I've had a stiff neck the last two or three days, making it difficult as well as painful to turn my head either direction. A situation like this made me again think how strange the human body is. The difference between how my neck is now and how it usually is, is quite big. Such a small area on our body not functioning properly and we don't give it credit when it works fine.
The same thing goes for our mental health. Everybody has a mental health. You have a good mental health if you're not depressed or struggle with any other issues, but the health is still there. Just like saying you're in good physical shape, you can be in good mental shape. Remember to acknowledge that when you are in that state of mind; flex those mental muscles in front of the mirror. Well, maybe not, but you get the idea. Don't feel any need to hide it, from yourself or other.
Your mental health need to be maintained just as your body. Not by lifting weights, but rather through exercises or constructive thinking. Let's face it, some are more responsive or more able to have a mental illness than others. That's why you need to find out what works for you so you don't have to start from scratch everytime. Repetitions of exercises you do either in public or at home builds up your "immune system" so to speak. Plus not everything works for everybody. That's why you can familiarize yourself in the "mental gym" and the stations available. Some even get a tutorial by a training expert, here a psychologist, to help you find the right stations for what you want to practice. From personal experience, I know that excersises are tough, especially if they're something you're not used to. Having a form of reaction afterwards, either physical or mental, is not unheard of, I suppose. That's like having sore muscles you haven't used in ages.
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