• 2021-04-14
    1.Talkaboutthefollowingstatementsandtrytoclarifythemisunderstandingsofmentalhealth.
    1)Myth:Mentalhealthproblemsdon'taffectme.
    2)Myth:Childrendon'texperiencementalhealthproblems.
    3)Myth:Peoplewithmentalhealthproblemsareviolentandunpredictable.
    4)Myth:Peoplewithmentalhealthneeds,eventhosewhoaremanagingtheirmentalillness,cannottoleratethestressofholdingdownajob.
    5)Myth:Personalityweaknessorcharacterflawscausementalhealthproblems.Peoplewithmentalhealthproblemscansnapoutofitiftheytryhardenough.
    6)Myth:Thereisnohopeforpeoplewithmentalhealthproblems.Onceafriendorfamilymemberdevelopsmentalhealthproblems,heorshewillneverrecover.
    7)Myth:Therapyandself-helpareawasteoftime.Whybotherwhenyoucanjusttakeapill?
    8)Myth:Ican'tdoanythingforapersonwithamentalhealthproblem.
    9)Myth:Preventiondoesn’twork.Itisimpossibletopreventmentalillnesses.