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𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐀 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍! 🔔

"What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, more unashamed conversation." - Glenn Close





𝐋𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐉𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 | 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫

12/01/2023

𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐒 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 ✨

𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 ❗❗❗

𝑵𝒂𝒔𝒂 𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒑 𝒎𝒐 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒈 '𝒚𝒂𝒏, 𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊 '𝒚𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒐𝒕𝒐𝒐.

'𝑾𝒂𝒈 𝒌𝒂𝒔𝒊 𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒐 𝒏𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒑 𝒎𝒐.

'𝑾𝒂𝒈 𝒌𝒂 𝒏𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒌𝒐𝒕, 𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒈𝒂 𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒖𝒉𝒂𝒚.

𝑷𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒐 𝒌𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒂𝒚𝒂.

𝑨𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆 𝒎𝒐 𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒏! 𝑴𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒎𝒐 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒈 '𝒚𝒂𝒏.

𝑩𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒚 𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒂'𝒚𝒐 𝒍𝒂𝒉𝒂𝒕, 𝒃𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒕 𝒌𝒂 𝒃𝒂 𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒌𝒂𝒌𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒂𝒏?

𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒚𝒂𝒅𝒐 𝒌𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒏.

𝑨𝒍𝒂𝒎 𝒎𝒐 𝒏𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒂𝒏 𝒌𝒂 𝒏𝒂 𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒍𝒐.

𝑩𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒘 𝒌𝒂!

𝑲𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒌𝒂 𝒔𝒂 𝒅𝒂𝒔𝒂𝒍, 𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊 𝒌𝒂 𝒌𝒂𝒔𝒊 𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒎𝒃𝒂.

𝑲𝒂𝒚𝒂 𝒎𝒐 '𝒚𝒂𝒏, 𝒂𝒌𝒐 𝒏𝒈𝒂 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒌𝒂𝒚𝒂 𝒌𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂 𝒌𝒐 𝒆.

Are these statements familiar? Have you ever tried to approach a relative, or friend, yet they gave these kinds of advice? If yes, we are deeply sorry. Please remember that your feelings are always valid.

Indeed, many Filipinos still have the misconception that mental illnesses are something to be ashamed of and that conditions such as depression and anxiety do not exist.

The said stigma prevents the nation from giving mental health enough attention. But, in recent years, a lot of people have persisted in fighting for it in hopes of increasing awareness and changing how others perceive it.

We ought to be able to openly discuss the mental health situation in the Philippines.

Reference:
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.706483/full #:~:text=The%20cultural%20beliefs%20of%20Filipinos,something%20to%20be%20ashamed%20of.





𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐉𝐨𝐲𝐜𝐞 𝐉𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚 | 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫

𝐋𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬 𝐉𝐨𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮 | 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬

12/01/2023

𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐀 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍! 🔔

"We need, ultimately, to be able to view mental health with the same clear-headedness we show when talking about physical health." - Matt Haig





𝐋𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐉𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 | 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫

12/01/2023

𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐇 🇵🇭

𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 ❗❗❗

Without a doubt, the Philippines is a developing country in desperate need of progress in order to provide interventions for mental health issues.

According to the article by Frontiers (2021), the definition of good mental health varies across cultures, values, and traditions.

As said by Eshun and Gurung (2009), culture influences how people manifest symptoms, express these symptoms, deal with psychological problems, and decide whether to seek care.

Given the stigma of Filipino beliefs that mental health issues are non-existent and something to be ashamed of, it has become a decade-old rusted chain of beliefs, and it may be one of the causes why people suffering from mental health illnesses tend to keep their thoughts and emotions to themselves rather than sharing them with those who should be their main source of courage.

Tanaka et al. (2018) discovered that the stigma is comprised of the following themes:

1. 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀 - the family rejects or disowns the family member who suffers from a mental disorder as they believe that it can be inherited.

2. 𝗨𝗻𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗺 - the mentally ill either would certainly suffer from severe functional impairment or would be able to overcome any psychological suffering by themselves.

3. 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 - people without mental illnesses apply an acute illness model to those ill, and expect short term full recovery.

Furthermore, the World Health Organization (WHO) Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems (2007) states that the Philippine government does not provide financial support to organizations involved in the development and implementation of mental health policies and legislation.

As a result, mental illness has risen to become the Philippines' third most common disability. In addition, six million Filipinos suffer from depression and anxiety.

As reported by the Department of Health (DOH), 154 million Filipinos suffer from depression, 1 million from schizophrenia, and 15.3 million from substance use disorders in 2018, with 877,000 dying by su***de annually.

Put bluntly, the Philippines has mental health gaps that have gone unresolved for years, and they continue to press in the society. The stigma that has bound everyone in a rusted belief continues to ache our entire being.

Now, if you are reading this, open your mind and heart, look around you, and you will see the reality that we have chosen to ignore.

