselves.

 

I know it is hard to face the challenges of life but it does not mean you loose hope and stuck in mental web by over thinking. Do not let negative thinking over power you.

 

Not just go with the flow,Be the Flow

 

Stay always happy and keep shining.Difficulties and calamities will not remain forever.It is a matter of time things will change and you will see the beauty of life in the end.

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