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In the past when people start discussions concerning health, the mind automatically runs to the physical state of the human body completely ignoring the relevance of a sound mind and how much it contributes to the health status. Contemporarily, people are begining to incorporate the mental with issues with issues that involve being healthy. A lot of times emphasis are placed on the physical above the mental forgetting that in most cases sickness usually evolves from the mind. I mean you can not label someone constantly battling depression or anxiety disorder as being healthy. So in order to ensure that both mind and body gives complete optimum performances, a care balance between both needs to be prioritized even though it seems almost impossible.
Countries in Africa rarely take mental problems seriously leaving negative impact in their social states. Due to the superstitious nature of this part of the world, whenever mental abnormalities pop up, the first thing that comes the mind of a large percentage of the populace is "witchcraft" and in Nigeria it is called An attack from village people. Mental issues usually come with signs during childhood and when it surfaces, the parents conclude that the family is facing some sort of spiritual problem rushes him/her to a religious institution for deliverance without exploring alternative solutions to the detriment of the child.
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I remember having a friend as a kid who was suffering from severe kleptomaniac and would steal anything in sight. This habit started small until it became a massive problem for an entire community. The family kept hopping to different churches for solution believing the boy was solely paying for the sins of his father. I can't say if they were right or wrong but honestly not even mental issue can be traced back to fetish influences.
Till this very day a lot of people in my country don't even believe in the importance of having a therapist or even going for therapeutic treatment deeming it as a complete waste of finances. Whenever the mind is being disturbed, people try to lock up uneasy feelings in their mind vault hoping it will go away on its not own without even realizing they are indirectly stockpiling their problems which will definitely come back bigger and this time the body also ends up paying for such bad decisions.
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Although some of the above mental conditions are on the extreme side and might not have similar solutions than the more subtle challenges, below are some recommendations to help keep both mind and body healthy.
- Engaging in activities that helps stimulate both the physical and the mental. Since exercises are sure methods of staying fit, we should try participating in activities like dancing, swimming, running etc which requires the participation of both entities to create stability. Let's also remember that while all this exercises are necessary, the essence of resting should not be overemphasized because a fully rested mind equals a healthy body.
- There is this popular saying which states "A hungry Man is an angry man". A satisfied stomach ensures a concentrated mind. People should eat good food and stay hydrated always as this will make the body super healthy and the mind concentrated for the days task.
- Seeking for help is also a underrated solution that people usually ignore. It is ok to admit that we cannot do it all on our own and might need external assistance to help fight both issues of mind and the physical as well. So whenever you going through life's rollercoaster, talk to someone it might save you from a whole problems.
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People usually make the mistake of attending to one aspect of their being and ignoring the other. Some work out to stay in physical shape forgetting that the mind also needs attendance as well, others engage in mental boosting activities and completely sideline the physical. The only to achieve true health as through a balance between the two by viewing them as an integral whole that needs to treated equally instead of as separate entities.
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