In today’s post, I want to show you 6 activities to celebrate World Mental Health Day 2022 and also as our contribution to spreading mental health awareness.

1 in every 8 people or 970 million people around the world was living with a mental disorder In 2019. In 2020, the number of people living with anxiety and depressive disorders rose significantly because of the COVID-19 pandemic (source).

That’s why contributing to the spread of mental health awareness is important nowadays.
World Mental Health Day 2022 will be celebrated on October 10. It will be a good opportunity for you and me to share and spread mental health awareness.

World Mental Health Day is held on October 10th every year. The annual event is celebrated by the World Federation for Mental Health, the World Health Organization, and dozens of other organizations.

The theme of World Mental Health Day 2022 is “Make mental health & well-being for all a global priority,” according to the World Health Organization. (source)

There are 6 Things You Can Do to Celebrate World Mental Health Day 2022:

• Post on Social Media
• Share your Story
• By Taking Care of Our Mental Health
• Get certified in mental health first aid
• Learn more about mental health
• Talk to Someone

Share your Story

We might think that our story is just simple, small, or even not that important so we don’t want to share our story. But actually, our story can bring hope to others. When others read or hear our story at least they will realize that they are not alone.

Our story about how we survived, how we found hope, and not give up in the midst of our mental health struggle, really can inspire others to not give up, to survive, and most importantly to seek the help they need.

Trust me, your story matters. I am that person who found hope and strength thru reading other people’s stories. So don’t hesitate to share yours.

Imagine when you start sharing your story about your mental health journey, there will be more people who won’t hide their struggles anymore. There will be more people who want to seek help. Importantly there will be more people speaking up about mental health and it will increase awareness and little by little will stop the negative stigma about mental health.

Wow, it’s amazing, right? And it all starts by sharing your story.
I will start by sharing my story also about my mental health journey. You can read it here.

Taking Care of Our Mental Health

The best and the most important way to celebrate World Mental Health Day is by taking care of our mental health. A few years ago I was a person who really want to be productive but sadly it turned out to become toxic productivity. I didn’t even make time to rest or even did self-care. And that was really not healthy for my mental health.

So, to celebrate World Mental Health Day 2022 it’s good to start planning what kind of self-care we will have. Maybe we provide a day where we can do nothing, just relax without work or any activities. It can be doing exercises or writing a journal every day or trying to have counseling from professionals.

Find something you like to do to be able to relax, connect to yourself, to rest physically and emotionally, especially when you can have time to regulate your emotions, and free yourself to feel anything you feel.

When I feel overwhelmed I like to be alone, writing a journal while listening to relaxing music helps me a lot.

How about you? What is your favorite activity to maintain your mental health?

Get certified in mental health first aid

Do you want to be able to help and support people who experience mental health problems? If yes, it’s good to take some training and be certified in mental health first aid.

The Mental Health First Aid course equips us with the confidence, skills, and qualification to support others with mental ill health.

Here are some recommendations if you want to take the mental health first aid free online course:

• Mental Health First Aid Free Online Course by freecoursesonline.co.uk click here
• Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) by freecourseinengland.co.uk click here
• Mental Health First Aid free course by homelearning.me click here

Learn more about mental health

World Mental Health Day is a good time to learn more about mental health. By learning, we will have more awareness and will have better mental health. In this era, we are blessed by technology where we can learn anything easily. There are so many free resources that we can get to learn about mental health.

We also can attend some events or webinar about mental health which is so many in October to celebrate World Mental Health Day 2022.

Many organizations make international events about mental health. Some of them are online events that we can join even for free. Here are some international events by the World Mental Health Day official organization you can join click here.

Talk to Someone

Provide time to talk to your friends or family and ask how are you. Maybe they are having a struggle and don’t have someone to talk to. Being there, listening, and understanding them are the meaningful way to celebrate World Mental Health Day.

If you’re the one who needs to talk to someone, don’t hesitate to contact someone you trust and tell him/her that you need someone to talk to.

Remember this. People do care about us. Some people in our circle would love to help us. But, they will not able to help if we don’t let them know and ask for help.

Asking for and receiving help didn’t make us weak people.

So, those are 6 things we can do to celebrate World Mental Health Day 2022. Tell me which one is your favorite activity to do on #worldmentalhealthday.

Share your thought in the comments and please share this blog post as your first action on spreading mental health awareness.

Also during this month to celebrate #worldmentalhealthday2022 I will continuously share mental health topics on my blog. Subscribe to be updated!

Thank you!

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