Supporting the Family’s Mental Health is Not Only for When You or They get sick.
Mental health is the foundation of our overall well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It influences our ability to handle stress, relate to others, and make choices.
A healthy mind/mental state not only benefits us but also creates a positive environment for the entire family. Focusing on mental health encourages personal growth, enabling family members to pursue their goals and aspirations while prioritizing their inner peace.
I. The Importance of Self-Evaluation.
Self-evaluation is a vital habit for maintaining mental health. By regularly assessing our thoughts and behaviours, we can identify negative patterns before they become ingrained. This proactive approach allows us to make necessary adjustments, ultimately leading to improved mental well-being.
Recognizing Patterns:
Understanding our emotional and behavioural patterns helps us to identify areas that need improvement.
Proactive Adjustment: Making changes before problems escalate is key to maintaining a positive mental state, allowing us to stay in healthier behaviours.
Achieving Success: Our commitment to self-evaluation can lead to personal success and fulfillment (self-contentment). It also helps individuals to create a healthier environment with the people they interact with.
Supporting Others’ Households While Protecting Your Mental Health:
Effective communication is vital when addressing mental health issues with others.
The way we present our observations can significantly impact how our message is received.
If not handled with care, well-intentioned advice can lead to misunderstandings and hurt feelings when it is hard for you to help your family seek a professional’s help.
1. Choose Your Words Wisely: Use language that is supportive rather than critical. This fosters trust between and a more open exchange.
2. Actively: Encourage others to share their feelings and experiences without interruption. Never judge. When you don’t understand others' problems, don't avoid addressing the issues; seek mental health counselling and actively educate yourself on helping and addressing the issue. These actions help you and your family, making a safe space for expressing inner challenges, building trust and openness within the family unit. And it will be very easy to treat the problem when you work with a mental health professional if the issues are progressive.
3. Lead by Example: Demonstrating your commitment to mental health can always inspire others to reflect on their own behaviours. Fight and stop the stigmatization.
II. Strategies for Encouraging Healthy Behaviours in the Family.
Encouraging healthy behaviours in others requires patience and understanding. It’s essential to guide without imposing your own personal emotions, allowing individuals to come to their realizations organically.
Model Positive Behaviour: Show how you maintain your mental health through your actions, which can serve as a powerful example.
Encourage Self-Reflection: Prompt discussions that lead others to think about their own behaviours and choices.
Be Patient: Change takes time. Recognizing this can help you remain supportive without becoming frustrated. Especially for your children, continue to love and support them.
Recognizing the Signs of Struggles in Your Family Units.
Being aware of the signs that someone may be struggling is crucial. This awareness allows you to provide the right support at the right time.
Behavioural Changes: Pay attention if someone exhibits harmful behaviours, such as emotional or physical violence toward others in the family. Aggressiveness toward their families or friends, like frequently striking a fight in your household for no reason, pay attention to a big shift in behaviour, such as withdrawal or increased irritability. Intervene in the issues and plan a treatment right away.
Emotional Indicators: Pay attention to signs of sadness, anxiety, or frustration that may indicate deeper issues.
Physical Symptoms: Changes in sleep patterns or appetite can also be indicators of mental health struggles. Supporting them to make a life change helps them to find active solutions.
In summary, my points today, maintaining good mental health is a multifaceted endeavour that involves self-evaluation, effective communication, and a supportive approach to helping others. By being mindful of our own mental health and that of those around us, we can foster a more understanding and nurturing environment. This not only aids personal growth but also cultivates healthier relationships, particularly with the younger generation.
Love And Peace.
Aimy Belay Zeleke.
የቤተሰባችንን የአይምሮ ጤና መንከባከብ ያለብን በሽታው ከመከሰቱም በፊትም ነው!
