How many events every day affect us negatively? The slightest skirmish can undermine our mood and cause a stressful state that is so unpleasant to experience, and it is always out of time. Much belts a person. We are used to dealing with stress when it is already fully thriving, but we donβt really think about how to avoid it. Psychological disorders always press harder than physical fatigue or pain.
Did you know that there is a special day dedicated to mental health? Yes, to him. On this day, you can take a different look at the problem and find a solution. More about this day, held annually on October 10, next.
World Mental Health Day
People were always aware of the influence of the internal emotional mood, they understood the importance of always being the most calm spiritually. Great commanders realized that they should never show slack, because such a state can firmly sit in the hearts of soldiers and reduce their desire to defend the interests of the state.
At the end of the 20th century, people began to attach the greatest importance to mental disorders, the factors that cause it. Everyone experiences stress - someone more often, someone less often, it all depends on factors that press on the internal emotional state. How many people lose their ability to work efficiently, just as well as before stress. It knocks people out. The most frightening thing is that a person can constantly experience certain states that are crushing from the inside. Perceiving this, a person is constantly in a terrible state, negatively influencing others and reducing the productivity of his labor.
On this day, attention is focused on the fact that mental health must be constantly protected. If you do not follow this principle, then you will have to endure suffering always, drive yourself to even more harmful stages, develop a risk of finding a truly serious spiritual illness that cannot be treated.
That is why modern man has realized the need for such a day. It is necessary to support those suffering from schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease or simply those who are experiencing stress. For such people, this day is very important. The methods of controlling and preventing mental illness are widely circulated. The stands of educational and preschool institutions abound with materials aimed at overcoming the ailment and reducing the risk of acquiring it.
The emergence of the day
World Mental Health Day was established relatively recently, namely in 1992. The initiators of the creation were the World Health Organization and the World Organization of Mental Health. This day is recognized at the United Nations, where they emphasize the importance of maintaining a positive emotional background and focus on the harmful effects of the onset of diseases.
It is characteristic that in Russia World Mental Health Day began to be celebrated only in 2002. This happened thanks to the academician of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences Dmitriev.
Every year, mental health day acquires a new slogan, thanks to which a particular problem is given special attention. For example, the first in 1996 paid attention to women. The theme read: Women and Mental Health. And the last day passed under the slogan "Life with schizophrenia." Thus, every year the attention is focused on a specific problem. This contributes to its most effective overcoming.
Mental Health Day Activities at DOE
It is especially important to explain to children and adolescents about the need to maintain a positive emotional background. So, Mental Health Day at DOW is celebrated with various activities aimed at introducing the child to a positive perception of the world. Teachers and parents are involved in mini-games and also learn all kinds of lessons for themselves, learn more about the problem. Stands attract attention with entertaining materials, which are bound to certainly cheer up and explain briefly everything that the drafters tried to convey.
Same day in schools
In schools equipped with sound reproduction systems, often on this day they include music or a narrative recording that conveys the main features inherent in this significant day and various recommendations for maintaining inner peace in tone. Also hang out materials specific to this topic. Take breaks during classes in order to allow students to psychologically unload. Open lessons are held at which arguments are made and methods of dealing with mental illness are suggested.
Keep calm in your inner world
World Mental Health Day requires paying attention to your internal condition and not letting it go by itself. It is recommended to contact medical institutions and consult a psychologist, do not forget about relatives, who are the best motivator that can make you easier. It is important to fully support people with different types of mental disorders, to be in solidarity with them.