𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇

INTRODUCTION

                           Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.

Over the course of your life, if you experience mental health problems, your thinking, mood, and behavior could be affected. Many factors contribute to mental health problems, including:

* Biological factors, such as genes or brain chemistry. * Life experiences, such as trauma or abu Family history of mental health problem

𝐃𝐎𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 : 

               Mental Health and Wellness during Covid-19 Pandemic 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡

 Dr. Piya Banerjee

 MAY 11, 2021 Covid19, Mental health

As the second wave of Covid-19 rages across the country, we are gripped with fear, anxiety and a sense of helplessness. In such a situation, mental health issues are also taking a toll on many of us. If you are having issues that are beyond your control do consult a psychiatrist near you. You can also go for psychiatrist online consultation nowadays. 

To find answers to some of the common mental health issues people are facing during the pandemic, we at DocGenie got in touch with Dr. Piya Banerjee – (a Certified RECBT Practitioner, AEI, New York, MA (Clin. Psy), P.G.D.P.C, founder and CEO of Grey Matters Wellness, and Consultant Psychologist at Medica Superspeciality Hospital)-Kolkata.

1. How do pandemics in general affect our mental health? 

Bereavement, isolation, loss of income and fear are triggering mental health conditions or exacerbating existing ones. Many people may be facing increased levels of stress, alcohol and substance use, insomnia, and anxiety. 

2. How can I monitor my mental health? 

Being mindful, self-aware and observant of your own thoughts and feelings. Keeping tabs on frequency of your mood shifts, the quality of your sleep, your appetite and your energy levels can help you monitor your mental health.

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐲𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐣𝐞𝐞

 https://youtu.be/aV2uEezP5T

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𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭 : 5 

Participant Name : Swetha

Participant Age : 21

1. Do you suffer from any kind of mental health issues? 

Ans: Yes I think so.

2. How long have you been feeling this? 

Ans: 2 years

3. Have you spoken to anyone about this issue? If not why? 

Ans: No, because I think nobody Really cares!

4. How would you feel if I told you that you can open up your mind to a person without your identity being Revealed?

Ans: That's a clever way.

[06/12, 2:39 pm] Jovie Shinol: 5. Do you think talking to an expert would help you deal with your problem? 

Ans: Yes I think I can explain them what I think and they can give their opinion.

6. How was your mental health during the lockdown? 

Ans: It got worse because my parents spoke about my marriage and wouldn't let me decide my future. I tried to talk to them about how I feel but they didn't consider it at all.

𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬: 

                  

Early Warning Signs Not sure if you or someone you know is living with mental health problems?

Experiencing one or more of the following feelings or behaviors can be an early warning sign of a problem:

* Eating or sleeping too much or too little

* Pulling away from people and usual activities

* Having low or no energy Feeling numb or like nothing matters

* Having unexplained aches and pains

* Feeling helpless or hopeless o Smoking, drinking, or using drugs more than usual.

* Feeling unusually confused, forgetful, on edge, angry, upset, worried, or scared

* Yelling or lighting with family and friends Experiencing severe mood swings that cause problems in relationships * Having persistent thoughts and memories you can't get out of your head

* Hearing voices or believing things that are not true

* Thinking of harming yourself or others

* Inability to perform daily tasks like taking care of your kids or getting to work or 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥

𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐒 : 

𝟏. 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚- 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫-𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐈𝐧: 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐝. 𝐀𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧, 𝐕𝐀: 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟑:𝟐𝟔𝟓-𝟗𝟎.

𝟐. 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐒 𝐒𝐊, 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐊, 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐄, 𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐥. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐭: 𝐑𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎;𝟑𝟗𝟓:𝟗𝟏𝟐-𝟗𝟐𝟎.

𝟑. 𝐃𝐢𝐆𝐢𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢 𝐂, 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐉, 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐮 𝐃, 𝐙𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐤𝐢 𝐉. 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟑 𝐒𝐀𝐑𝐒 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤. 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐑𝐑𝐎𝐑 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟒;𝟐:𝟐𝟔𝟓-𝟐𝟕𝟐.

𝟒. 𝐟𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐮𝐦 𝐁, 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐃, 𝐅𝐥𝐲𝐧𝐧 𝐁𝐖, 𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐥. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝟏𝐍𝟏 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬: 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬. 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟐;𝟔: 𝟔𝟕-𝟕𝟏.

𝐀𝐁𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓 :

* 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥, 𝐩𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥-𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐈𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤,𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐭. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐱𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲, 𝐛𝐢 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐭𝐜. 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 .𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞.

* 𝐎𝐮𝐫 "𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐀𝐏𝐏" 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬. 

𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐀𝐏𝐏

* 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬 ,𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬, 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐝. 𝐖𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐩𝐩 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬. 𝐖𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐩𝐩 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞, 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚, 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐞𝐭𝐜. 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐭, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡. 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐪𝐮𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐬.

𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒

𝟏.𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞" 𝐚𝐩𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝. 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩 𝐚𝐫𝐞:

* 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 

* 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 

* 𝐄𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞

* 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐪𝐮𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲.

𝟐.𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐭𝐜. 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐣𝐨𝐲..

𝟑. 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦.

𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐃

𝟏. 𝐙𝐨𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫

𝟐. 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐩𝐢𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜

𝟑. 𝐀𝐫𝐝𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐨

𝟒. 𝐌𝐈𝐓 𝐚𝐩𝐩 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫

𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒: 

*𝐖e are so happy to present this app and help people around the world who are dealing with mental health issues to have a happy and healthy life. We would like to conclude by saying that "Always be there for your loved ones !protect and cherish them. A little love and attention is what every one needs and everybody deserves it"