“Having a healthy mind is just as important as a healthy body” Unknown
We often speak of the importance of being physically healthy and fit. Physically fitness is important but possessing a healthy mind is equally as imperative. As we have encountered one of the world most horrific health crisis that has ravaged the lives of some many. The health crisis was the springboard for the economic crisis while we encountered political distastefulness and a country divided. Every time you listened to the news you were fed a dose of negativity and devastating and despairing news. The colossal of crisis weighted heavy on our mental capacity and became a mental strain on many. If you feel a sense of overwhelmed, depressed and emotionally depleted. I want to encourage yes you should pray and study the great profound word of God but along with your spiritual formation you need a strategist (therapist) Dr. Anita Philips states “prayer is a weapon; therapy is a strategy” to guide you through the mental fogs that you may be experiencing. According to Dr. Anita Phillips “While many people have referenced 2020 as the worst of the pandemic, Dr. Phillips believes we are still being “actively traumatized” and won’t see the full impact until much later. Dr. Phillips begins by defining a traumatic event: “an event that has the capacity to overwhelm people’s ability to cope, to disrupt the systems upon which people depend and to make groups of people in mass, less safe.” She also emphasizes that just because a traumatic event is collective does not mean it’s equally felt by all members of a group. Dr. Phillips doesn’t see there being many quick fixes to the growing mental health crisis. She adds, “I have a lot of concerns because mental health issues are sure to be the enduring legacy of COVID long after we’ve defeated this physically. People are breaking in ways that are not quick fixes.” As Dr. Phillips mentioned above everyone experience traumatic events differently thus if you feel compelled to receive assistance I highly encourage you to find a licensed counsel for assistance. https://www.barna.com/research/cpw-phillips/