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mentalhealth

Mentalhealthisbeingmoreandmoreimportant,partlyenteredpeople'seveydayschedule.

Manypeoplearestudyinghowtokeepmentalhealthnowadays,whichisnecessaryofcourse.Actuallytherearealotofwaystokeepmentalhealth.Butinmyopinion,firstofallistookeepmoodssteady.Youknowtherearetoomanyreasonstomakeusloseourtempersinreality.espciallypeoplecannotcontrolthemselvesforanger,worry,overthinking,sadnessandsoonandsoforth.Basedonmanyreportsaboutmoods,weknowthatisverybadforourhealth.wehavetomanagetostopthem.oneofthemostvalidmethodsistochangeourminds.Icangiveanexample,forinstance,youcomebackhomefromwork,youfindyourwifeiswatchingtvandhasntcookedforthefamily,maybeyouwannatobehittheceilingatonce,butkeepslowplease.youcansignyourselffirstthisway:

"Sheisalsotiredforsomuchworktoday,thatshewatchestvistofindawaytorelaxherself,whichshowsshereallyneedsagoodrestaswelllikeme,ifidisturbherforsomereason,maybeshecouldquarrelwithme.thenIhadbettertoocooktoincreaseunderstandingandlovebetweenus."Maybeatthatmomentwhenyoutakepot,shewouldliketocometocookalongwithyoutogether,hehe.Ifthat'sthecase,youhavehadkeptyourmentalhealthy.whatagoodwayitistochangeourmindstorealizeourhealthaims.

Ontheotherhand,Forkeepingourmentalhealth,ithinkwehadbetteraccepthealthymessagesanytime,andrefusethoseunhealthyones.Suchasinreadingbooks,watchingtv,moviesetc.Forwhat?

Asallthemessageswillenterourmindsandbecomeapartofourlife.Thustocontrolourthoughtsandactsatlast.Ifsomearebadmessages,whichwillleadustobadsituation,especiallyhurtoursouldeeply,thoughsometimeswedontknowthispointatall,butitdoeswork.Sowatchoutallthetime.

Third,ifwewanttokeepourmentalhealthy,wealsocanbyanotherway,thatistohelpothers.asinthissortofstate,ourspiritsarecalmandpeaceful,nobadidealstodisturbourhealth.andsomehappyideaswilladvanceourhelath,Soourbrainswillgetthebestrestofall.Itwillbemorehealthy,energicandwisdom.

MassschoolshootingsfillTVscreenswithbloodyimages,newspaperswithheart-wrenchingaccountsfromterrifiedstudents,andposesearchingquestionsaboutthemotivesoftheyoungkillers.

Butthemovie"BeautifulBoy",openinginU.S.theatersonFriday,putsararespotlightontheanguishedparentsofateengunman.

MariaBelloandMichaelSheenstarintheindependentfilmasKateandBill,whosealreadyfracturedmarriageisfurthertestedwhentheironlysongoesonarampageathiscollegebeforeturningthegunonhimself.

"Parentsareregularpeopledoingthebesttheycantoraiseachild,"directorandco-writerShawnKutoldReuters.

"Butwhensomethinglikethishappens,theyaresooftenforgotten,orworse,blamed.Wethoughtitwasworthshowingtheirhumanity,"headded.

"BeautifulBoy"isthesecondmoviethisyearonthetopicofschoolshootings."WeNeedtoTalkAboutKevin"--basedonLionelShriver's2003novel--debutedattheCannesfilmfestivalinMay,starringTildaSwintonasawomantryingtoputherlifebacktogetherinthewakeofherson'skillingspree.Itisdueforreleaselaterthisyear.

Thetwofilmsfollowthe1999massacreatColumbineHighSchoolinColorado,wheretwoteenskilled12studentsandateacherbeforecommittingsuicide,andthe2007VirginiaTechshootings,whereanundergraduatewithmentalhealthproblemsshot32peopletodeath,thenkilledhimself.

In"BeautifulBoy,"theshootingshappenoffscreen.

"Ultimatelyourstoryisaboutgriefandlove.Theshootingissecondary,"saidKu.

KateandBillarealreadysleepinginseparatebedsbeforetheshootingoccurs.Afterward,themediaonslaughtforcesthemtomoveinwithrelativeswhohaveayoungchildoftheirown.

Therethecoupleisforcedtosleepinthesamebed,whileKatedotesonthechild,asifwantingtohaveasecondchanceatraisingone.

"Theyblamethemselves,theyblameeachother,theyblametheirmarriageandthefactthattheyweren'thappyrolemodels.Theyblamethekidsatschool,"saidco-writerMichaelArmbruster.

"Wewantedthemtostrugglewiththatthroughoutthewholefilm,justlikeanyparentwouldinreallife,"headded.

Howeverthe"why"ofthecrimeissomethingthatisneversolved.

Themoviehasreceivedstrongreviews,particularlyfortheperformancesofBelloandSheen.Butthefilmmakersrealizetheyhaveatoughsellontheirhands.

"Weknowthatthereisonlyacertainkindofpersonthat'sgoingtotakethetimetocomeseethisfilm,"saidKu."Hopefullythroughwordofmouth,otherswilltoo."

Afterall,saidKu,"Noparentsetsouttocreateamonster."

BEIJING-Morethan60percentofinvestorsinthestockmarketinChinasaytheyregularlyexperiencenegativemoods,accordingtoarecenthealthsurvey.

