Kumurika ubuzima bwo mumutwe muri Gicurasi
Kwiga kuvuga mubyukuri ubuzima bwo mumutwe no gukira
Gicurasi ni ukwezi kwahariwe ubuzima bwo mu mutwe. Ubuyobozi bushinzwe serivisi zita ku buzima bwo mu mutwe , Ihuriro ry’igihugu ku burwayi bwo mu mutwe , n’indi miryango itabarika ifite ibikoresho byinshi ku buntu, bishingiye ku bimenyetso bishingiye ku burezi, gusuzuma, n'amakuru.
Ariko mubyukuri ubuzima bwo mumutwe niki?
Nkumuntu ufite amateka yumuryango, kandi ukora cyane (kandi rimwe na rimwe bikananirana) burimunsi kugirango akire uburwayi bwo mumutwe, ndashobora kuvuga bike kubijyanye nuburambe.
Ubuzima bwo mu mutwe bubaho iyo tubaho ibihe byacu duhamagarira nkana kandi tugakoresha cyane ibyo Dr. Richard C. Schwartz yita imico ya Cs na Ps ya Nyirubwite: impuhwe, amatsiko, kumvikana, guhanga, gutuza, kwizera, ubutwari, guhuza, kubaho, kwihangana, kureba, gutsimbarara, no gukina.
Birashoboka ko ibyo byose bisa nkaho bigaragara, ariko nanone biragoye cyane kubikora hamwe. Buri wese muri twe abaho hamwe nubunararibonye twakusanyije. Inararibonye zegeranijwe, cyangwa zigaragara, ziraduhindura - imitekerereze yacu, endocrinology yacu, psychologiya yacu, ibintu byose - kuva munda kugeza ku mva.
Abantu ni imashini zikora ubwenge. Nkabana, twasobanukiwe nibintu twahuye nabyo muburyo runaka. Igihe kirenze, ibyo kwiyumvisha ibintu byabaye icyitegererezo, cyangwa muyungurura, hamwe twumva ubuzima bwacu nkabantu bakuru. Abakuze barashobora gukoresha ikigo runaka kugirango bahindure ubwo buryo kandi bakureho ibyo bishungura, gukura no guhinduka, ariko mubyukuri gusa kuburyo twiteguye kwemeza ko muyunguruzi ibaho.
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,
Meaghan Ruddy, impamyabumenyi y'ikirenga.
Umuyobozi wungirije wungirije wa Enterprises Wellness and Resiliency, Isuzuma n'Iterambere, hamwe n'Umuyobozi mukuru ushinzwe ubushakashatsi & iterambere
