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1. To Combat Mental Health Stigma
Despite the growing focus on mental health worldwide,
there is still a lot of stigma associated with
mental illness. The stigma surrounding this form
of illness can prevent us from recognizing when
we need to reach out for help. Talking openly
about mental health issues, including mental
illness, can help break down these barriers.
Discussions help us understand just how common
mental illness is, providing us with opportunities
to correct misconceptions and feel better about
asking for help.
2. To Understand You are Not Alone
It is paradoxical that as the world amplifies its
voice on mental health, it suddenly appears that
recorded cases of mental health illness are spiraling
more than ever. This can be regarded as a sign
that people are now more openly talking about
their mental challenges and it should inspire us to
do the same and confidently seek for assistance
whenever necessary. Watch out you may be the
only one left behind in this race towards the
achievement of good health and well-being in line
with Sustainable Development Goal Number 3.
Remember being mentally sick does not mean
you are weak. If we talk more about mental
health, it could encourage more people to seek
treatment.
3. To Encourage Care and Support
Talking about mental health in general encourages
people to seek treatment, especially once they
realize that they are not alone. Millions of adults
live with mental health issues in Zimbabwe considering
the dire mental health professional, patient
ratio, and the more we talk about it, the more
likely we will begin to feel comfortable to seek
care and support as a society. Just like the country’s
approach to demystifying HIV and AIDS
during the 1990s into the 2000s, let us tackle this
scourge of mental health illness through publicity
and awareness.
breakdown the stigma surrounding mental illness and inform people of
available care and support options. It can even encourage those having
suicidal thoughts or dealing with severe mental illness to reach out to
others for help.
5. To Maintain Good Mental Health
Maintaining one’s mental well-being is an important part of staying
healthy and enjoying an improved quality of life. Discussing mental
health can overally encourage people to maintain their mental well-being
on a regular basis. These formal or informal discussions could include
tips or information on how to boost or care for one’s mental health and
well-being and types of mental health challenges and how to manage
them, amongst other key issues.
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4. To Lower the Risk of Suicide
It is saddening to learn that someone has given up
on life by committing suicide. l always feel that if
someone had quickly reached out to listen to their
problems maybe the outcome could have been
different. It can be observed that more often than
not, interventions are always delayed only to be
offered as an emergency stop-gap measure. Yet
openly discussing mental health at societal level
can help
Feb 2022 Issue 1 Mental Balance 13