Next week is
Mental Health Week with a theme of "Working Towards Wellbeing". I'm going to be on leave to improve my wellbeing, but I'll be helping to run a children's holiday club, so I'm not sure what that says about my mental health.
Understanding mental health is really important because 1 in 5 Australians are affected in some way by a mental health conditions. This means that there is an impact in our workplace, so having a greater understanding is a benefit to us and to our colleagues.
I would like to recommend that everyone works their way through an excellent tool about
mental health in the workplace produced by Beyond Blue. This interactive site goes through some common myths about mental illness and explores the reality. For instance, myth 3 is "You worry too much, just relax". Here's what it says:
People with an anxiety disorder are sometimes assumed to be
‘worriers’ or ‘stressed out’, but living with anxiety is more than just
feeling worried or stressed. Even so, many signs of stress can also be signs of anxiety
disorders. So what's the difference between stress and an anxiety
disorder?
Take the time next week to improve your knowledge of Mental Health, and stop to smell the roses.
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