Mental health is pretty significant for an individuals’ welfare and unfortunately, people are not aware of this. Mental health comprises of our psychological, emotional, and social well-being. When you focus on your mental growth there will be a reduced risk of anxiety and depression, the mood will be standard, elevated inner peace, increased self-esteem, coherent thinking, and improved relationships. There are countless factors out there that are ready to contribute to your mental health issues. A little space is enough for mental trouble to come and make itself comfortable. Anything that disturbs your peace can lead to greater devastation beyond your anticipation.
Have you ever seen people where they respond with rage when you talk about relationships? Yeah, some do it normally cause they hate being in one, for some this insane reaction comes out from a tragic experience. They could’ve got hurt, been cheated, or backstabbed dreadfully and could’ve gone into deep valleys of depression and panic attacks.
I also agree that you might have heard a soothing answer to this question where people go on the cloud nine. Probably these people fall into a category where they were never loved and cared for by anyone. They will do anything they can to hold on to their relationship. This success is also due to genuine and transparent behaviors.
Relationships are complicated and are highly related to our mental illness, let it be social or intimate. Relationship occupies a major part in everyone’s life, it is actually a turning point. It will either make your life charming or can be a terrible ride. It is highly predominant to be careful before choosing a person to enter your life because it is not a product to return if you did not like it. How far are you letting them control and make changes in your life also counts.
We are going to talk about how relationships are having a strong impact on us. The effect can be either positive or negative.
Advantages of a healthy relationship:
Research says that a healthy relationship can do miracles. A good relationship can enhance self-esteem, develop peace, boost your mood, and can make many things better which were not in a good state before.
Mostly your personal relationships matter, cause they are a part of our daily routine. Some start their day with their partner and end in the same way. So they occupy most of the space. A healthy relationship can fill you with merriment and satisfaction. You feel you are sorted with your life. They can enrich all your experiences and will lower the rates of anxiety and depression.
A relationship needs trust, transparency, honesty, respect, and open communication to head in a pleasant and amusing way. Making an effort to keep up the relationship shows respect. Often ego comes between and creates some worse problems. Ego is never a good sign, we often consider ego as self-respect which is not. When we maintain enough distance with ego, relationships will blossom.
Research says that apart from the mental strength relationships give us, they nurture physically too. They can increase your days of living and will strengthen your immune system. When you are happy, peaceful, and have a person who looks after you all the time the disease you are prone to will be cured soon than the expected time. A positive relationship gives a sense of belonging, as in a home to come and rest at the end of a long day. Doesn’t it give a ray of hope in the times of the deepest trial? Even though you are stuck in between a devil and the deep blue sea, you will feel secured cause you have someone out there always ready to support and encourage you.
Take time before passing on to the stage from sharing to depending. It is important to know that sharing is different from depending. Don’t depend on your partner right from the beginning, it might land you in unavoidable circumstances.
Don’t just follow your heart, follow your mind too before drenching yourself in a relationship.
Disadvantages of an unhealthy relationship:
Relationships are complex, we cannot predict what will take place gradually. Like how we have seen some merits and disadvantages with a healthy and genuine relationship, there exists some obstacles and mess tied up with an unhealthy relationship.
Not just your life partner a friend, best friend, or a cousin can also be a part of this. Because a positive situation is not always present in your vicinity, but when it comes to the tragic experience, where you’ve been cheated will haunt you where ever you go. So the influence of a negative experience will stay longer than a positive one.
Relationships get out of hands when you lose the essence of practicality, this happens because you will let your heart rule all over. Is love blind? No, I say that we purposely close our eyes in order to deny the reality which is bitter. Another noticeable change that occurs is, you will stop depending on yourself and seek help and comfort and from your partner. Sharing suddenly becomes depending, when this happens you will lose your ability of decision making, dealing an issue coming in your way, which you’ve done very well before. When relationships fail, people feel helpless, incapable, and unprotected. All these will clearly direct you to depression.
Some people, start dissevering their ties with others when they find a partner. They will ignore them in order to spend time with their partner. If unfortunately, these people fall under love failure, they will have no shoulder to cry upon. They will start feeling lonely and loneliness is definitely not a good indication. Some people welcome loneliness, but in this case, it cannot happen. Loneliness is clearly linked to anxiety and depression. Suicidal thoughts are no exception.
When you get hurt or suffer in a relationship, it is tough to move on. This can also cause PTSD. This will trigger a person with past intimidating events causing nightmares and uncontrollable thoughts. You can start overthinking and put yourself in trouble.
Some get hurt when the other is not genuine, repeating the same mistakes, and not considering the relationship seriously. You may not how a person will be later, so be careful before going deep down.
Get out of a relationship where you feel insecure, scared, or controlled by the other. This will affect mentally for sure. I have seen my friends processing suicidal thoughts cause they are in toxic relationships. They are scared to do something they like because they are ordered not to by their partner. Trust me, you will get sick slowly but surely. In the beginning, everything seems charming because you think you are compromising and adjusting for the welfare of the relationship, but for your partner, this gives a motive they will take over. Compromising is fine but scared is not good.
In this way, there are many factors contributing. If you get hurt once, be careful the next time. Learn to acknowledge the toxic people around you. Improve social relationships which seem healthy in the long run. Learn to be independent.
Relationships are tricky, they can either be cherished or perished.
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