As we have established, our overall well-being or “Wellness” is considered to be comprised of five components: Physical Health, Emotional Health, Social/Environmental Health, Spiritual Health and Intellectual Health. While it is important to keep a good balance of all five components, we take this month to focus on Emotional Health. Emotional or Mental Health refers to your psychological well-being. It includes the way you feel about yourself, the quality of your relationships, and your ability to manage your feelings and deal with difficulties.
Good emotional health isn’t just the absence of mental health problems. Being mentally or emotionally healthy is more than being free of depression, anxiety, or other psychological issues. Mental and emotional health refers to the presence of positive characteristics.
People who are Emotionally/Mentally healthy have:
- A sense of contentment
- A zest for living and the ability to laugh and have fun
- The ability to deal with stress and bounce back from adversity
- A sense of meaning and purpose
- The flexibility to learn new things and adapt to change
- A balance between work and play, rest and activity, etc.
- The ability to build and maintain fulfilling relationships
- Self-confidence and high self-esteem
These positive characteristics can help you cope when faced with life’s challenges!
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