Importance of mental peace

Importance of mental peace

Peace is a civil right of every individual. Stopping violence, saving lives and avoiding any kind of dispute are the key steps to build peaceful community. But the most important thing is one’s inward peace. Inner peace eventually leads to external peace. There cannot be a social conflict unless there is individual disturbance and conflict in one’s own self because society consists of nothing but many people like you, like me, like anybody. If every individual is filled with mental peace, society will have a completely peaceful atmosphere around. By creating peace in your inner world, in your mind, you bring it into your external world, and into other people’s lives. Don’t hold grudges. Learn to forget and forgive.

Mental peace can only be attained when you are happy (or at least accustomed) to your circumstances and surrounding environment. You cannot control the circumstances that you are in presently but you can always improve them for yourself and others around you by working towards a better future.

Jillian Carey, Ph.D, psychologist at EMU Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) researched on mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, suicide and prevention to the 70 attendees. Carey said that college students especially should learn more information about mental health.

“Mental health issues can negatively affect students academically, not everyone has mental health problems but everyone has mental health. Learning how to care for it is a lifelong process,” she said.

According to Carey most common emotional issues are depression, grief, stress and anxiety. She also gave statistics for EMU’S student body. At EMU, 4.8 percent of students had feelings of hopelessness, about 88.4 percent felt overwhelmed and 11 percent of students considered suicide. Symptoms of depression include feeling down, losing interest, problems with appetite and feelings of worthlessness. She suggested that students should get help if they start to feel sad for longer than two weeks. Moreover, she also provided tips on how to deal with anxiety. Getting enough sleep, a good support system and eating a healthy diet can all help with feelings of anxiety. When diagnosing anxiety, she specifically looks for persistent worry and tension, difficulties with concentration and sleep, and discomfort in social situations. If these symptoms are interfering with daily life, class performance and relationships treatment should be sought out.

Stigmas were also addressed. A stigma is when a person won’t discuss their struggle with a disorder out of fear of being stereotyped or judged. Carey encouraged students that they are not alone in their struggle. Most people will experience a mental health concern at some time in their life. Carey stressed how important it is to get support and encouraged students who are dealing with mental health issues to utilize campus resources.

Many research studies have shown that excessive anxiety and stress can contribute to physical problems such as heart disease, ulcers, and colitis. Anxiety and stress can also reduce the strength of the immune system, making people more vulnerable to conditions ranging from the common cold to cancer.

Psychological problems also increase the likelihood that people will make poor choices which can contribute to medical problems. Smoking, excessive alcohol or drug use, poor eating habits, and reckless behavior can all result in severe physical problems and the need for medical services.

Try to do these: -

§  Be confident of your choices.

§  Stop worrying too much and enjoy the journey of life

§  Help others including humans and animals

§  Stop being negative and critical about everything

§  Trying mixing up with your surrounding (try to indulge

in conversation with various people and try to understand

their thinking and way of life).

§  Stop judging people.

§  Indulge yourself in some sport activity

§  Try reading

§  Try to meditate

§  Hang out sometime with old people and children