Caring for one's mental state

Here are my overall general thoughts on mental health. Most people have mental health issues. Some people just hide them better than others.

The way we change the oil and fluids in cars periodically is the way people should care for their mental state.

Going to see a therapist should not just be for a cure, but should be for regular maintenance.

As a society, we have not yet embraced the removal of the stigma of going to see someone to heal oneself mentally. We haven't even embraced regular maintenance.

Sometimes when a friend or a family member knows someone who is caring for their mental state, they would often tend to treat them like they are less than, or treat them like they are ill. This reactional behavior is quite unfortunate.

Professionals are not the only ones that can do this...certain friends could be very sufficient, sometimes even more so.

Contrary to what may be intuitive, the people who have known you the longest may not the best to do this. Sometimes they are, sometimes not. It just depends on your situation. A big factor in finding the right person to heal and maintain one's mental state, is empathy.

Instead of giving advice,..., understand. Repeat what is said back in a different way to show understanding. Tell stories.

In Windows operating system, your Windows computer, there is a built-in application called Disk Defragmenter. Its purpose was to organize all files and folders properly and index them correctly in the computer to increase read & write speed to disk, and allows for easy searchability.

When last have we arranged those disorganized "files and folders" is our memories and minds?

To be clear, caring for one's mental health could be as mundane as visiting a friend at their home,  meeting for coffee and talking, a substantially timed phone/data call. Don't go to the movies, cos you can't have a conversation there.