Dr Yusra Clinic - Mental Health Awareness

Mental Health Awareness

Dr Yusra has put together some top tips to help with your mental health. As with all things, practicing positive mental health is as important as practising positive physical health.

Here are a few tips from Dr Yusra Clinic’s resident psychiatrist Dr Hassan:

1. SOCIAL CONNECTIONS

The Science behind this is clear. Positive social connections mean a longer life and better mental wellbeing. Go and reach out to a friend today. Talking in itself is therapeutic. Better out than in!

2. SLEEP

Good sleep improves mental wellbeing significantly. Try getting 8 hours of sleep every night this week and see how you feel.

3. GET ACTIVE

Exercise and activity stimulates the body mind and contributes to feeling better and boosts your happy hormones. Even a walk in fresh air and nature can help.

4. BE KIND TO YOURSELF

Sometimes we can be kind to everyone around us and understand how difficult it is for them, but then we don’t do that for ourselves. Be as kind and understanding to yourself as you are to your friend. Rest and recovery is important to boost productivity and wellness.

5. SPEND MORE TIME SEARCHING FOR MEANING AND PURPOSE

A life with purpose is more fulfiling. A person with purpose can tolerate more pain and adversity. Find and do what fills your happy cup.

6.SKIN-PSYCHE CONNECTION

The connection between how our skin behaves and how we feel emotionally is the brain-skin connection. It is well known that many dermatological problems can be made worse by stress, but the pandemic has accelerated the links being made between stress and how it disturbs the equilibrium in the body and skin, with conditions such as Pandemic Droop and Stress Face being identified by Dr Yusra. We are treating more and more skin related disorders and reactions which are exacerbated by stress, and the good news is intervention can help, and we address this holistically.

Dr. Yusra says “The findings of Beautified Britain Index: The skin report show that 2021 was The Year of Skin, with an enormous increase in people searching for skincare brands, ingredients, products and new technologies. With the stresses imposed by months of lockdown, it is no surprise that, in a pandemic world, more people have been prompted to look to restore their glow.”

Dr Yusra has noted stress face to have the following attributes and has broken it down into F.A.C.E:

Frowns and furrows between the brows and increase in headaches.

Atrophy of fat pads and loss of volume in the temple and midface.

Changes in the skin including breakouts and blotchy sensitive patches.

Eyes; squinting and blinking and dark circles under the eyes.

If you feel you have signs of ‘stress face’ or skin related concerns associated with stress, please do not hesitate to reach out.

Our team of skin therapists are all trained on the skin psyche connection and will support you on your journey back to you.

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