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Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of. Neither is talking about it. And the best person to talk to is a health counselor. Counseling is a way of talking and helping people to explore and think about things that may be worrying them. Counseling can also help people if they are not sure what to do by giving them some time to think through possible ideas. A key part of the way that counselors work is they will not judge, criticize, interrogate or make decisions for the person they are seeing. Their aim is to listen, support and help people to decide what will work for them. There are en numbers of therapies available for you. For some problems and conditions, one type of talking therapy may be better than another. Different talking therapies also suit different people. Some therapists prefer to use one type of therapy over another, while other therapists are trained in many types and may choose an approach they think will work best for you. You may hear them use words like ‘eclec...

Humans exist since times unaccountable and so does their mind, with that Mental Health Counseling prevailed in the society since a long time but its professional use came only after 1800s. World War II caused a long distress and thus there was a desperate need for counselors and psychologists to help the government select and train specialists for military and industrial work placements. With soldiers returning home and seeking vocational counseling, it quickly became apparent that career counseling could not be done without addressing PTSD and other mental health conditions attributed to wartime exposure. The United States Veterans Administration (VA) recognized the need for professional providers and funded the training of counselors. In 1952, The American Personnel and Guidance Association was created as an attempt to unite and provide counselors, who were now integrating mental health &  vocational counseling, with a professional association. By the mid-1970’s increas...

It’s rightly said “Take care of your body; it’s the only place you live in for your whole life.” Taking care doesn’t always mean taking care of the outers but it’s also about taking care of your inner soul and your mind." What is mental health? Mental health is a level of psychological well-being, or an absence of mental illness. It is the "psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment". From the perspective of positive psychology or holism, mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life, and create a balance between life activities and efforts to achieve psychological resilience. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), mental health includes "subjective well-being, perceived self-efficacy, autonomy, competence, inter-generational dependence, and self-actualization of one's intellectual and emotional potential, among others." The WHO further states that the wel...