People often have been found ignoring the poor mental health conditions. It is indeed very dangerous because in the state of poor mental health, one can commit suicide or do self harm. Anyone undergoing the state of poor mental health condition often faces trouble in their lives and so do his or her family members. One who is not in a right mental set up often seems to affect the family members as a whole.
In a family, everyone is not the same. One of them may be too sensitive to any issue. He or she may be easily affected. But the signs of deteriorating mental health do not easily get noticed by the family members. With the help of the mental health professional or physician, one can easily identify the signs that every person may go through at any age.
5 early warning signs of deteriorating mental health
Let’s understand such signs that can seriously get turn into schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, post traumatic anxiety disorder, eating disorder and dissocial disorder:
Constant worry or anxiety:
People, who keep on worrying or getting anxious constantly, would be facing various health disorders. They would not be able to digest food properly. Their hearts would beat faster. Headache and sweating would follow up. In the state of worry or anxiety, one would not be able to focus on a job or studies.
The causes of anxiety or worry:
1) It can be due to genetic conditions.
2) Stress in the body and mind.
3) Unstable relationship with a spouse or close friend or partner.
4) Going through experiences of emotional and physical abuse.
Unhappiness:
Being in a state of unhappiness for weeks can actually harm your health. It can lead to depression and as a result, you will lose the glow in your entire appearance. It will worsen your daily lifestyle and activity. You would be prone to take drugs or alcohol.
The causes of unhappiness:
1) Over expectation.
2) Inferiority complex.
3) Staying in isolation.
4) Finding fault in others.
Mood swings:
it is another unhealthy sign of mental condition. Sudden outburst of anger, sorrow or any other form of negative emotion can lead to serious mental illness and can make the person commit any kind of crime. Mood swings will not only disturb the person but also his or her surroundings. It is the first stage of bipolar disorder.
The major causes of mood swings are:
1) Transformation in life due to shifting of home or job.
2) Feeling hungry or thirsty.
3) Sleeplessness.
4) Addiction to alcohol or nicotine.
Rise or fall in weight:
Obesity is a major concern for many people. They may not adjust with sudden rise in or fall in weight. Constantly looking at the mirror and feeling depressed about the changes in appearance due to rising or falling weight can cause sharp decline in the mental health condition.
The major causes of obesity:
1) It can be due to lack of exercise.
2) Unhealthy food habits and that is eating too much processed foods.
3) High blood sugar, PCOD and thyroid problems.
The reasons behind unintentional weight loss can be:
1) Constipation or piles
2) Sleeplessness
3) Poor cardiovascular health, type 2 diabetes and liver related issues.
4) Sleeplessness.
Sense of guilt, fear and lack of confidence:
It is a common sign that you may have noticed among your loved ones, friends and family members.
The person in the state of guilt feeling would be constantly blaming for any mishap for which he might have been part of. He might even become suicidal or hurt himself badly.Fear and low confidence level follows up with the sense of guilt and that can cause hindrance in the daily activity.
The causes of sense of guilt are:
1) It is when we realize that we have done something immoral.
2) Negative feelings rising in our mind.
Why is there a need for treatment for warning signs of mental illness?
Consequences can be severe if warning signs of deteriorating mental illness are not diagnosed and not treated well. Any form of mental illness from the initial stage is allowed to continue and not attended with clinical support, medication, and counseling, it will be very hard to recover in the later stage.
Major steps to be taken for controlling deteriorating mental health
a) Raise your standards : You can improve the level of your I.Q by practicing any musical instrument, reading newspapers and practicing crossword puzzles. There are different puzzles one can also play to improve memory power and these are jigsaw puzzles and sudoku.
b) Taking care of your health: You must have appropriate nutrients in your diet to boost your brain functions and memory power. Consuming different types of nuts, fish, eggs and green leafy vegetables like spinach, broccoli and cabbage will activate neurons of the brain and improve your ability to think and take decisions. Eating unprocessed food items will meet the deficiency of your body.
c) Connect with positive-minded people: It has been observed about how people feel positive and do positive actions with a strong family background. Connecting with such people will definitely help in counseling the mind and help find different positive paths of awakening mind and conscience. Joining and participating in group activities like sports, music and any cultural activities will definitely bring relief from anxiety, worry, stress and depression.
d) Helping someone in need: If you look around then you will come across many people who are in need. By identifying the needs of such people , you will learn to deal with different challenges of life. You will become courageous and never dwell in depression.
e) Managing stress: Stress can lead to different types of troubles in mind and can make anyone insane in the later stage. It is necessary to indulge in creative activities like drawing, painting, dance and musical activities. These activities will definitely calm down your mind, improve the I.Q level and improve your physical health. Meditation, yoga and prayers will evolve your mind from the level of worry, stress, anxiety and depression.
f) Stay away from drugs and alcohol: Consumption of alcohol and drugs damages the neurons of the brain. It becomes necessary to quit alcohol and drugs. You can eliminate craving for addictive substances with the help of herbs like vidarikand,tulsi, aamla, tejpatta, brahmi and lemon to activate brain neurons.
g) Plan and implement goals on a realistic level: For this, you must sit down, think and research for the objectives that can help you grow intellectually, financially, and emotionally and also attend to physical requirements. You can discuss with your close ones who may be your family, friends and relatives. You can make a note of things that you are going to do in the next step in your notebook.
h) Plan and go for new things or places: You can bring a change in your routine life by planning something different everyday. It is either you choose a different place for practicing your physical exercise, trying a different food joint to eat and exploring any new place as a tourist.
These above-mentioned methods will necessarily help in dealing with warning signs of poor mental health and will give you strength, intelligence, and willpower and stimulate you to act to gain the key to healthy life.
