Hi. I'm Varudhini.
Today we're going to talk
a little bit about...
what the relation between
wellness and psychology is.
A lot of people think wellness
is about not having an illness.
But it's more than that.
Wellness is a process of
trying to make choices...
that are going to
make us physically...
mentally and socially
live to our potential.
So, there is a connection between
mental health and wellness.
And if we are to understand...
how to improve our wellness
mentally or emotionally...
The one thing is, we need
to know how to self care.
Learn how to relax.
Work through our stress...
and tap our inner strength.
Wellness is also in terms of mental health.
It's about understanding and
paying attention to our feelings.
Both positive and negative.
And understanding how to
control our emotions.
Our whole life is an experience.
We need to know how to learn and
grow from our life experiences.
So if mental health is so important...
then why do we not talk
or seek help for it?
Mental health comes with a lot of stigma.
Also, when you think about seeking help...
you would be afraid of what
changes that might mean.
And also, a lot of people
don't know when to seek help.
So the first one is mental stigma, right?
Unfortunately, we have a lot of
negative attitudes and beliefs...
towards people who have mental conditions.
Because people around make
it seem like such a taboo...
that we don't feel like we can have
a look at our own mental health.
So then we have a negative
view towards other people.
And then we think we need
to have the same judgement...
on our own selves and
our own mental health.
So, this stigma can come
out in different forms.
It's verbal when people
say, 'Are you mad or what?'
And you feel a little
taken aback because...
you don't want to feel like you're mad.
But actually, you shouldn't
be afraid of that.
All of us struggle with mental health.
All of us struggle with knowing
how to cope with life.
And so the first thing is...
let's not discriminate or be
afraid to talk about it.
Now is the time for you
to kind of introspect...
and see what could be the indicators
or when you might need to seek help.
The first one is when you're feeling
very overwhelmed with life.
You feel so bombarded
with so many feelings...
that you don't know what to do with it.
You feel stressed.
Small things become hard for you to do.
This is a good indication that...
Yeah, you have a lot of emotions
that you need to work through.
Another one is fatigue.
When you feel tired and don't
even understand why...
you lack motivation to do anything.
Things that used to interest you,
you don't care to do it anymore.
So, the fatigue will give you a
lack of sense of motivation.
Another area is when you
feel like your emotion is...
especially anger feels disproportionate
to the event that happened.
The milkman didn't come and give the milk.
And for some reason, you
feel so much anger.
It's not proportionate to
the event that happened.
That is a clear indication
that you're holding on to...
some form of emotional baggage
that you need to look at.
Another area is when you socially
want to withdraw from everything.
You don't want to meet people.
You want to just be at home, stick
to your TV or read a book.
You're pretty happy doing that.
So, social withdrawal is
another indicator that...
you might have to look at what's going on.
If you look at the physical
indicators, they are...
One, you'll feel like you want
to sleep all day and night.
Or you can't sleep and
it's disturbed sleep.
The second one is when you emotionally eat.
You emotionally eat when
you're feeling stressed...
or unhappy or sad...
or the opposite when you just have no
appetite and you a lose a lot of weight.
If these things are happening
for 2 weeks or longer...
It's a good measure for you to...
try and talk to a professional
about what might be happening.
The third indicator is when you
lose interest to go and work out.
So if your sleeping and eating patterns,
exercise is nowhere in the normalcy...
that's a clear indicator that you might
be holding on to some emotional baggage.
Feeling of hopelessness.
You feel like there's nothing left in life.
This is a feeling that we all might go
through at a certain point in our lives.
But when that feeling persists...
and when you start to withdraw...
and not lead your life functionally
or doing things optimally...
That's a clear indicator.
So I think I've gone through
most of the common indicators.
But rely on your self introspection.
And think, 'Wait, I know
that I'm not doing well.'
'I know that I could be doing better.'
And then, that itself will give
you a clear indication that...
Yes, let's go and get
some professional help.
You can start off by talking to
your loved ones or close friends.
And if you feel like they're encouraging
you to go get professional help...
or you feel like they
haven't understood you...
Just try and reach a counsel and they
will be able to help you and guide you.
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