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When you notice that basic things you do well are starting to get harder to do, then it’s time to seek help. If you have tried your best to improve your mental health for a while, and you feel stuck then please reach out for help. Prathiba suggests to first honour your own unique experience when it comes to how you are coping with stresses.
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How do you know when to seek professional services such as therapy? Start at your own pace and keep working on it. The more you talk about it collectively, the more individual consciousness you will develop. Although it requires a lot of support, reading and experimenting to create this mind shift, just the knowledge that it is possible, helps kick start your journey and is difficult to undo. A start is to look at wellbeing as part of your life rather than a response to pain. Prathiba acknowledges that it IS a big mind shift. But what small steps can you take to actually start shifting your mindset that way? Remember: when you carry mental illness, then it is a diagnosed condition that requires professional care for your “self” along with family/community support.
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By doing that you can consciously remove the patriarchy voice ( should do this, shouldn’t do this)…that hovers over your daily activities and do them because you actually enjoy them! Listening to the podcast, you will hear Prathiba talk more about how you can blend your culture with your mental health rather than dismiss and separate the two. So, consider looking at mental wellbeing in your daily life, not in a deficit way, but as another part of your daily diet like “food”. Prathiba gives this advice for those listeners who are able to function well in their daily life and carry reflection capacity to understand their pain and stresses…Īnxiety/stress/depression are words that we commonly use to describe our stresses, but they do not necessarily mean we are unwell… But if we dismiss the stresses, then it will lead to illness.
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But for someone who lives in a patriarchal society and culture that aren’t exposed to mental health and wellbeing, how would one start and stay consistent with their mental wellbeing journey? For those who do not carry a condition but work hard to keep their mental health in check with life’s presenting stresses, listen to Prathiba’s ideas in how you can look within your own culture, to find ways to nurture your “self”. Prathiba wants listeners to know that when you carry mental illness, then it is a diagnosed condition that requires serious care and support. Mental wellness is one’s ability, in an ongoing manner, to embrace highs and lows feeling strong and in control. Mental health is normal and an important part of our daily lives to balance stresses. Mental Illness is a diagnosed condition that usually comes from a medical professional (such as GP/clinical psychologist/psychiatrist). Prathiba shares in the first half of the podcast, some of her knowledge and experience to help understanding of mental illness and wellness that listeners can self-reflect on their symptoms and accordingly choose the path of their self-care. On our third episode on The South Asian Mind podcast, Prathiba Subramaniam is back again! As we’ve taken on some big topics in the last two episodes, Prathiba thought it was best to make this one a bit more casual and help listeners connect the big topics by laying out some foundations for your mental health and wellbeing journey within the South Asian culture you belong to.