17 Positive mental health drawings (& their meanings)

This article will show you 17 of the best positive mental health drawings and what could be their possible meanings.

The best positive mental health drawings and their possible meanings

There are many drawings that are done with the intent of showing how people can be more positive about their mental health. 

Pinterest drawings about positive mental health that comes with quotes in it.

These drawings show you some quotes on how achieving a positive mental health state is not about having a perfect life, but rather reminding yourself of the positive things in your life, even when you are suffering.

Drawings about positive mental health will usually make a point of showing how, beyond all the negative things one may be feeling, there are always positive things inside them. That is because when we are struggling with mental health we can be hit with a rush of hopelessness, so being reminded that there are still good things that are being nurtured, and blooming inside you can make all the difference.

Mental health tends to be extremely stigmatized. People tend to focus on caring for their physical health, but assume that all the care directed to mental health only implies that you are crazy. Working on positive mental health should also mean that you work on making it something normal, and that caring for it is as essential as it is to care for your physical health.

Working towards a positive mental health implies that you will not keep on dragging on the pains of the past. This allows you to look at your mistakes from a different perspective, so you can think of what you have learned in the situation, and changing your behavior accordingly instead of only ruminating about what has been, which gives you no chance of making things different.

Positive mental health also implies that you know that life is not perfect. It means that you will be able to embrace the negative feelings when they come, look at them, try to understand what is happening, and work towards getting yourself out of the situation, but don’t surrender to them.

This drawing talks about another important matter when discussing positive mental health that is the ability of naming your emotions. Learning to differentiate if you are worried, scared, angry, sad, afraid, or anything else gives you the possibility to understand your emotions in depth, and size them up accordingly, which often makes them less scary than they were at first.

This drawing addresses the sense of perfection and failure in all of us that tends to be so detrimental to our mental health. It makes a point of validating that even the smallest steps are important. That is useful since we often spend so long  expecting to value things when they are perfect, and we lose track of the steps that were taken to get there.

Touching the similar subject as the drawing before, this drawing talks about valuing the steps that were done, even if they are still not  the place you wanted to reach. It can be that you are still working towards your goal, or suddenly realized that you are not working towards that goal anymore, and that you should value where you are at the moment.

Positive mental health drawings about the importance of support

The drawings that will be shown in this section all talk about how important it is for a person to be supported when they are struggling with mental health. 

It can be the support of a friend, family member, or even a therapist. But through sharing, and thinking it over with others, we can find support, but also different perspectives on the situations that we are struggling with.

Positive mental health drawings about dealing with a life that is not perfect

The positive mental health drawings that will be shown in this section help us remember that having good mental health doesn’t mean having a perfect life, but rather working towards having a good life when life is not perfect.

This implies finding the balance of our emotions, and our rational side, along with being able to be resilient and cope with what life puts in our ways.

Positive mental health drawings about the importance of self-care

The next session of drawings will show you how important it is for you to care for yourself to maintain good mental health. It is known that there are many ways to do that, and each person will often have their strategies, but in taking time to care for yourself you will find balance within.

Self-care is also about looking at yourself with more compassionate and caring eyes. We normally tend to do so as we look to others, and become our own worst enemy as we assume we should always have done more. Being able to celebrate even the smallest achievements like getting through a difficult day can be key to having more positive mental health.

Allowing yourself to be good enough, instead of always criticizing yourself, or comparing yourself with others can also be an important way to feel better. You can also try to focus on making a point of focusing more on the positive aspects of things, rather than surrendering to the negative thoughts.

It is a known fact that our thoughts affect how we feel and that they tend to take over us. So give time for the positive thoughts to grow, make sure you nurture them and give them room.

What is Positive Mental Health?

Positive mental health talks about a state in which the person feels like they are in control of their life, and feel in tune with their feelings, being able to have a good decision making skill. In that state of mental health, the person feels like they can cope well with the difficult times in their life, and the stress they experience.

That happens because the person feels like they are resilient. In that, they can often learn new things whenever it is necessary, and they can be quite flexible to adapt to new situations. People that are resilient also have good self-esteem, and can feel confident about dealing with the issues at hand.

When a person is in a positive mental health state they can function well in the different areas of their life, and can have a positive view on matters, which can make them feel hopeful. A positive mental health state often implies that you feel like you belong in the spaces that you are in, be it your work, your school, your family, or even your group of friends, and that you feel that they can support you when you are in need.

In that state of mental health the person can also see that they live a healthy life, they can care for themselves well, their physical health, eating, and sleeping patterns are also good. They are also people that have developed their own particular ways of caring for their mental health, and relaxing.

It can be by working on positive self-talk, getting themselves out of toxic relationships, and making a priority of caring for their needs, and desires. It is important to work towards having a positive mental health as a way to prevent it from deteriorating.

Promoting positive mental health as the drawings do can be a way to also help people that are suffering at the moment. It gives the person the chance to become stronger emotionally, and to develop better ways of communicating to others. 

Aside from that, working towards promoting positive mental health can make people struggling with it to improve in every way, even on their physical health since reducing their stress levels can improve your immune system. And finally, it is something that makes people learn more about mental health, which will reduce the stigma of it.

What can affect my mental health? 

There are many factors that can impact on your mental health. First of all, it seems that the quality of the relationships you are in, be it with your family, your school, your work, or even your religious space. 

Your mental health can also be affected when you go through bullying situations, or even abusive ones. As well as unstable financial situation, having an unhealthy diet, traumatic situations, or when you have problems of abuse of alcohol, or drugs, as well as other compulsive behaviors such as gambling, or even sex addiction.

When a person is isolated from the people they love, and the community they are a part of, and is not able to pursue their interests, or when they live in an unsafe situation that can also be detrimental to their mental health.

It is also important to highlight that there seems to be a genetic factor to mental health, so people that have that genetic predisposition may need to work on themselves towards promoting a more positive mental health as an important way to prevent them from developing any mental health issues.

What are ways to promote positive mental health? 

One can promote a more positive mental health to themselves, and to people around them by working towards feeling more included in your social circles, and also including the people around you that are in need. For that, you can co sider arranging events with people, be it a barbecue, or creating a book club with them.

Taking part in physical activities, and inviting people to join you is also a positive way to make yourself and others feel good. You can also work towards a more positive mental health when you are experiencing a difficult situation by understanding what is your role in it, taking accountability, and differentiating what is, and what isn’t in your control.

Being aware of your needs and desires in life can also be extremely important when working towards a better mental health. Having goals is what will allow you to create ideas, and plans to make them reality. 

And finally, to work on your mental health you should focus on learning how to cope with the changing circumstances in life. Learning how to cope with the loss of a loved one, being diagnosed with an illness, or even with changing a city, or a job can help you.

Conclusion

This article showed you some of the best drawings that discuss positive mental health. It also explained what that is, why it is important, and how to promote it, along with explaining what are the matters that can often affect your mental health.

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References

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/promoting-positive-mental-health.html