मे महिनामा मानसिक स्वास्थ्यमा प्रकाश पार्दै

मानसिक स्वास्थ्य र रिकभरीको बारेमा खुलस्त कुरा गर्न सिक्न

मे महिना मानसिक स्वास्थ्य सचेतना महिना हो । पदार्थ दुरुपयोग र मानसिक स्वास्थ्य सेवा प्रशासन, मानसिक रोगमा राष्ट्रिय गठबन्धन, र अनगिन्ती अन्य संगठनहरूसँग शिक्षा, स्क्रिनिंग र जानकारीको लागि धेरै नि: शुल्क, प्रमाण-आधारित उपकरणहरू छन्।

तर वास्तवमा मानसिक स्वास्थ्य भनेको के हो?

को एक पारिवारिक इतिहास संग कसैले रूपमा, र जो सक्रिय रूपमा काम गरिरहेको छ (र कहिलेकाहीं असफल) हरेक दिन मानसिक रोग बाट रिकभर गर्न, म जीवित अनुभव बाट यस बारेमा एक बिट कुरा गर्न सक्नुहुन्छ।

रिचर्ड सी श्वार्ट्जले स्वयंको सीएस र पीएस गुणहरू: करुणा, जिज्ञासा, स्पष्टता, रचनात्मकता, शान्त, आत्मविश्वास, साहस, जडान, उपस्थिति, धैर्य, परिप्रेक्ष्य, दृढता, र चंचलतालाई जानीजानी कल गरेर र सक्रिय रूपमा प्रयोग गरेर हाम्रो क्षणहरू बाँच्छौं।

सायद यो सबै धेरै स्पष्ट देखिन्छ, तर यो स्थिरताको साथ गर्न पनि धेरै चुनौतीपूर्ण छ। हामी प्रत्येक आफ्नो अतीतको संचित अनुभवहरूसँग बाँचिरहेका छौं। यी संचित अनुभवहरू, वा एक्सपोसमले हामीलाई आकार दिन्छ - हाम्रो न्यूरोलोजी, हाम्रो इन्डोक्राइनोलोजी, हाम्रो मनोविज्ञान, हाम्रो सबै कुरा - गर्भदेखि चिहानसम्म।

मानिस इन्द्रिय बनाउने यन्त्र हो । बाल्यकालमा हामीले कुनै न कुनै तरिकामा आफूले भोगेका कुराहरूको बोध गऱ्यौं। समय बित्दै जाँदा, त्यो सेन्समेकिंग ढाँचाहरू, वा फिल्टरहरू भए, जसको साथ हामी वयस्कको रूपमा हाम्रो जीवनको अर्थ बुझ्न सक्छौं। वयस्कहरूले ती ढाँचाहरू परिवर्तन गर्न र ती फिल्टरहरू हटाउन, बढ्न र परिवर्तन गर्न केही एजेन्सी प्रयोग गर्न सक्दछन्, तर वास्तवमा केवल हदसम्म मात्र हामी फिल्टरहरू अवस्थित छन् भनेर स्वीकार गर्न इच्छुक छौं।

I know that some of you don’t want to hear this, but health care is intense. Other industries – tech and manufacturing come to mind – can be intense, too. But truly, health care is different by degrees. This is true for a few reasons, but in a very real sense, it can be boiled down to distress and awareness. Despite the climbing suicide rate, the need for trained clinicians, and the persistence of health care as one of the top industries for suicide incidence, medical education continues to avoid content and crucial conversations about mental health. Yet, we depend on these very professionals to treat those unexplored issues while also taking care of themselves.

We don’t expect health care professionals to treat – but not to know about – issues with the pulmonary system, so why do we do this with mental health?

From neurodivergence to mental illness and everything in between (often with huge overlaps), the health care industry still, in 2024, looks askance at non-physical atypicality and its manifestations. Mature, evidence-based conversations are not happening with enough frequency to address gaps in clinical knowledge, so as sense-making machines, educated and well-meaning people chalk it up to a will issue.

I have stress, and I’m not (insert mental health issue here). They just have to choose not to (insert behavior here).

But, in the same way that we would not expect someone with a broken leg to run down the hall, we ought not to expect someone with mental health challenges to choose to be well. There are no ADA-compliant ramps, no underarm crutches, and no amount of kinesiology tape that works for mental health. Furthermore, the things required for recovering mental health – a combination of community, compassion, understanding, time, therapeutic fit with the right professional, and sometimes medication – do not fit with the toughen-up nature of our industry’s history.

May being Mental Health Month gives us an opportunity to intentionally reflect on and respond to all of this. Join us for a safe and real conversation from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, in our Scranton Practice’s Room 405. We will begin to normalize mental health conversations and discuss how we can include and support the sense of belonging of each person.

Sincerely,