The Importance of Mental Health and Mental Illness

Mental illness isn't the same as just negative emotions. You can feel depressed or anxious about something, but that doesn't mean you have a mental illness. It often has significant impacts on other aspects of health like your appetite and ability to sleep. Yen: There's still this attitude, especially if you've never been through it before, that you're like, come on, just cheer up,. Like, chin up, pick yourself up by the boot straps, or you should just be more grateful. And not that there aren't coping skills that can help, but please know that it's a real thing.