how to maintain and protect mental health
Mental health term taken from the concept of mental hygiene, mental word comes from the Greek meaning Psycho. Words have the mental equation Psyhe meaning to the word which comes from the Latin meaning Psychic or soul, so it can be concluded that the mental hygiene means mental health or mental health. Mental health is avoiding someone from complaints and mental disorders in the form of neurosis and psychosis (adjustment to the social environment). A person's mental health are closely related to the demands of the society in which he lives, the problems experienced life, social roles and social achievements.
Based on the orientation of the adjustment, mental health has the sense of a person's ability to adjust to fit the demands of the reality around him. The demands of reality is here more refers to demands from the community that concretely manifest in the demands of the people around him. M. Jahoda, a pioneer of the mental health movement, giving a detailed definition of mental health. In his definition, is a mental health condition of a person related to an active adjustment in the face and solve problems with maintaining the stability of the self, also when dealing with the new conditions, as well as having a real good assessment about the state of life or themselves. Jahoda contains definitions of terms whose meaning needs to be understood clearly that adjustment is active, the stability of the self, the real assessment of the life and circumstances themselves.
Self adjustment relates to the ways chosen individuals to process stimuli, invitation and encouragement that comes from within and outside ourselves. Adjustment performed by healthy personal mental adjustment is active in the sense that individuals play an active role in selecting the ways of processing the stimuli. Individuals do not like animals or plants only reactive to the environment.
In other words, individuals have autonomy in responding and adjusting to the environment, according to Dr. Jalaluddin in his book Psychology of Religion that mental health is a state of mind that is constantly in a state of calm, safe and secure, and efforts to find peace of mind can be done by adapting themselves resignasi (complete submission to God). Meanwhile, according to understand medical science, mental health is a condition that allows development of physical, intellectual and emotional development of the optimum of a person and it goes in harmony with the state of another person.
Zakiah daradjat define that mental health is the realization of a genuine harmony between mental functions and the creation of adjustment between the individual with himself and his environment based on faith and piety and aims to achieve a meaningful and happy life in this world and hereafter. If healthy mental achieved, then the individual has the integration, adjustment and positive identification to others. In this case, individuals learn to accept responsibility, be self-sufficient and achieve the integration of behavior. Of the several definitions that has been stated above, it can be understood that a healthy person mentally is to create harmony in the functioning of the soul as well as the achievement of the ability to cope with everyday problems, so the feeling of happiness and contentment in him.
A person is said to have a healthy mental, when he avoid the symptoms of mental illness and take advantage of its potential to harmonize the function of the soul in him. Groups less healthy mentally. Groups less healthy are those who feel disturbed her peace. Mental abnormality is usually caused by inability of the individual in the face of the realities of life, so that it appears on her mental conflicts. Common symptoms are less healthy mentally, which can be seen in several aspects, among others:
1. Feelings
People are less healthy mentally will always feel uneasy because less able to resolve the problems that it faces.
2. Mind
People are less healthy mentally affect his mind, so he felt less able to continue the whole hog that had been planned in advance, such as can not concentrate on doing any work, lazy, forgetful, apathetic and so on.
3. Anxiety
A feeling of uncertainty, panic, fear without knowing no fear and can not eliminate the anxiety and worry that juice. Too many things that many causes of anxiety is misplaced.
4. Envy
Often people mrrasa envy on the happiness of others. This juice is not as bleak heart rot at the thought, but because he did not feel happy in his life.
5. The pain
Sadness unwarranted, or too many sad things so that the display always pictured the face of sadness, even though he was a capable, ranking, appreciated and so forth. Indeed this sad feeling awful lot going on. We see a lot of people are never happy in his life. Why assortment, there are women who feel lonely because her children are, do not need it anymore, while the father is no longer like before. Otherwise there is the father who feels sad because his wife used to always pay attention to food and drink, is now busy taking care of the household and children. Grief-grief like that, is not caused by any matter or issue directly, but by the mental health impaired.
6. Sense of inferiority
Low self-esteem and self-confidence is not an awful lot going on in teenagers. This is due to the many problems they face and did not get a settlement and understanding from parents. Besides, maybe also due to the influence of education and the treatment he received as a child. This leads to low self-esteem people quickly offended. Therefore he might avoid interaction with the crowd, alone, does not dare to express opinions (for fear of being wrong), no action or taking an initiative (fear not accepted people). Over time will be lost confidence in him, and then he also less trusting. He will be irritable or sad heart, become apathetic and pessimistic. Even inferiority that might cause he likes to criticize other people, and the behavior may look arrogant. In the association he became stiff, less liked by his friends, because irritable and not many actively participate in social or work.
7. Grumpy
Real people in a certain atmosphere occasional need to get angry, but when he was often angry is not in place or not by the causes which lead to angry, then so nothing to do with mental health. Angry is actually the expression of liver juice unpalatable, usually due to disappointment, dissatisfaction, not achieved what he wanted. If the person who is feeling unwell, is not satisfied with himself, so little atmosphere was disturbing he would be angry. Perhaps the child, wife or whoever will be the target of anger which has long pile it.
Practical ways can be done to keep our mental health:
• Accept and respect yourself
Every individual is different and unique, but the same thing is nothing
The perfect individual. Respect for ourselves. Recognize and thank weakness
we have, but focus on the things that become our strengths. Be
more realistic about the things that they want us to change in ourselves. If this
these can be changed, try to change it slowly.
• Maintain a good relationship
No need to struggle alone when we face a problem. Family relationship
and a good friend can help overcome stress in life because it can
provide input and make us feel cared for. Keep guard
good relations with always exchange news over the phone, meet and tell each other.
• On the move
Be active to meet people and incorporated in new activities
in the environment. Come in the community, arrange meetings with friends,
or follow a course that can help us to feel better. Participating in activities
which aims to help others can also make us feel needed
and become increasingly valuable. This makes more confidence
increased. Activities such as this also helps us see the world from view
Different to help look at the issue from another point of view.
• Telling others
Talk about the feeling that is felt not signify that we are weak,
They are part of our efforts to maintain mental health.
Listened to by others makes us feel supported and not alone.
May initially be difficult, but if it continues it will get used. Therefore
it, find someone who you can invite to speak casually and tell them exactly
that is in your head.
• On moving
Discover the sport that we like and start doing. Exercise on the body believed
can remove chemical compounds in the brain that make us feel
better. Therefore, regular exercise can make us feel more positive,
helps concentration, sleep, and make us feel and look better.
Moving does not have to exercise, but it can be done through other activities
like walking in the park, gardening, or doing housework.
Do it for at least 30 minutes, 3-5 times a week.
•Break
If too much activity it makes us depressed, then seek time
to rest and relax. Listen to our own bodies. If the body is very tired,
give time to sleep. Besides doing activities such as listening to music,
reading, watching movies, or try a new activity that is fun. You
also can make arrangements breathing, yoga, or meditation. Use
10 minutes for a break in a busy day that will help us overcome
pressure better.
• Eat healthy foods and beverages
Our brain needs nutrients to stay healthy and functioning properly, such as organ
that is in our body. A balanced diet can help health
because it can help our mental way of thinking and the way we feel. Try
to consume 5 servings of fruits and vegetables every day and drinking water.
Minimize consumption of caffeinated drinks, high sugar levels, and alcohol. Avoid eating,
drinking alcohol, smoking, and using drugs to solve
problems or overcome the unpleasant feelings that we experience. Things like that do not
will solve the problem, on the contrary would create new problems.
