Mental Health Quiz

Mental Health Awareness Week is over, but hey, it’s never too late to raise awareness!…so I thought I would share a quiz that I created for a virtual quiz night with my friends. The aim of this quiz is to educate and raise awareness. I have also attached links that provide info and advice related to the questions.

Mental Health Awareness Week

More men than women die by suicide

Eating disorders are not just a women’s illness

Not everyone with OCD is organised or a ‘germaphobe’

There is nothing shameful about getting therapy

Anxiety and depression often reinforce each other

Learning about a condition one has will certainly prove helpful

Hypochondria is also known as health anxiety

Everyone deserves to be treated with respect

Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia and Binge Eating Disorder are all common eating disorders

Learning relaxation techniques can be useful for anxiety

Trichotillomania or ‘hair pulling disorder’ is an anxiety disorder not often talked about

Health is not only about the physical

Anorexia is not just ‘being skinny’

When somebody has an eating disorder, it is not always obvious

Agorophobia can be overcome

Research has a massive impact on mental health

Early intervention, if possible, is helpful

Never is it too late to get better, though

Emotions, especially your own, are useful to understand

Schizoprenia does not have anything to do with a split personality

Support can come in various forms

We all deserve to be loved

Ending stigma around mental illness is critical

Everyone has value and worth

Kindness to others can go a long way

Supporting a partner with their Mental Health

Knowing how to navigate romantic relationships can be difficult, and there are added layers of complexity for some; it can be challenging to know how to effectively support a partner with mental health struggles (such as anxiety and depression) particularly if you are not familiar with this situation.

Helpful Tips:

Listen
Often, just hearing someone out can help them feel more understood and less alone, even if this is sometimes met with silence. It is also key to avoid being judgemental.

Stay calm
Negative emotions can trigger similarly negative emotions in others. Although hearing about mental health struggles can be upsetting, striving to stay calm will help your partner feel calmer too, and will help them feel more comfortable about confiding in you without worrying about upsetting you too much.

Be patient
Often, anxiety and depression can make it difficult to open up straight away, as it can make us feel overwhelmed, or convince us that no one wants to listen. It is therefore important to give your partner enough time and reassure them that you are there for them and will listen when they are ready to talk.

Boundaries
It is important to set boundaries, particularly as romantic relationships tend to involve spending a large proportion of one’s time with a significant other. Whilst you’ll want to be there for your partner, you must make sure you’re taking care of your own mental health too. Boundaries are also important because it is not healthy for them to become overly dependent on you.

Encourage them to…

engage in healthy habits; carry on doing hobbies that they used to enjoy; try new things; to socialise with loved ones and to reach out to them; to seek out commitments that add happiness and purpose to their life; and to seek professional help if needed