That's the theme of the 2010 Mental Health Awareness Week which runs from Monday 4 October to Sunday 10 October 2010.The statistics on mental health are quite sobering. One in five Kiwis are affected in some way by mental illness. And the sad thing about it, is that we don't talk about it. There is still a very large stigma surrounding any type of mental illness, from anxiety attacks and feeling blue through to addictions and afflictions such as Bipolar and Anorexia.
So what is Flourishing. Here's an excerpt from the Mental Health Foundation
Over the last century or more, the focus on mental health in society has been on mental disorders, and either treating or preventing them. So much so that most people think about mental health only as a problem or something negative.
There are also many more stressors on mental health today generally relating to increased pace and complexity of life.
Flourishing is a measure of mental health that has been developed within the last decade and can be used to determine the level of positive mental health in populations. When someone is flourishing they experience, most of the time, positive emotions, positive interest and engagement with world around them, and meaning and purpose in their lives. Evidence suggests that people who are flourishing are less at risk of physical and mental health problems and have better social relationships.
Flourishing is about focusing on the good things in life. It’s about the things we aspire to, both as individuals and as members of a wider community.
Over the last century or more, the focus on mental health in society has been on mental disorders, and either treating or preventing them. So much so that most people think about mental health only as a problem or something negative.
There are also many more stressors on mental health today generally relating to increased pace and complexity of life.
Flourishing is a measure of mental health that has been developed within the last decade and can be used to determine the level of positive mental health in populations. When someone is flourishing they experience, most of the time, positive emotions, positive interest and engagement with world around them, and meaning and purpose in their lives. Evidence suggests that people who are flourishing are less at risk of physical and mental health problems and have better social relationships.
Flourishing is about focusing on the good things in life. It’s about the things we aspire to, both as individuals and as members of a wider community.
If you are looking for resources closer to home, the library can help, not only with the health databases which you can research from home. Look on our Library Non-fiction shelves around Call (or Dewey) number 616.8 and you may find something that will help. Sometimes it just a boost in your own self confidence that you need so another good place to look is number 158.1.
Kia whitianga te rā, ka hihi, ka whakamana, te hā, te hē, kia whai kikokiko, kia puāwai te mauri
The sun arises with each new day; its rays beckon opportunities to all living things.
The sun arises with each new day; its rays beckon opportunities to all living things.
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