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Have you ever discussed about your mental health! NO? But why? Mental health is as important as physical health.You should take care of your mental health in the same way you take care of your physical health. Emotional wellness incorporates our enthusiastic, mental, and social prosperity.It affects how we think, feel, and act.Similarly, it assists with deciding how we handle pressure, identify with others, and settle on decisions. Psychological wellness is significant at each phase of life, from childhood and pre-adulthood through adulthood. The stigma associated with mental health, lack of awareness and limited access to professional help are the reasons why only 10% to 12% of suffering people seek help. The stigma attached gives birth to a lot of myths about mental health. Check out these myths and their reality about mental health that needs to be addressed immediately! 1. MYTH: Mental health problems are rare. I am safe. FACT: Mental health problems are actually ve

The novel COVID-19 outbreak has created an enormous global health challenge. The pandemic, however, is the red herring for humanity, training its eye to ignore the simmering ‘second pandemic’ of the mental health crisis amongst the world population. Globally, there have been millions of COVID-19 cases and thousands of deaths, particularly among vulnerable populations (WHO, 2020b). As the pandemic rapidly engulfs the world, it is inducing a significant degree of fear, worry and concern in the population at large and among certain groups in particular, such as the elderly, care providers and people with underlying health conditions. Fearfulness about community spread of COVID-19 has led governments and communities across the world to implement radical social distancing measures ranging from cycles of nationwide lockdowns, imposed isolation, closing down of schools and universities, cancellation of major events, et cetera.    It has been anticipated that the COVID-19 outbreak will have an

These days when we look around us everyone is wearing a mask. Shops, malls, hospitals, parks  anywhere you go, people wearing a face mask is quite a common sight these days and rightly so!  We all know why we are wearing these masks. We cannot go outside without the mask and  risking our family’s and our health. The various colors, sizes and shapes of masks being sold in the shops is a treat to the eyes! The  masks available in the market are the cloth mask, triple layer mask, and mask with the vent,  colorful masks for ladies to match their dresses etc. The faces behind masks are at times  unrecognizable even if they are our friends and acquaintances. However, that friendly smile is now hidden behind the mask somewhere. A smile whether it was  real or unreal but was spontaneous. A smiling face says a lot and it comes in the category of  facial expression of nonverbal communication.  A real smile from heart exudes warmth and adds to our positive personality. When we meet  people, patie