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originally posted on 09-10-2017 7:29 PM
Time to talk about this very special day! Jump on and say hi now, or share your thoughts later 🙂
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originally posted on 09-10-2017 8:37 PM
Heya everyone! Hope you're having a good chat!Just popping in to say hi (and waste time), see ya around!
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originally posted on 09-10-2017 7:34 PM
Tonight is all about Mental Health Day!!! Yaaay! This is a very special day which is there to remind us that there are many ways to look at mental health.
If at all you find this conversation distressing or you feel like you need to talk to someone, about an issue then it's time to get some help! You can call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800 or use their webchat and email services found on their respective sites. The links can be found here. If you are new here then welcome! Have a quick peek at our community guidelines you can find them here!
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originally posted on 09-10-2017 7:42 PM
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originally posted on 09-10-2017 8:00 PM
To me Mental Health Day is important because we just don't talk about it enough. 1 in 4 people will have a mental health issue in their lives and every single person on the planet knows someone who is currently going through a tough time, you just might not know who it is.
Despite that, it's invisible a lot of the time, it's silently dealt with and people feel scared or even embarrassed to talk about it. We have such a small understanding of the huge potential there is out there in the world of mental health to not only deal with tough stuff and illnesses but actually go beyond recovery to an awesome life. Days like this help people begin to get an inkling of what's out there 🙂
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originally posted on 09-10-2017 8:06 PM
Why do you think World Mental Health Day is important?To raise awareness and to provide a place to bring up issues that we might not usually talk about. I think I just repeated what everyone else said 😛
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originally posted on 09-10-2017 8:05 PM
How does World Mental Health Day help raise awareness of mental health issues? What can we do to raise awareness of mental health issues?
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originally posted on 09-10-2017 8:11 PM
How does World Mental Health Day help raise awareness of mental health issues? What can we do to raise awareness of mental health issues?
WMH can open up the conversation surrounding MH within the wrkplace or anther organisation that acknowledges it. We can raise awareness by sharing our stories or even making people aware that the day is WMH Day which may make them interested.
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originally posted on 09-10-2017 8:18 PM
Time for another Q 🙂
What is Stigma? How does it cause problems?
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originally posted on 09-10-2017 8:22 PM
What is Stigma? How does it cause problems?
Stigma is a negative feeling associated with something, in many cases, mental health. It can cause problems because it can deter people from revesling MH issues and those issues can then go untreated which can really harm a person who feels like they're alone.
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originally posted on 09-10-2017 8:31 PM
@FootyFan26 wrote:
What is Stigma? How does it cause problems?
Stigma is a negative feeling associated with something, in many cases, mental health. It can cause problems because it can deter people from revesling MH issues and those issues can then go untreated which can really harm a person who feels like they're alone.
Footy's definition is pretty spot on, I think it's interesting though because everyone''s Stigma interacts, and that means that community's have stigma about things like mental health and that might make a person feel more stigma about their own health stuff. Likewise with families, everybody's attitude impacts everyone else's . So if you impact a community and reduce stigma, you help the people in the community and if you help the people, you slowly change the community view too by opening a space for more conversations. I think that's really cool.
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originally posted on 09-10-2017 8:39 PM
What does Resilience and Recovery mean to you? Have you got a gif, quote or something else that sums it up for you?
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originally posted on 09-10-2017 8:53 PM
What does Resilience and Recovery mean to you? Have you got a gif, quote or something else that sums it up for you?
I guess resilience is what helps us recoverfrom setbacks that we may face. If we slip up in recovery which is common, resilience is what helps us keep un track and stay motivated to continue with the recovery process.
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originally posted on 09-10-2017 9:01 PM
What needs to change about the Aussie attitude to mental health, how can we help change it?
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originally posted on 09-10-2017 9:11 PM
What needs to change about the Aussie attitude to mental health, how can we help change it?
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originally posted on 09-10-2017 9:16 PM
In today's society, is getting help for mental health issues easy or hard? Where can you go to seek help for mental health issues?
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originally posted on 09-10-2017 9:25 PM
In today's society, is getting help for mental health issues easy or hard? Where can you go to seek help for mental health issues?
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originally posted on 09-10-2017 9:33 PM
Well, that's about all we have time for! Good luck to you all as you return to your first week of school or your last couple of weeks of exams and assessments! Thanks for stopping by and remember to jump on and share your thoughts by answering any of the questions on here whenever you feel like it 🙂
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originally posted on 09-10-2017 9:35 PM
Night @Ben-RO and thanks for coming everyone!- Mark as New
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originally posted on 09-10-2017 9:22 PM
In today's society, is getting help for mental health issues easy or hard? Where can you go to seek help for mental health issues?Getting help can be difficult because of the stigma surrounding it but it's easy because there are available organisations and counselling services out there, a lot of which are very moderately priced, if priced at all.
To seek help you can call helplines like KHL or Lifeline, you can use online websites or email services as well as talking to a counselor or well being person at your uni or school if you have one. Talking to your GP can be a great start as they can refer you to a psychologist with a mental health plan.
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originally posted on 09-10-2017 9:09 PM
What needs to change about the Aussie attitude to mental health, how can we help change it?
I think we can help change the Aussie stigma around mental health by giving it more publicity and sharing statistics that show that there are a lot more people suffering than many may think which may surprise people and make them realise that the people that they are around may be affected by the negative attitude towards mental health they might have.
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originally posted on 09-10-2017 8:44 PM
What does Resilience and Recovery mean to you? Have you got a gif, quote or something else that sums it up for you?
This is one of my favourites
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originally posted on 09-10-2017 8:14 PM
(Are WMHD and headspace day the same thing bc my twitter feed has been full of headspace stuff :P)