OnWednesday,theChineseMedicalDoctorAssociation,theChineseHospitalAssociation,theBeijingHealthMaintenanceOrganizationandtheCimingCheckupCompanyjointlyreleasedtheresultsofasurveybasedonthepollingof376,750stockmarketinvestorsontheChinesemainland.ThesurveywasconductedbetweenOctober2010andFebruary2011.

Some61.3percentofrespondentssaidtheyfeltnegativemoodswhile11percentexperiencedfatigue,9.3percentwereirritableand8.9percentcouldnotshakeafeelingofdisinterestinlife.

Amongthosewhohadproblemsformorethan10daysinamonth,12.7percentsaidtheyweresufferingfromextremepressure,8.9percentsaidtheyhadcutdowntheircommunicationswithothers,8.1percentfeltmentalstress,5.7percentsensedisolationand1.7percenthadcontemplatedsuicide.

"Thestockmarketisunpredictable,soinvestorsneedtofindwaystodealwiththeupsanddownsandattachimportancetotheirhealth,"saidHanXiaohong,presidentoftheCimingCheckupCompany,whoheadedtheresearchteam.

Nearly30percentofrespondentssaidtheyspentbetweenfiveandeighthoursadayinfrontofcomputerstryingtofindwaystowinonthemarkets.Some30.3percentfollowedthestockmarketforthreetofivehoursadayand17.8percentspentlessthanthreehoursonthetask.

Asaresultofusingcomputersforlongperiods,22.2percentfeltpainintheirnecksandshouldersand20.9percentsaidtheactivityharmedtheireyes.

Manyofthestockmarketplayershadhealthconditions.Some16.8percenthadcervicaldisease,13.8percentsufferedfromfattylivers,10.9percentwereobeseand4.4percenthadmentaldisorders.

"Themarketslumpedsharplyinrecentweeksand,ifIhadknownit,Icouldhavewithdrawnmymoney,"saidWeiBo,56,anetizeninBeijing.

Weiusedtospendhoursplayingthemarketseverydayuntilrecently,whenhecametorealizethelifestylewasunhealthy.

"Youcanneverpredictwhatwillhappenonthemarketfromoneminutetothenext,soitisnotreasonabletoobsessovereverydecision,"hesaid."Moreover,everyonewillbetogetherwhenthereisadramaticslump,sowhatthepointofpanicking?

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WangShaoli,vice-directoroftheBeijingHuilongguanHospital,oneofthelargestpsychiatrichospitalsinChina,saidstockinvestorsneedtofindwaystocopeortheywillnotbeplayingthemarketsforlong.

"Insteadofblamingthestockmarket,theyshouldlookattheirownattitudes,"saidWang,whonotedthatmanypeoplestartinvestingbecausetheywanttogetrich.Inextremecases,somethroweverycenttheyhaveintostocksandevenborrowmoneytospeculate.

"Forthem,theonlythingthatmattersissuccess.Sotheyarefacingexcessivepressureeveryday,whichcandisturbtheirsleep,digestivesystemsandcardiovascularsystems,"Wangsaid.

"So,investorsshouldadjusttheirattitudeiftheywanttokeepplayingthemarket."

Chinahad133.67millionactivestockmarketaccountsinApril,accordingtothelateststatisticsreleasedbytheChinaSecuritiesRegulatoryCommission.

MENTALHEALTHANDPHYSICALHEALTH

TheviewsofHUGontherelationshipbetweenphysicalandmentalhealthandwhatcankeepushealthy.

June2008

ThisarticleisreproducedwiththekindpermissionofHUG.

WHATISHUG?

HUGstandsfortheHighlandUsersGroup,whichisanetworkofpeoplewhouse,orhaveused,mentalhealthservicesintheHighlands.Atpresent,HUGhas343membersand13branchesacrosstheHighlands.HUGhasbeeninexistencenowfor11years.HUGwantspeoplewithmentalhealthproblemstolivewithoutdiscriminationandtobeequalpartnersintheircommunities.Theyshouldberespectedfortheirdiversityandwhotheyare.

Formoreinformationpleasevisittheirwebsiteat:

INTRODUCTION

MembersofHUGhaveoftentalkedaboutphysicalhealthandmentalhealthandtheneedtolookatthetwoissuestogether.Thisisduetothefactthatsometimesourmembershaveexpressedconcernthattheirphysicalillnessesarenotacknowledged,sometimesbecauseoneaffectstheother（andisnotalwayspickedupon）andsometimesbecauseweknowthatphysicalexerciseandfitnesshasagoodeffectonourmentalhealthandwellbeing.

In2007anumberofHUGmembersseparatelyaskedustolookatthistopicinoneoftheroundsofHUGmeetingswherewemeetinourbranchesacrosstheHighlands.Asusualwemetthroughoutournetworkandheldinformaldiscussionsguidedbyaseriesofpromptquestionstostimulatedebate.Thesemeetingswereallwrittenupandthenotesprovidedthebasisforthisreport,whichhasinturnbeenapprovedbytheHUGRoundTablecommittee.

Intotal84peopleparticipatedinthemeetings.

THECONNECTIONBETWEENPHYSICALHEALTHANDMENTALHEALTH

Wehadunanimousagreementthatpoorphysicalhealthcancausepoorm