Mental health and mental wellbeing (emotional wellbeing) are two completely different problems. Society today is trying to learn and understand more about it because many people that think they are simply moody have some kind of mental health issue. When someone lashes out at you when you ask them a question could be an emotional response to a mental problem.
Mental health is the condition that you have, such as depression or anxiety. A doctor or psychiatrist needs to evaluate you and give a diagnosis by reading reports and making an informed decision. Therapy can be needed to help with the problem. Medications can also be given. Sometimes both will be needed, and that is simply to control the mental health problem, and the side effects associated with it. Most types of conditions can not be cured. They never go away. In fact, many of them get worse as you get older.
Emotional wellbeing is how you deal with it, and how you respond to the illness and the objects around you. Getting angry at people talking outside because you have anxiety is the emotional backlash, or wellbeing, from the mental disease that you have. Basically, the mental reaction that you have to a situation. Work is a great example of wellbeing. Job related stress is the cause of many nervous breakdowns, psychotic breaks, and even suicides. Emotional wellbeing can also be helped with therapy and pills, but once again it is not something that can be cured.
Mental health and mental wellbeing are different, but they go hand in hand. It is important to have a good Health Care Insurance that covers these types of issues. Many insurance companies have good medical coverage, but not so good on psychiatric care or help. Make sure each clause in the contract is explained and understood. If your current insurance is lacking on your care coverage, it is time to make some calls and find a new one.
A mental health condition can directly affect your emotional wellbeing, and vice versus. It is nothing that is your fault. Many past issues can cause illnesses. A childhood trauma, such as being molested by a trusted family member, can cause the brain to block out the world around. Depending on how the brain reacts to the incident, or incidents, a form of mental illness can happen. The emotional response, such as being unable to trust adults, is linked to your wellbeing.
Other episodes that could trigger an illness are work related stress, life changes such as a wedding or new child, a divorce, bills, income, PTSD, or a combination of them all. A common trigger is parental upraising. This means the way that you were raised can affect your mental illness, as well as cause you to react to influences in a specific way. Some can even be passed down through family genes.
Every person is different, and they react to stimulants in specific ways. To understand your mental health and how it relates to your emotional wellbeing, you must understand yourself. Knowing what issues you have, what triggers them, and how to try and prevent them, will aid you with coming to terms with your problems. Once you reach this point, the mental illness can be dealt with more efficiently. Hopefully to the point of becoming dormant.
