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It was first celebrated in 1992 at the initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health, a global mental health organisation with members and contacts in more than 150 countries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>People often get confused between Mental Health and Mental Illness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMental Illness, also called a mental or psychiatric disorder, is a behavioural or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning. Such features may be persistent, relapsing and remitting, or occur as a single episode.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mental Health should be no different to Physical Health, so why is it perceived differently?<\/p>\n<p>If you google Physical Health and view images, you get positive pictures of people exercising and looking healthy, fit and happy.<\/p>\n<p>If you google Mental Health and view images, you get negative pictures of people looking depressed, fed up and sad.<\/p>\n<p>We can positively look after our physical and mental health by following these tips &#8211;<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/live-well\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.nhs.uk\/live-well<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The more we talk about Health &amp; Wellbeing and stop separating physical and mental health we can raise awareness and remove the stigma on mental illness.<\/p>\n<p>When you have a cold you go to the pharmacy to seek advice and buy something that will manage your symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>If you break your leg, you go to the doctor as you recognise the damage you can cause by not getting it treated.<\/p>\n<p>Why do we suffer in silence, when we know the feelings we are experiencing are not right?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Food for thought?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If someone fell over in the street, are you likely to help them up and check if they are ok?<\/p>\n<p>If you saw someone crying in the street, would you walk past and pretend you hadn\u2019t seen them?<\/p>\n<p>If a colleague is off sick with a physical condition, do you wish them a speedy recovery and then on their return ask them are they feeling better?<\/p>\n<p>If a colleague is off sick with a mental illness, it\u2019s a taboo subject! We don\u2019t know what to say, so we say nothing. On their return, we avoid the subject.<\/p>\n<p>Its ok to not to be ok. Let\u2019s make a change and a commitment to show compassion to all and be kinder to ourselves and each other.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWorld Mental Health Day is a day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma. 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