Ruok campaign objective is to educate all of us that Mental health issue is not a joke and to give them knowledge on the value of mental health and offer quick tools that encourage them to actively treat their mental health issues or maintain healthy psychological habits. Victims are also be given information in case they require additional support from a mental health specialist.
The DOH estimates that at least 3.6 million Filipinos are facing mental health issues during the pandemic, including depression, substance use disorders such as alcohol use disorder, and mood disorders like bipolar disorder. COVID-19 infection in itself has been found to directly impact a person's mental health. So if your friend, family are experiencing mental health issue, by the help of our program you will have a knowledge on what action you will be doing.
Our goal is lessen the percentage of people who has experience this kind of illness and to raise awareness on how to prevent or how treat a people with mental health issues.
We must be aware if we have or our family so this ios the signs and symptoms of mental illness can vary, depending on the disorder, circumstances and other factors. Mental illness symptoms can affect emotions, thoughts and behaviors.
Examples of signs and symptoms include:
- Feeling sad or down
- Confused thinking or reduced ability to concentrate
- Excessive fears or worries, or extreme feelings of guilt
- Extreme mood changes of highs and lows
- Withdrawal from friends and activities
- Significant tiredness, low energy or problems sleeping
- Detachment from reality (delusions), paranoia or hallucinations
- Inability to cope with daily problems or stress
- Trouble understanding and relating to situations and to people
- Problems with alcohol or drug use
- Major changes in eating habits
- Sex drive changes
- Excessive anger, hostility or violence
- Suicidal thinking
If one of your friends, family or acquaintances experiences this symptom, it is better to go to the doctor first to confirm and be guided on what to do. We must help each other to became a new and a better human being, but we must remember “recovery is not magic, it takes time