Let's talk about something that we usually ignore, especially in Asian countries.
Yet impacts us like any physical ailment. Our mental health.
Mental illness has been treated as an invisible issue, compared to something like a bad heart. But yet, the similarities between a failing heart and a struggling mind are far more alike than most of us realize.
If we look at how we've come to understand heart disease, we can maybe explore a clearer path forward for mental health.
Think about heart disease. It’s not like one morning someone wakes up and suddenly experiences a full blown heart attack out of nowhere. No, these are typically long term issues. Years, often decades, of accumulating risk factors. Diet choices, stress, lack of exercise, genetics. His/Her arteries are quietly hardening, cholesterol is climbing and blood pressure is creeping up. Most of the time the patient feels fine, but internally the body is not doing well....