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Tune in to your senses - how is your mental health at this point in time?
| We all have mental health; just like we all have physical health. Our state of mental health changes day to day and throughout the day. Like physical health, our mental health needs ongoing maintenance and care, and follow ups with health professionals when we feel it is starting to impact the way we go about our day to day activities. Your doctor/GP is still the place to go for initial help for mental health concerns. |
October 2020 is Mental Health Awareness Month which aims to promote awareness across all groups in our communities about mental health and wellbeing. The excerpt below from Wayahead's website provides some detail about the Mental Health Awareness Month theme.
http://mentalhealthmonth.wayahead.org.au/about-mental-health-month/
Tune In
Tuning In means being present, being aware of what’s happening within you, and in the world around you.
Tune In to your senses – what can you sense right now? What can you feel?
Tune In to your communities – what’s happening that you can be part of, or that you can help others be part of?
Tune In to stigma – how do attitudes and understandings of mental health and wellbeing impact people’s ability to live the lives they want?
Taking a moment to Tune In can help still and focus your mind, it can help you understand what’s going on for you and others. Tuning in can help you find a new perspective, and it can help you reflect and be present.
Tuning In has been shown to help build self-awareness, help make effective choices, reduce the impact of worry, and build positive connections. Tuning In to communities and the impact of mental health stigma can help ensure that people who need support have safe places to talk about their experiences and reach out.
Tune In to Mental Health Month and help create a world we can all Tune In to.