May is Mental Health Awareness Month, which begs an honest question. What is mental health, really?
In a nutshell, mental health encompasses our inner world. It includes things like psychological and emotional well-being, as well as the nature of our relationships to others.
Frankly, to be a human being is to experience ups and downs. Incredible highs, and difficult lows. May, the mental health awareness month shines a light. Specifically on the reality that everyone struggles mentally from time to time, it’s completely normal. No one is immune.
And because of that, therapy is something everyone can benefit from.
Modern Society and Mental Health
Our busy fast-paced lives don’t always bode well with mental health. There’s this underlying message that you are worthy when you are productive. Which leaves you burned out and stressed. Then as a result, your physical and mental health bear the brunt of the burden.
Thankfully, this discrepancy is being addressed. People are becoming more aware of the consequences of burning the candle at both ends. A flurry of studies shows the very real burden that a lack of sleep and chronic stress has on our overall health.
More and more people are reevaluating their lives and are turning towards therapy for insight and guidance. As a result, the old stigma surrounding mental health and mental health treatment continues to fade.
Signs You May Benefit from Therapy
Just like physical health if you leave persistent symptoms unattended to, they can progressively get worse. The burden of chronic stress, worries, and unprocessed trauma are real. In addition, feelings of unworthiness and shame are real. These often hold many of you back. Symptoms can act like an unpleasant smell, a lingering odor that taints an otherwise enjoyable day to day experience and casts a shadow over life.
Indicators may manifest as a gnawing in your stomach or an anxious feeling. Including sleepless nights and a heaviness in your chest. You may feel an unsettling sense of emptiness, or a sensation like all the joy and color have been drained from your life.
In addition, it can also be in how we relate to others. If you are arguing constantly with your partner, or getting agitated at the slightest thing you might want to see a therapist.
Find a moment to consciously check in with yourself. How are you? Completely overwhelmed? Disconnected? Numb? A general feeling of sadness?
Is there something you wish felt better?
How Therapy Can Help
Therapy helps everyone. None of us come equipped with a map or user manual explaining our inner world. There are places where it’s easy to get stuck, lost, or feel unsure about.
You might carry a burden, sometimes without ever fully acknowledging it.
A few sessions with a counselor is all it takes for you to reestablish your priorities. In addition, you can do some inner spring cleaning and regain the courage and confidence to know you’re heading in the right direction.
Therapy can help you to learn to better manage your stress and anxiety. Many people love therapy because it’s exactly what they need to help them establish boundaries in their life.
And of course, if you have depression or a mood disorders you will fare far better when you’re working closely with a mental health professional.
This May, check in with yourself and family. If you live in Northern California and think maybe it’s time you see a therapist, give us a call.
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Other Services Offered at The Relationship Therapy Center in California:
In addition to Individual therapy for adults Our Sacramento area counseling clinics located in Roseville and Fair Oaks, CA are pleased to offer a variety of mental health services. Our couples services include: Counseling after infidelity, sex therapy, co-parent counseling, family therapy, divorce counseling, intensive couples retreats, and premarital counseling. Our individual therapy services include, therapy for children, teen therapy, depression treatment, and individual relationship counseling. Our therapists offer online counseling in California to treat a variety of mental health concerns. Please reach out to our Sacramento area therapy office to learn more about the many ways we can help you or your loved ones heal and grow.