A healthy
lifestyle: mental health.
The state or balance of a
person’s thoughts, feelings, and actions is what we know as mental health. It relates to how people look at themselves,
their lives, and the other people in their lives, how they evaluate their
challenges and problems, and how they explore choices. This includes handling
stress, relating to other people, and making decisions.
Good mental health, more recently referred to as mental
wellness, is not just the absence of mental health problems.
Although different cultures have differing expectations for
health, many of the following characteristics are likely to be present in
individuals with good mental health in many cultures:
sense of well-being and
satisfaction
ability to enjoy life, to laugh, and to have
fun
ability to deal with life’s stresses and to
bounce back from adversity
Why Is mental-emotional health Important? Our minds are not
separate entities from the rest of us. When we are distressed, our physical
health is also affected negatively, and our spirits decline.
Many physical conditions are actually rooted in a state of
mind (psychosomatic illness), or in a history of stress that has never been
balanced.
Condensed from helpguide.org
