I would like to introduce today's guest writer - Tamara Cherise. I thank her so much for the information she has provided. Please read below:
WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY PLAGUED BY SOCIAL MEDIA, STIGMAS AND MAKE BELIEVE. PEOPLE SEEM TO BE AFRAID TO DO SOMETHING OUTSIDE OF WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING. WHEN THE NEWS SAID THAT CHILDHOOD OBESITY WAS A PROBLEM WE STARTED LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS AND LOOKING AT OUR CHILDREN AND THEIR ROUTINES. WHEN REALITY T.V SHOWS BECAME ALL THAT’S ON T.V. (LOL) WE STARTED COMPARING OUR RELATIONSHIPS AND MATERIAL POSSESSIONS TO THE HOUSEWIFE THAT WE COMPARED OURSELVES TO. EVER WONDER WHY MENTAL HEALTH IS NOT TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS? IT IS ONLY MENTIONED AT THE COLLEGE LEVEL IF YOU ARE TAKING COURSES IN PUBLIC HEALTH OR PSYCHOLOGY.THE MAJORITY OFTHE POPULATION IS AFFECTED BY MENTAL ILLNESS. TWENTY FIVE PERCENT OFINDIVIDUALS SHOW VARIOUS MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS AT SOME POINT IN THEIR LIVES, DIAGNOSED OR NOT. EVERYDAY, I SEE CLIENTS WHO STARTED EXHIBITING SYMPTOMS ASCHILDREN BUT WERE NOT TREATED OR DIAGNOSED UNTIL THERE ILLNESS BECAME OUT OFCONTROL. LIFE CAN BE STRESSFUL AND AT TIMES ADULTS HAVE DIFFICULTY SO CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT CHILDREN GO THROUGH. ALTHOUGH CHILDREN ARE RESILIENT, MANY LIVESCOULD BE POTENTIALLY CHANGED IF YOUNG PEOPLE BEGAN TO LEARN EARLY SIGNS ANDSYMPTOMS.
WE CAN NOT WAIT FOR SOMEONE WITH A PLATFORM TO BRING AWARENESS TO A CRITICAL EPIDEMIC. WE HAVE TO BE PROACTIVE, ASK QUESTIONS AND EDUCATE OURSELVES ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH.TAKE YOUR CHILDREN TO ANNUAL PHYSICALS AND DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR TEACHERS SO THAT IF SOMETHING CHANGES IN THEIR BEHAVIOR OR MOOD, EVERYONE CAN WORKTOGETHER. THIS IS HOW YOU CAN STAY AHEAD OF THE CLASS!
Tamara Cherise Bio
TAMARACHERISE-AUTHOR, EDUCATOR, LIFE COACH, MENTOR. C.E.O OF TRUST YOUR STRUGGLE, ACOACHING AND EMPOWERING MOVEMENT. ALSO,THE FOUNDER OF THE T.Y.S. FOUNDATION,INC. CREATED TO ASSIST SINGLE MOTHERS WITH HARDSHIPS IN THE COMMUNITY. A NATIVEOF BUFFALO, N.Y. TAMARA ACHIEVED A B.A. OF PSYCHOLOGY AND A M.A. IN MENTALHEALTH COUNSELING.
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