What are the five signs of good mental health?

Good mental health checklist

• you are confident when faced with new situations or people.
• you feel optimistic.
• you do not always blame yourself.
• you set goals.
• you feel good about yourself.
• you have good self esteem.

Is mental illness my fault?

As with other serious illnesses, mental illness is not your fault or that of the people around you, but widespread misunderstandings about mental illness remain. Many people don’t seek treatment or remain unaware that their symptoms could be connected to a mental health condition.

How do you heal yourself from blame?

Seeing yourself wholly — accepting both your strengths and weaknesses — is the only way to defang it….

1. Work on distinguishing taking responsibility from self-blame.
2. Talk back to the self-critical voice.
3. Work on seeing yourself wholly.
4. Develop self-compassion.
5. Examine your beliefs about the self.

Does having depression mean you’re weak?

It is not a sign of weakness or laziness to be depressed. Depression is a real and serious condition. It is not much different than a chronic health condition in its ability to impact someone’s life. It can have both emotional and physical symptoms and make life very difficult for those who have it.

Can you feel happiness and depression at the same time?

You can feel depression and happiness together. When I dealt with my first severe bout of depression from my early to late teens, the best way to describe it would have been an all-encompassing darkness. It was the stereotypical, everything sucks versions of depression that we so often see in media, fiction and on the Internet.

How does depressive depression make you feel?

Depression is much more than just feeling sad, and it’s different for everyone. Because of this, recognizing depression can be difficult. Here are some ways that depression might make you feel. Things just seem “off” or “wrong.” You don’t feel hopeful or happy about anything in your life.

Is your depression a lie?

Equally, in the moments of happiness it can feel like the depression is a lie. I know for me, when I’m out doing things I enjoy and am having a good day, my depression is nothing more than an afterthought and I sometimes question just how bad it actually is.

Why do I feel sad all the time?

You don’t have to be a trained psychologist to figure out why you’re feeling sad. Sometimes, you just need to observe what is going on in your body, mind, and your life. Here are some of the more common causes of mild depression: Stress can be a major contributor to mild depression.