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well-being

Mental health is a state of well-being in which the person realises their own abilities and can cope with the normal stresses of life.
Sometimes things go wrong with our bodies. We may catch a bug and become ill or we might get hurt in an accident. In the same way, we can have problems with our mental health. 
If we have problems with our mental health we might have feelings that we can’t shake off, such as feeling:

 

• sad • confused 
• angry 
• scared
• tearful 
• irritable

• panicky 
• hopeless
• worried 
• guilty 
• numb 
• despair

These feelings can become so strong that they start to overwhelm us. We feel they are too much to cope with and we become distressed by them. People are not born with mental health problems. The problems can develop at any time and each person’s experience is individual to him or her. They can last anything from several weeks to a lifetime.

When people first begin to experience difficulties they may be confused about what is happening. In some cases, people will deny that anything is wrong or hide it. They do this because they feel embarrassed, ashamed or scared of other people’s reactions. This fear of other people’s reactions may put some people off going for help.

For more information or to speak to one of our trained counsellors call Visyon on 0800 652 6293