What is the most important between physical and mental health? (1 Viewer)

[Blacklily96]

Title tells you what you need, but if not here's how I consider them.

Physical health is everything from strength, stamina, height, weight and so on, your general physical health.

Mental health, is your feelings of self-worth, confidence, and general outlook on life, that sums up your mental health.

Should you be allowed to sacrifice one for the other? Can you choose? I.E should a person perfectly comfortable being unhealthily overweight feel bad, and lose weight to become healthier, likewise should an underweight person that is confident in themselves gain weight to improve their physical health, though it might make them lose self-confidence.

 

[yeji]

it's tricky. I would go for mental health since I personally think that it's important for anyone to be in a good mental state and be stable. Physical health is also important but I always belied that the mind is what needs our attention the most

 

[Blacklily96]

it's tricky. I would go for mental health since I personally think that it's important for anyone to be in a good mental state and be stable. Physical health is also important but I always belied that the mind is what needs our attention the most

I must say I agree with you, it's usually a bigger problem too, with a less definable cure.

 

[yeji]

I must say I agree with you, it's usually a bigger problem too, with a less definable cure.

true. That's one of the reasons why it's so importat that anyone should also take care for themself

 

[Blacklily96]

true. That's one of the reasons why it's so importat that anyone should also take care for themself

It's the hardest to maintain, physical health you just fix with routines, you eat more to gain weight, exercise, while mental health is something that's harder to change or maintain, as one wrong comment or event can put you into horrible state of mind, and so on.

 

[Discipline]

When you say physical health, that’s a broad spectrum of illnesses, disabilities, and disorders. Our body can’t function if we don’t take care of it and can just as equally affect our day to day basis.

I think mental health is important but once the body is damaged, that’s it.

 

[Blacklily96]

When you say physical health, that’s a broad spectrum of illnesses, disabilities, and disorders. Our body can’t function if we don’t take care of it and can just as equally affect our day to day basis.

I think mental health is important but once the body is damaged, that’s it.

That is true, there are many physical aspects of health that are important, I still believe mental health is more important, as you can still have confidence and self-worth even as their physical health is failing, for example when dying. Barring the fact that mental and physical health often have a correlation, I still believe that taking care of ones mental health is the most important. Being able to make the best out of what short or long time you have left.

 

[Loona]

I'd choose physical health.

I agree with Discipline once the body is damaged that's it.

But both is important so idk what to say.

Maybe depends on the situation? Like some people are mentally not in a good place because they are like overweight and have no idea what to do, they completely give up on healthy lifestyle & exercise, so if they would get physically better they would get mentally better as well...

There are so many different situations and scenarios that it's really hard to say.

 

[jasque]

Physical.

Sleeping is the most important.

 

[blueberries]

Both can be fatal and both can be chronic. I feel like mental health is more important since as long as you have good mindset I believe you can tackle lot of issues.

 

[Laursynct]

Id say mental Heath cause a lot of people still find it hard to open up about being depressed and etc and need right the support to help them though it and come out better in the end

 

[Key_the_VIP]

If I had to pick between the two I'd say mental health.

Physically, Jonghyun was in amazing health.

Also a healthy state of mind is what will get you out of bed in the morning when you are feeling bad physically. It will give you the drive to get better or to keep fighting. There are obvious exceptions and a million different situations, but as someone who has battled depression my entire life, I'd definitely go with mental health between the two. Especially because my mental health has killed my drive to take care of my physical health in the past.

I fully acknowledge that physical health problems can cause mental health issues. Chronic pain can of course drive people to depression. It's a rough cycle.

 

[Tickita]

Mental. I feel like your mindset affects quite a bit, so one's physical health could still be positively affected even if they're focused on MH.

 

[doll]

i say psychical,, im going to die by me or something causing me to die and i dont want die because something else killed me

 

[SnowWhite]

Definitely physical. Whats the worst which will happen to your mind? Anxiety, depression? Honestly these are much more bearable in comparison to some fatal terminal illness like cancer or cardiovascular disease imho.

 

[Hoemantic]

I'd say mental health because I know depression can affect the body too.