Mental health is important. It is repeated and yet, it continues to be discredited in relation to physical health. Here are 5 sentences to realize its importance.
After already three more or less strict confinements in just one year, it is difficult to keep fishing. The figures concerning the morale of the French are also not encouraging. Investigation CoviPrev, conducted since March 2020, attests to a deterioration in the state of mental health. The figures show an increase in emergency room visits for mood disorders over the week of March 30, 2021, and conduct disorders in children under 15 years old. The levels reached are higher than those observed in 2019.
Mental well-being is essential. It is even an integral part of health, according to the definition of the World Health Organization, which defines it as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and does not consist only of the absence of disease or infirmity.” How can we stress the importance of this aspect of health? Manon Champier, talented videographer and Instagrammer hillarante, offers a hyper efficient and ironic parallel between mental health and physical health, to show the absurdity of denigrating one or the other.
“If I need advice, discuss it with a friend!”
So here is a collection of phrases often heard for mental health that are unimaginable when one thinks of physical health.
- “No, but I’m not going to see a specialist to choose my glasses, if I need advice I discuss it with my friends, they have eyes!”
Talking to a loved one about their problems is good, but it is not enough. Going to see a shrink is to consult a specialist, period.
- “No, but I’m not going to take meds to cure my staph, it’s just a bad time, it will go away on its own.”
If you are prescribed medication, take it. He is there to normally do you good. If not, talk to your doctor again. You should also know that only psychiatrists are authorized to make prescriptions concerning your mental state.
- “I don’t need follow-up for my broken leg, it’s inside that it’s happening, it will repair itself”
Just because a health problem is happening “on the inside” doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t do long-term follow-up.
- “He let himself die of AIDS but he was a very fragile person”
Having mental health issues has nothing to do with frailty. They can have serious consequences, so they are taken as seriously as physical illnesses.
- “Oh but it’s ok, shake a bit, get some fresh air and your lung cancer will pass!”
When you have a depression, for example, it’s not that you don’t want to move: it’s that you can’t. Scolding or assuming laziness won’t help.
To read also: Coronavirus: will the probable re-containment have the skin of our mental health?
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You will understand that mental health can be treated and it is normal to pay attention to it. For those who have little means, know that it is now possible to be reimbursed for consultations or to find free ones. The French Insurance Federation (FFA) announced on March 22, 2021 the establishment of a reimbursement for four psychological consultations until the end of the year, within the limit of 60 euros per session, on medical prescription. . In addition, there are in France Medical Psychological Center, where you can get an appointment free of charge, but this often involves a long waiting period. See if there are any near you. Finally, a 24/7 crisis line has been made available for people in need of psychological support: 0800 130 000.
Mathilde Wattecamps
Missions: Mathilde is an expert in subjects related to women’s rights and health. Addicted to Instagram and Twitter, never stingy with a good …