Date:10 July 2020
Employee Wellbeing : Importance of creating awareness and implementing process around Mental Health at the Workplace
We live in an ecosystem. All of us go through ups and downs in our life, for some its more and for some its less. These incidents trigger trauma, outbursts, emotional turmoil, disturbances.
We should be aware of some of the common mental illnesses that affect us or people around us.
Does it look familiar ? Do you feel in some part of your life you had faced these challenges or are currently going through ?
Well, it can be anybody – you or anybody around us who you know, who you do not know who can have these common mental illnesses.
What is mental illness?
Mental illness is the health condition that drains us out emotionally, physically, psychologically, and behaviourally.
We need not worry that you are alone who is going through this.
Like any other health conditions, this also require early interventions or serious attention to cure.
What happens when someone goes through this stage?
- Withdrawal and getting into a shell
- Increased Anxiousness
- Panic disorder
- Mania
- Phobia
- Bipolar disorder
- Eating disorder
- Substance abuse
- Personality disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Stop keeping connections
- Persistent pain and feeling low
- Insecurities
- Low self esteem
- Depression
What should we do about it ?
If you are know anybody who is going through this stage, be a care giver. They need good care and affection. Please do not corner them. They need your help!
If you do not know how to provide solutions, direct them to a reliable and experienced coach/counsellor/practitioner/psychologist. Every company should have Employee Assistance Programs and outsourced EAP partners.
For people who are going through this, speak up, speak out to your trusted friends.
Friends also need to be good listeners, empathetic and be a real friend and not take advantage at all.
How can we self-manage for daily living and thriving ?
– Practice hobbies. Discover newer hobbies. Enjoy your “me” time of at least one hour without interruptions.
– Be with people who like you and you like
– Do activities which give you interest and happiness.
– Shut down negative information
– surround yourself with positive people
– Attend Laugh Out Loud classes
– Practice Breathing, Meditation everyday
– Exercise for minimum 20 mins every day to reenergise
– Eat healthy
– Speak out to trusted friends
– Speak positive affirmations about yourself
– Create Circle of Energy / Circle of Excellence around you. Feel resourceful.
– Indulge in entertainment
– Take Therapeutic support. There is nothing to shy away!
– Change in lifestyle
– Take care of your hygiene
– Choose your daily clothing
– Build a good support system
Remember:
- Mental illness has nothing to do with the person’s ‘mental strength’.
- Mental illnesses may or may not show up or be visible. Mental illnesses are non-communicable.
- Anyone can have a mental illness at any point in time.
- A person with mental illness needs the support from their loved ones and the community they live in, to recover well.
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