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If you're in good mental health you can make the most of your potential, cope with everyday life and play a full part in your family, workplace, community and among friends.
Mental health difficulties affect one in four of us at some
point in our lives, they are very common and there are now lots of
ways to overcome them, including some very practical steps each of
us who experiences them can take on our own and people and services
to access for guidance and support. It sometimes helps to think of
mental health and mental illness separately.
Good mental health means that we feel happy about
ourselves, we have a sense of purpose and goals in life, we
have a sense of belonging to a community, we have good self esteem
and feel valued and feel in control of our lives.
Mental illness is much more clinical, defined by symptoms and
diagnosed by doctors. Although treatments for mental illness are
often medication based and rely on professionals to diagnose and
prescribe the right treatments, it is important to recognise that
each and everyone of us can take steps ourselves to improve our
mental health irrespective of whether or not we have a mental
illness. In taking such steps it is often the case that the
symptoms of illness become less distressing and more easily
managed.
Research has shown that remaining hopeful and positive about the
future and developing the inner strength to be in control help
to combat the symptoms of mental distress which can at times feel
overwhelming.
If you're in good mental health you can make the most of
your potential, cope with everyday life and play a full part in
your family, workplace, community and among friends.
Useful information
NHS Choices
website
Mind website (leading mental health charity
for England and Wales)
Useful contacts
Lancashire Mind
Phone: 01257 231660
Web: www.lancashiremind.org.uk
Email: admin@lancashiremind.org.uk
Creative Support
Address: 38 Wellington Street (St Johns), Blackburn, BB1 8AF
Phone: 01254 674301
Web: www.creativesupportblackburn.co.uk
Email: blackburn@creativesupport.org
Darwen Resource Centre
Address: Edward Street, Darwen, BB3 1AY
Phone: (01254) 226360
Web: http://www.yoursupportyourchoice.org.uk/i-need-help-with/getting-out-and-about/social-and-leisure-activities/resource-centres/darwen-resource-centre.aspx
If you’re in good mental health you can make the most of your potential, cope with everyday life and play a full part in your family, workplace, community and among friends.