Reference: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.706483/full





𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐉𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 | 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫

𝐋𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬 𝐉𝐨𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮 | 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬

11/01/2023

𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐃𝐎 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 📜

First, let us recall what is Mental Health?

It refers to an overall psychological well-being, and includes the way you feel about yourself, the quality of your relationships, and your ability to manage your feelings and deal with difficulties.

Here are ten tips to take care of your mental health:

1. Talk to someone you trust - talk to a friendly face. If you have concerns, stresses or worries, sharing these with someone who cares about you is one of the best ways to calm your nervous system and relieve stress.

2. Look after your physical health - taking care of your physical health helps improve your mental health and well-being. Be active for at least 30 minutes daily exercise — running, walking, yoga, dancing, cycling, or even gardening. Eat a balanced and healthy diet. Make sure to get enough sleep.

3. Do activities that you enjoy - try to continue doing the activities that you find meaningful and enjoyable, such as cooking for yourself or your loved ones, playing with your pet, walking in the park, reading a book, or watching a film or TV series.

4. Take two minutes to focus on the world around you - mindfulness, meditation, and deep breathing can help to reduce overall level of stress.

5. Steer away from harmful substances - do not use harmful substances such as drugs, alcohol, and to***co to cope with what you are feeling.

6. Don’t skimp on sleep - it matters more than you think. Sleep is our body and mind. It is the best way to recharge and rejuvenate our body and minds.

7. Eat healthy, regular meals, and stay hydrated - a balanced diet and plenty of water can help to improve your energy levels and focus throughout the day. Also, limit caffeinated beverages such as coffee and soft drinks.

8. Focus on positivity - identify and challenge your negative and unhelpful thoughts.

9. Stay active - staying active is good for the brain as it is for the body with having a regular exercise routine or actively can have a major impact on your mental and emotional health, relieve stress, improve memory, and help you to sleep better.

10. Seek professional help - reach out to a professional practitioner who can help you to provide emotional support, and practical help. Remember, you are not alone.

Reference: https://www.who.int/westernpacific/about/how-we-work/pacific-support/news/detail/07-10-2021-6-ways-to-take-care-of-your-mental-health-and-well-being-this-world-mental-health-day





𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐚 | 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫

𝐋𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬 𝐉𝐨𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮 | 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬

10/01/2023

𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐋𝐀𝐖 𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐇 ⚖️

Curious about a law concerning mental health? Worry no more, as we are here to provide some insights about law regarding mental health in the Philippines.

Republic Act No. 11036 — "An Act Establishing a National Mental Health Policy for the Purpose of Enhancing the Delivery of Integrated Mental Health Services, Promoting and Protecting the Rights of Persons Utilizing Psychosocial Health Services, Appropriating Funds Therefore and Other Purposes."

With the aforementioned law, you are free to have wide variety of legal diagnosis of mental health condition, so that you will be able to manage it responsibly, and successfully.

R.A. No. 11036 will also protect your rights to sought several services that may help you improve your mental health and wellbeing.





Reference: https://lawphil.net

𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐳𝐞𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 | 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫

𝐋𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬 𝐉𝐨𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮 | 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬

10/01/2023

𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 🧠

Majority are usually conscious about their physical health and physical appearance. They often take care of it most of the time as it is really important for them. However, we should know that mental health is as important as physical health.

𝐍𝐨𝐰, 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡?

Previously, it was called as 𝑴𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑯𝒚𝒈𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒆, and
were gradually replaced by the term '𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉'.

Mental health comprise our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It influence how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make good and healthy choices.

Aside from nourishing your physical health,
It will be much better if you have mental nurture, so that you will have a brighter future.

Reference: https://www.cdc.gov





𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐳𝐞𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 | 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫

𝐋𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬 𝐉𝐨𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮 | 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬

09/01/2023

𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐀 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍! 🔔

"You are not alone. You are seen. I am with you. You are not alone." - Shonda Rhimes





𝐋𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐉𝐨𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐭 | 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬

09/01/2023

𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐀 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍! 🔔

"There is hope even when your brain tells you there isn't." - John Green





𝐋𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐉𝐨𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐭 | 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬

09/01/2023

𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐀 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍! 🔔

"You are precious to this world than you'll ever know." - Lili Reinhart





𝐋𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐉𝐨𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐭 | 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬

09/01/2023

𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐈𝐒 𝐏𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 🗣️

Mental health is significant as it has an impact on emotions, thoughts, actions, and the way we interact with others every day.

Having poor mental health may lead to several serious physical health problems such as diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. With such reason, it is pivotal that you constantly assess your mental health condition in order to identify any problems and take appropriate action.

Maintaining healthy mental health can help you achieve your goals in life, and protecting it is one of the best things you can do to improve the overall quality of life.

Reference: https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/learn/index.htm





𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐉𝐨𝐲𝐜𝐞 𝐉𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚 | 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫

𝐋𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬 𝐉𝐨𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮 | 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