What Is Mental Health? | Recovery Society

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There are many ways to explain what mental health is, especially when it comes to addiction issues. When you hear the words “mental health” it sounds negative and it can be offending to some people who don’t really have an understanding of what exactly mental health entails. So the question remains: what is mental health and how does it get treated? Below you will learn exactly what the major mental health disorders are, what treatment entails, and how get help with your addiction issues and mental health issues.

What Is Mental Health?

  • Depression
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Self Harm (cutting, etc)
  • Eating Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Anxiety Disorder
  • Schizophrenia
  • ADD/ ADHD

Not all of these mental health disorders mean that you require major treatment, but when you are suffering from the disease of addiction and are also struggling one of the above disorders (or more), you would then be classified as a dual-diagnosis patient.

Mental Health Warning Signs

These warning signs are labled on http://www.mentalhealth.gov/basics/what-is-mental-health/index.html.

  • Low or no energy
  • Too much or too little sleep
  • Too much or not enough eating
  • Feeling hopeless or helpless
  • Feeling numb, like nothing matters
  • Unexplained pains and/or aches
  • Drinking, smoking, or using/abusing drugs more than normal
  • Feeling irritable
  • Mood swings
  • Hearing voices
  • Thinking of harming yourself or someone else
  • Unable to do daily tasks that was once so easy

Mental Health Treatment

Struggling day to day is no way to live, especially when there is help available to you today. When you’re constantly trying to fight your addiction and your mental health issues, it may seem as if things are never going to get better. The doctor can say you have x, y, and z, when you’re actually just struggling with the disease of addiction, and the hopelessness that comes along with it. Recovery is possible; we see it every day. For help, call (866) 323-6590 today and start your path towards recovery from your addiction and mental health issues.

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