Good Mental Health

We often talk a lot about problems with mental health, but we talk less frequently about an answer to “what is good mental health.” How do we define good mental and emotional health? What are the signs of someone experiencing good emotional health versus someone who’s not? It can be much easier to see when you’re in good physical health compared to your emotional health. For example, the signs of physical illness can be outwardly apparent, whereas your emotional well-being isn’t as obvious. We need to be able to gauge when we’re doing well and when our mental well-being is meeting certain milestones. What Is Mental Health? First, what is mental health? Emotional health includes not only our psychological well-being but also our social well-being. Our mental health affects how we think, act and feel. This part of our lives affects how we handle stress, relate to other people, and our decision-making. Mental well-being is important at every phase of our lives, from childhood through adul