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Most common mental health issues in the workspace

Are you working in corporate companies? Are you taking care of your mental health during your tight schedule?

A stat report shows that around 8,00,000 people suffer from depression and the reason for their death. So, it is your responsibility to take care of your mental health in your regular life. In this article, we will discuss the most common mental health issues people face in their workspace and how to prevent it. Let us see in the below part of the article.


Mental health issues in the workspace
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Why is mental health essential in the workspace?

Symptoms of mental health issues in the workspace

● Show more anger with everyone and not control their emotions

● People do not arrive at the office at the right time

● There is a drastic change in their behavior. They sit alone in a depressed state ● Inactive in their work and do not finish the projects within the deadline ● Avoid socializing with everyone and try to keep it reserve

● Addicted to smoking and alcohol habits

● Feel sleepy and lost in their work productivity

● They lose their confidence and open to the doors of fear and guilty feeling ● Not ready to accept the situation and start to blame themselves

● There is a drastic change in their diet. Start to eat more junk and unhealthy foods. ● Try to solve their problems by themselves without any other people's interference ● Stay away from all entertainment activities and stay alone without any contact with friends and family

Most common mental health issues

The most common mental health issues are:

Anxiety

It is one of the most common problems faced by today's youth. The real-life of every human being starts once they complete graduation.

Once they complete graduation, whether it is a business or grabbing a job from an MNC company they should choose their career path under these two sectors. Today's young generation is confused and afraid to choose their career path.

Once they land a good job in mnc, they get pressure to submit the projects within the deadline, and much more. This leads to anxiety at a young age. Anxiety paves the way for more mental health diseases in your life. How to avoid anxiety in your life?

● Meditation is a beautiful mantra to keep your mind calm and helps to keep you away from anxiety.

● Journaling is good habit to note down regular activities. It represents the graph of your life.

● Reading good books relaxes and calms your mind. It opens to good thoughts and fills with a positive attitude.

● Breathing is one of the best exercises to regulate your thoughts.

● Hang out with your friends and family often. You will get a new experience in a short term.

● Notice your body language. It is closely related to our minds. Change your body language and avoid anxiety in your life.

● Engage in creative activities often to boost your mind into a positive mode.

Stress

Stress is one of the major mental health issues faced by all kinds of people around the world. A repetition of continuous thoughts going on in your mind leads to stress. This reduces your energy and confidence level. How to avoid stress in your life?

● Do self-talk with yourself. Identify your mind pattern and thought structure. Notice what kind of thoughts are going on in your mind.

● Do not try to stop the thoughts at any cause. It creates more problems in your life. ● Help others by providing annathanam, clothes, and education to poor people. ● Take regular breaks at regular intervals. Fix a destination and enjoy it with your family and friends.

● Express emotions to your partner. This relieves your stress and calms your mind for a while.

● Prepare a daily schedule and assign the activities priority wise

● Stop consuming caffeine-related products.

Depression

It is one of the mental illnesses that affect your body, feelings, and emotions. A negative thought acts like a poison , slowly killing your body and mind. So, take this as a serious note and consult a psychiatrist without any second thought. How to avoid depression in your life?

● A psychiatrist identifies your mind pattern and understands the thought structure. So their consultation acts as a positive mind to keep you away from your depression state. ● Concentrate on your favorite hobbies and follow a proper diet. Avoid junk and outside foods.

● In this critical situation, stay away from negative people. Do not watch negative movies and web series.

● Try to sleep at least 6 to 8 hrs. It removes almost all the problems in your life. ● Spend time with your friends and family. Only they can support you in this depressed state.

● Read and listen to positive books and talk through audiobooks, kuku fm, etc…

Guilty of mistakes

Are you feeling guilty about your mistakes that happened in the past? Naturally, we commit mistakes in our life. Every mistake is a lesson for our life. But should not convert mistakes into a guilty feeling.

In the end, you will lose focus, concentration and do not enjoy the present moment. Do not live in guilt, just learn lessons from your mistakes and enjoy the present moment.

Prevention steps for mental health

● Take care of your mental health and physical health

● Do yoga and meditation regularly to cleanse your mind and body

● Network with positive people. Attend the conference and live session to get more contacts

● Do the volunteering service and start to help others without any expectations ● Start to live in the present moment and enjoy every moment

● Go for NGOs and educate the children as much as possible. Teach them skills to become a self-dependent person

● Connect and spend more time with nature. When you connect more with nature, you can understand nature.

● Work on your favorite hobby and stay away from consuming entertainment.

Closing thoughts

In the above article, we discuss the common mental health issues in the workspace. Whatever the busy lifestyle you are living, it is your responsibility to take care of your mental health.

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