family

 

 What is family? Who is family?

When we talk about definition of something, we usually going to looked back and find it on dictionary. But actually, everyone has their own perception, concept and ideas on something. Based on Oxford, family refers to a group of one or more parents and children living together as a unit. Some might say that family is a group of persons united or ties by blood, marriage or adoption or even some might say that their housemate is their family.

But for my perception, family is persons that tied with us and will be the first and last person of our life. They will be there from you be born and buried. For easy to understand, family will stay from your first breath till your last breath. No matter how bad you are in persons, how week you are, how needy you are they always welcome you at last. They will tell you that’s they got your back. That is what family are for me. Everyone can easily claim they are your family by ties but not everyone will stay with you family whenever you need.

So, this will be the topic today, how family can be bad for your mental health. How some family buried their children in the ground of mental health. How they locked their child’s mind that causes they suffering for their mental health.

Teens problem with their parents

No family are perfect in this world. The perfections that we looking for these day causes a lot of family become a broken family. What is broken family? The family that father and mother are divorce or a family with lost contact with the whole family because of arguments and a family that have so many issues in their house. In teenagers’ life, they are likely having narcissism parents, divorce parents, abusive parents and intergenerational trauma and even sex abuse trauma. All these issues might lead them for having a mental health issue. Sometimes the problem just a small matter until they having a clashing personality. For examples, parents being bias for their children. If one of them are smart, have a good grades and obeying family order so then parents will only give attention for that child. This issue is frequently we heard in our society. 

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Family issue is a main root of mental health

Mental health is a crucial aspect of an individual’s overall well-being, affecting their thoughts, emotions and behaviour. One of the factors that contribute to mental health issues is a family-related problems that been identified as a significant root cause. When the family issue arises, they can give an impact to a person’s mental health and leading to various psychological challenges. We will talk about the link between family issues and mental health, highlighting the adverse effects and potential strategies for addressing these concerns. Firstly, the broken family dynamics, such as divorce, separation or conflicts within the family can lead to emotional distress, such as feelings of abandonment, betrayal or rejection. A domestic violence can cause long-lasting trauma and contribute to anxiety, depression and post-traumatic disorder (PTSD). Next is, interpersonal relationship such as communication breakdown. For example, poor communication patterns within the family can result in misunderstandings, conflicts and feelings of abandon, leading to anxiety and depress. This is because they will feel afraid to talk because the parents will think they started an argument.

Remedies for family’s problem that lead to mental health

As we know if we had a problem, we need to find the main cause and main root of our problem? Why it is happened? For broken family, we can do nothing. For sure we cannot force them to remarried or gather in a unit again, but there are many ways to help teen for this family situation.

1.         1.Tell them your pain and discuss with them the solution

Parents are one’s heart melts when you’re expressing your feelings or pain. They will think that their behaviour makes you sick and drowning in the valley of mental health. You can settle down about frequently visiting each other to help you seeing each other at least. It must be a fair decision for you.

 

2.         2.Ask for help from people you trust

This is about an abusive parent. We know that if we tell anyone, things will get worst but trust that once you ask for help, that is mean you are ready to fight with your trauma. Find someone you trust, people around you, your grandparent, your uncle and aunties or even your friend and your neighbour. You should try to seek help from anyone to help you get out from abusive parents. Your trauma really can harm you in future if you do not seek help from now.

 

3.         3.Respect all family members

We often see that parents disrespect their children. For my point of view, yes, we should respect each other. It doesn’t matter if you are older or you’re younger, we should respect each other as a family. For better understanding, are we use age validation to respect someone’s privacy as family? So, no matter how you are related, when living as a family we should respect each other and it is essential for all family members feel equally respected and valued. It will not only be going to solve some family problems but might also prevent future problems.

 

4.        4. Practice self-care

Teens need to practice self-care or mental-care to help you from all the family problems. You also need to encourage family member to prioritize their mental health by engaging in self-care and mental-care activities such as yoga, hobbies, take vacation and spending time with friends. Taking care of yourself allows for better emotional well-being and resilience in handling family issues.