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Self Perception is simply how you see yourself, and this can easily be affected by unrealistic ideas on social media.
The theme for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week is body image, and social media plays a huge role in this by sometimes affecting our self-perception.
Undoubtedly social media can negatively affect a person’s self-perception and mental health. This is caused by comparing ourselves to unrealistic images on social media of what we believe we should look like. This can then lead to dissatisfaction with our appearance and self-perception.
Comparing yourself to others on social media may have become an unintentional habit you have picked up. However, it could be negatively affecting your mental health.
Take a look at some ways that lead you to a healthy relationship with social media without having to compare yourself to unrealistic ideas of perfection:
Not only can it be difficult for someone to open up about how they’re feeling, but it can also be difficult to know how to go about supporting someone who is suffering from mental health issues. We covered how to approach someone with poor mental health, take a look at out tips in our blog Time To Talk Day 2019: Mental Health Awareness to help start a conversation about mental health more comfortably.
This blog covers key construction health and safety points, including the importance of policies, assigned responsibilities, risk assessments, use of PPE, safe machinery operation, working at heights, manual handling, fire safety, hazardous materials, and first aid training.
There is a lot more focus these days on treating mental health issues as much of a priority as physical ill health. Because of this, it is beneficial to have someone in the workplace who is trained in Mental Health First Aid to help those affected.
Health and Safety training is imperative in all places of work in order to keep you and others free from harm. If you don’t know which health & safety training course will benefit you the most in your line of work, here is some information about our CITB courses and what they entail.