የአእምሮ ጤና የአጠቃላይ ደህንነታችን መሰረት ነው። የምናስብበትን፣ የሚሰማንን እና የምንሠራበትን መንገድ ሁሉ ይወስናል። ውጥረትን (Stress) የመቋቋም፣ ከሰዎች ጋር የመግባባት እና ትክክለኛ ውሳኔዎችን የማሳለፍ ችሎታችን በዚህ ላይ የተመሰረተ ነው።
ጤናማ አእምሮ ለራስ ብቻ ሳይሆን ለመላው ቤተሰብ አዎንታዊ ድባብን ይፈጥራል። በአእምሮ ሰላም ላይ ማተኮር እያንዳንዱ የቤተሰብ አባል የራሱን ግብ እና አላማ እንዲያሳካ ብርታት ይሆነዋል።
1. ራስን የመገምገም አስፈላጊነት (Self-Evaluation)
አእምሮአዊ ጤናን ለመጠበቅ ራስን ዘወትር መመርመር ወሳኝ ልማድ ነው። ሐሳባችንን እና ባህሪያችንን በየጊዜው በመፈተሽ፣ መጥፎ ልማዶች ስር ሳይሰዱ ቀድመን ማስተካከል እንችላለን።
ባህሪን መለየት፦ በስሜታችን እና በድርጊታችን ላይ የሚታዩ ለውጦችን ቀድሞ መረዳት።
ቅድመ-ዝግጅት፦ ችግሮች ሳይባባሱ እና ጉዳት ሳያደርሱ አስፈላጊውን እርማት ማድረግ።
ስኬትን ማጎልበት፦ ለራስ መገምገም ትኩረት መስጠት ለግል ስኬት እና ለውስጥ ሰላም (Self-contentment) ይረዳል።
2. ሌሎችን መርዳት እና ራስን መጠበቅ (Supporting Others While Protecting Your Mental Wellness)
የሌሎችን ቤተሰቦች ወይም የቅርብ ሰዎችን የአእምሮ ጤና ጉዳይ ስንይዝ የአቀራረብ ጥበብ በጣም አስፈላጊ ነው። የተሳሳተ አቀራረብ ቅንነት ቢኖረውም እንኳን ቅሬታን ሊፈጥር ይችላል።
ቃላትን በጥንቃቄ መምረጥ፦ ትችት የሚመስሉ ቃላትን ትቶ አጋርነትን የሚገልጹ ቃላትን መጠቀም መተማመንን ይፈጥራል።
በጥንቃቄ ማዳመጥ፦ ሌሎች ስሜታቸውን ያለ ምንም ጣልቃ ገብነት እንዲያጋሩ ማበረታታት። ካልተረዳናቸው ደግሞ ከመሸሽ ይልቅ እውቀቱን ካላቸው ባለሙያዎች ጋር መማከር እና ራስን ማስተማር ይገባል።
በተግባር አርአያ መሆን፦ እርስዎ ለራስዎ አእምሮ ጤና የሚሰጡት ትኩረት ሌሎችም እንዲከተሉዎት ያነሳሳቸዋል።
3. ጤናማ ባህሪን ለማዳበር የሚረዱ ስልቶች
ሌሎችን ወደ ተሻለ መንገድ ለመምራት ትዕግስት እና መረዳት ያስፈልጋል። የራስን ስሜት በሌሎች ላይ ከመጫን ይልቅ በራሳቸው እንዲረዱት ማድረግ ይሻላል።
አዎንታዊ ምሳሌ መሆን፦ የአእምሮ ጤናዎን እንዴት እንደሚጠብቁ በተግባር ያሳዩ።
ራስን ወደ መመርመር መምራት፦ ሰዎች ስለ ምርጫዎቻቸው እና ስለ ባህሪያቸው እንዲያስቡ የሚያደርጉ ውይይቶችን መክፈት።
ታጋሽ መሆን፦ ለውጥ ጊዜ ይወስዳል። በተለይም ለልጆች ፍቅርን እና ድጋፍን ሳይቀንሱ በትዕግስት መጠበቅ ያስፈልጋል።
4. የችግር ምልክቶችን ቀድሞ መረዳት
በቤተሰብ ውስጥ የአእምሮ ጤና መቃወስ ምልክቶችን ማወቅ ወቅታዊ እርዳታ ለማድረግ ይረዳል።
የባህሪ ለውጦች፦ ድንገተኛ ንዴት፣ በትንሽ ነገር ጠብ መጫር፣ ከሰዎች መራቅ ወይም አካላዊ ጥቃት። እነዚህ ምልክቶች ሲታዩ በአስቸኳይ ጣልቃ መግባት እና የህክምና ድጋፍ መፈለግ ያስፈልጋል።
የስሜት ምልክቶች፦ ለረጅም ጊዜ የሚቆይ ሃዘን፣ ጭንቀት ወይም ተስፋ መቁረጥ።
አካላዊ ምልክቶች፦ የእንቅልፍ መዛባት ወይም የምግብ ፍላጎት መቀየር።
ማጠቃለያ፦ ጥሩ የአእምሮ ጤና እንዲኖረን ራስን መገምገም፣ ግልጽ ተግባቦት እና ለሌሎች ድጋፍ መስጠት መሰረታዊ ነገሮች ናቸው። ለራሳችን እና ለቤተሰባችን አእምሮአዊ ደህንነት ትኩረት በመስጠት፣ አብሮነት የሰፈነበት እና ለሁሉም የሚመች ማህበረሰብ መገንባት እንችላለን።
ፍቅር ሰላም ክሁላችሁ ጋራ ይሁን።
ኢሚ በላይ ዘለቀ።
